Night & Weekend Digital News Editor

USA TODAY Co., Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is seeking an experienced weekend/weekday editor for The Courier Journal in Louisville to lead digital-first news gathering, mentor reporters, and drive audience growth.

The editor will manage a breaking news team and collaborate across platforms to deliver fast, accurate coverage. This role emphasizes multimedia storytelling, data-driven decision making, and real-time verification, with reporting to the news director and collaboration across the USA TODAY Network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in journalism, media production, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Two or more years of newsroom editing experience, with a track record in digital and breaking news coverage.
• Expertise in digital-first news gathering, video production, and social media sourcing.
• Strong news judgment, editing skills, and command of journalism ethics.
• Proficiency with analytics, audience funnel strategies, and digital content optimization.

Responsibilities

• Direct breaking and exclusive news coverage with a focus on speed, accuracy, and digital impact.
• Assist sports with editing stories during peak times during their shift and over the weekend as warranted.
• Use metrics and analytics to determine how to best reach and grow the audience.
• Execute tactics to grow subscriptions through storytelling, topics and headlines.
• Collaborate with visual editors, reporters and producers to create compelling video content for social platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube) and courier-journal.com.
• Develop and execute strategies for real-time sourcing and verification using social media, public agencies and community sources.
• Mentor reporters and producers in digital news gathering, compelling narratives, and diverse sources.
• Be a team player who likes to collaborate with colleagues.

Skills

Digital-first news

Video production

Analytics & audience growth

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in journalism

Tools

Video editing software

Job description

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is seeking an experienced weekend/weekday editor for The Courier Journal in Louisville to lead digital-first news gathering, mentor reporters, and drive audience growth.

The editor will manage a breaking news team and collaborate across platforms to deliver fast, accurate coverage. This role emphasizes multimedia storytelling, data-driven decision making, and real-time verification, with reporting to the news director and collaboration across the USA TODAY Network.