Northeast Regional Editor (Remote)

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Northern (KY)

Remote

USD 110,000 - 112,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

The Northeast Regional Editor at NPR serves as the essential bridge between local station newsrooms across the Northeast and national NPR news programs and digital platforms. In this role, you will help identify, curate, and elevate distinctive local reporting to national audiences while helping stations plan and execute ambitious enterprise and breaking news coverage.

The ideal candidate brings a collaborative editorial mindset, sharp line-editing skills across audio and text, and a commitment

Qualifications

5+ years of professional journalism experience at a reputable news organization.
3+ years editing regional or national daily news coverage across audio and digital platforms.
Demonstrated track record editing breaking news under tight deadlines with precision and journalistic integrity.
Proven experience editing enterprise, investigative, or feature journalism, guiding stories from pitch to final audio/digital production.
Sound journalistic judgment rooted in rigorous fact-checking, balance, fairness, and adherence to editorial ethics.
Track record of building collaborative partnerships with decentralized reporters, freelancers, or station partners.
Experience editing for both the ear (audio broadcast/podcasting) and the eye (digital news writing).
Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time for visits to member stations and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Network Editorial Coordination: Communicate and collaborate daily with journalists, news directors, and editors across Northeast regional hubs and Member stations to identify, develop, and coordinate coverage with national resonance.
Content Editing & Quality Assurance: Edit, fact-check, and supervise the preparation of multiplatform material (audio, digital, broadcast) from station reporters and freelancers, ensuring all work meets NPR’s journalistic standards of fairness, accuracy, and technical quality.
Breaking News Leadership: Coordinate rapid-response breaking news coverage from the region, directing station updates and dispatches for national shows, digital platforms, and hourly newscasts.
Show & Platform Integration: Maintain ongoing communication with NPR daily news magazines (Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now), podcasts, and the digital news desk regarding story length, angles, framing, and scheduling.
Coverage Planning & Horizon Scanning: Track evolving regional news cycles, maintain forward-looking editorial calendars, and spot emerging cultural, political, and systemic trends across the Northeast.
Editorial Mentorship & Training: Partner with Regional Hubs to conduct workshops, coaching sessions, and feedback discussions that strengthen station reporting capabilities and familiarize partners with NPR production workflows.
Inclusive Sourcing & Story Development: Champion story ideas that reflect the full demographic and geographical diversity of the Northeast, actively expanding regional source networks.
Desk Administration & Contributor Management: Coordinate administrative desk workflows, including processing freelancer agreements, story commissions, and reporter filing payments in accordance with established agreements.
Network Collaboration: Partner with fellow regional editors and Network Desk leadership to refine communication pipelines, eliminate operational silos, and improve newsroom workflows.