On-Site Managing Editor, Digital News & AI Innovation

Nashville Public Radio; 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

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,