Managing Editor (Higher Education / Digital News)

Mediabistro; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Nashville Public Radio is seeking a Managing Editor for its Boston-based university daily news operation. This on-site, full-time role leads editorial planning, assigns stories, and ensures fast, accurate edits across digital platforms across 14 campuses in the U.S., UK, and Canada.

The ideal candidate brings a strong commercial daily news background, excellent news judgment, and hands-on leadership to supervise staff writers, work with media relations, and shape copy for a global audience,

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of editing and management experience with a commercial daily news organization (digital or print).
• Demonstrated ability to edit a wide range of stories with speed and accuracy.
• Experience assigning stories and managing content production.
• Strong source-building skills.
• Experience using AI tools.
• Excellent news judgment.
• Experience interpreting public documents, filings, and data.
• Ability to multitask, manage deadlines, and respond quickly to developing stories.

Responsibilities

• Edit a variety of stories including breaking news, features, enterprise pieces, and campus life articles.
• Plan the news agenda, assign stories, and set schedules.
• Manage content production, news flow, and deadline enforcement.
• Help supervise a team of staff writers.
• Craft SEO-friendly headlines and captions.
• Collaborate with reporters to refine pitches and ensure accuracy.
• Develop reliable sources and maintain relationships across the university community.
• Work with media relations, social media, and multimedia teams to enhance stories.
• Monitor analytics and audience metrics to inform reporting.
• Fact-check thoroughly and adhere to editorial guidelines.

Skills

Editing

Management

News judgment

AI tools

Source-building

SEO awareness

Digital storytelling

Job description

Boston, MA (On-Site) | Full-Time | $76,335-$107,824/yr

About the Role

A major research university's award-winning daily news organization is hiring a Managing Editor to help drive innovative, timely storytelling across its global newsroom. The operation covers discoveries and innovations across areas including artificial intelligence, health, engineering, computer science, data science, and the humanities, spanning 14 campuses in the U.S., UK, and Canada.

This is a hands-on editing and newsroom leadership role. The Managing Editor plans the news agenda, assigns stories, sets schedules, manages content production and news flow, enforces deadlines, and delivers accurate, timely edits across multiple platforms. The position also involves helping supervise a team of staff writers and working closely with media relations, social media, and multimedia teams.

Higher education experience is not required. The organization is looking for someone with a strong commercial daily news background who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has excellent news judgment, and understands how to shape copy for digital audiences. This is a fully on-site position, five days a week, with routine after-hours work including weekends and holidays.

What the Role Covers

• Editing a variety of stories including breaking news, features, enterprise pieces, and articles on AI, innovation, research, experiential learning, teaching, and campus life
• Planning the news agenda, assigning stories, and setting schedules
• Managing content production, news flow, and deadline enforcement
• Helping supervise a team of staff writers
• Crafting compelling, SEO-friendly headlines and captions
• Working closely with reporters to evaluate and refine story pitches, shape coverage, and maintain high standards of accuracy
• Helping reporters develop reliable sources and maintain strong relationships across the university community
• Collaborating with media relations, social media, and multimedia teams to enhance stories with data, graphics, photos, and video
• Monitoring analytics and audience metrics to inform reporting and follow-up coverage
• Fact-checking thoroughly and adhering to editorial guidelines

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of editing and management experience with a commercial daily news organization (digital or print)
• Demonstrated ability to edit a wide range of stories with speed and accuracy
• Experience assigning stories and managing content production
• Strong source-building skills
• Experience using AI tools
• Excellent news judgment
• Experience interpreting public documents, filings, and data
• Ability to multitask, manage deadlines, and respond quickly to developing stories

Preferred

• Familiarity with digital publishing tools
• Experience with multimedia or video reporting
• Data journalism or basic visual storytelling skills
• Knowledge of SEO and audience engagement strategies