News Editor

Addison County; Colchester (VT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cellular Phone Reimbursement Eligible

Job summary

Vermont Public in Colchester, VT, seeks a News Editor to supervise a team of journalists, oversee assignment, development, and editing of stories across platforms, and participate in daily planning. Strong news judgment and integrity are required, along with the ability to lead meetings and coordinate with reporters, hosts, producers and digital staff.

The News Editor will edit digital stories and newscast items, shape editorial strategies with the News Director, and represent Vermont Public at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. five years of journalism experience and strong news judgment required.
• One to three years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of journalistic principles, ethics and standards essential.
• Basic understanding of broadcast and digital platforms and technology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the assignment, development, and editing of news stories across all platforms.
• Lead editorial meetings and participate in setting the daily news budget as needed.
• Edit stories for clarity, accuracy, and style in line with editorial guidelines.
• Work with News Director to develop editorial strategies and serve as primary fill-in for News Director.
• Stay informed about local, national, and international news to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Collaborate with digital, broadcast, and community engagement teams to enhance content delivery.
• Represent the organization at public events, forums, and meetings.

Skills

News judgment

Collaborative spirit

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The News Editor focuses on supervising and editing a team of journalists and assists in daily news planning, coordination, and editing. With strong news judgment and a collaborative spirit, the News Editor also edits digital stories and newscast items and works with reporters on features and story development. The editor works closely with other editors, hosts, reporters, and producers across the content department, including The Frequency, Vermont Edition, our people-powered podcast, Brave Little State and video storytelling. This is a management position that requires impeccable journalistic integrity, strong organizational, communication and time management skills, and a desire to collaboratively grow and develop our flagship news shows.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Working closely with other newsroom editors, oversee the assignment, development, and editing of news stories across all platforms. Lead editorial meetings and participate in setting the daily news budget as needed.
• Ensure all news content is accurate, fair, balanced, and adheres to ethical journalism standards and edit stories for clarity, accuracy, and style, ensuring they meet the organization’s editorial guidelines.
• Work with the News Director to develop and implement editorial strategies that align with the organization’s mission; serve as primary fill-in for News Director
• Stay informed about local, national, and international news to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Collaborate with other departments, including digital, broadcast, and community engagement, to enhance content delivery.
• Represent the organization at public events, forums, and meetings.

EXCELLENCE IN THIS ORGANIZATION

• A high level of commitment and dedication to the mission of the organization and public media.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with co-workers and audience, supporting and enhancing a culture of belonging.
• Preserving confidentiality appropriately.
• Serving as an excellent ambassador for the organization, both formally and informally. Helping audience and potential audience members, donors, and potential donors connect with the organization.
• Facilitating excellent communications across departments, among employees, and with the public. Fostering open and candid relationships with Vermont Public audience and donors. Managing conflict constructively.
• Demonstrating a commitment to the continuous improvement of the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission and vision.
• Demonstrating and encouraging creativity and enthusiasm for this work.
• Expressing consistent, high-performance expectations for themselves, their department, the leadership, and the organization itself.
• Developing a broad understanding of the organization’s departments, programs, and services to assist donors, collaborate effectively with peers, ensure respectful communication and teamwork among departments.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Senior Reporters (2)

Reporters (3)

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; five years of journalism experience and strong news judgment required. One to three years of supervisory experience is strongly preferred. Knowledge of journalistic principles, ethics and standards is essential. A basic understanding of broadcast and digital platforms and technology is preferred. We are seeking someone with excellent organizational, communications (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively under strict deadlines.

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment with moderate noise levels (computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in the normal performance of job duties.

This position is generally scheduled from 10am to 6pm with occasional nights and weekends.

Physical Demands

Work involves standing and walking for brief periods, bending, and filing, but most duties are from a seated position. There is potential for eyestrain from reading detailed materials on a computer screen. Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels. Work requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position may be hybrid, based at any of our Vermont Public Studio locations in Colchester, Montpelier, or Norwich, VT. It is not fully remote.

Cellular Phone Reimbursement Eligible: Yes

Please note: This is not an all-encompassing statement of this position’s responsibilities. While it attempts to be comprehensive, new responsibilities may be assigned to this position at any time.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Vermont Public is a proud equal-opportunity employer. We work diligently to recruit a broad pool of candidates and to hire and promote qualified individuals whose personal experiences, characteristics, and talents reasonably reflect the diversity of the communities served by Vermont Public. Our equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.

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