Lead Multi-Platform News Editor

KSHB / KMCI / The EW Scripps Company; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

WMAR, The E.W. Scripps ABC Station in Baltimore, MD, seeks a Multi-Media Managing Editor to lead a new era of local news. You will guide 24/7 streaming and digital coverage, coach reporters, and ensure high-quality journalism across platforms from Baltimore.

The role requires seven+ years in journalism and a strong track record managing content under tight deadlines, with ethical, legal, and community-focused priorities at the core.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Seven or more years of experience in journalism, digital content, newsroom leadership, streaming, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing content in a fast-paced newsroom environment and making editorial decisions under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily execution of WMAR’s streaming and digital news coverage, ensuring audiences have access to timely, relevant content around the clock.
• Serve as the newsroom’s central information hub, helping coordinate coverage plans, breaking news response, and content priorities.
• Coach and develop reporters and MMJs to elevate storytelling across digital, streaming, social, and broadcast platforms.
• Collaborate with newsroom leadership to execute audience-focused content strategies that drive engagement and community impact.
• Oversee the writing, editing, and publishing of stories across all platforms while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback that helps journalists strengthen their reporting, writing, and presentation skills.
• Develop and refine workflows that support multiple news products, including streaming, digital, social, and broadcast content.
• Ensure all content meets the highest standards of journalistic ethics, accuracy, fairness, and legal compliance.
• Help identify opportunities for enterprise and accountability reporting that resonate with local audiences.
• Support breaking news coverage and provide multi-platform content leadership when news demands immediate action.

Skills

Newsroom leadership

Editorial decisions

Coaching journalists

Multi-platform storytelling

Digital streaming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field

Job description

WMAR, The E.W. Scripps ABC Station in Baltimore, MD, seeks a Multi-Media Managing Editor to lead a new era of local news. You will guide 24/7 streaming and digital coverage, coach reporters, and ensure high-quality journalism across platforms from Baltimore.

The role requires seven+ years in journalism and a strong track record managing content under tight deadlines, with ethical, legal, and community-focused priorities at the core.