Perspective Editor

Vance Airscoop; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive BCI benefits

Job summary

Ballantine Communications, Inc. in Durango, CO, seeks a full-time Perspectives Editor to lead community commentary and opinion journalism across Southwest Colorado and Northwest New Mexico.

You will curate guest columns, syndicated commentary, editorials, and letters to the editor, and build a diverse Editorial Board. You will also write editorials on regional issues, develop balanced Point/Counterpoint features, and recruit community contributors with varied perspectives.

Qualifications

• Strong editorial, line-editing and AP style skills.
• Excellent writing ability.
• Experience facilitating groups or bringing diverse stakeholders together.
• Commitment to objective presentation of opposing viewpoints.
• Ability to build relationships throughout the Four Corners.
• Journalism experience and familiarity with the region preferred.
• Spanish and audience analytics experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Curate and edit guest columns, syndicated commentary, editorial cartoons and letters to the editor.
• Recruit and facilitate a diverse Editorial Board.
• Develop balanced Point/Counterpoint features.
• Write editorials on complex regional issues.
• Cultivate community contributors representing a broad range of perspectives.

Skills

Editorial skills

Line editing

AP style

Excellent writing

Group facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Objective presentation

Relationship building

Audience analytics

Job description

PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Ballantine Communications, Inc. (BCI) Ballantine Communications, Inc., publisher of The Durango Herald, The Journal and Tri-City Record, is seeking a full-time Perspectives Editor to lead community commentary and opinion journalism across Southwest Colorado and Northwest New Mexico. The Perspectives Editor will curate and edit guest columns, syndicated commentary, editorial cartoons and letters to the editor; recruit and facilitate a diverse BCI Editorial Board; develop balanced Point/Counterpoint features; write editorials on complex regional issues; and cultivate community contributors representing a broad range of perspectives. Qualifications: Strong editorial, line-editing and AP style skills; excellent writing ability; experience facilitating groups or bringing diverse stakeholders together; commitment to objective presentation of opposing viewpoints; and ability to build relationships throughout the Four Corners. Journalism experience and familiarity with the region preferred; Spanish and audience analytics experience a plus. Location: Durango, CO, with regional travel. Valid drivers license and reliable transportation required. Some evening/weekend availability necessary. Salary: $57,000$75,000 annually, plus comprehensive BCI benefits. BCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply: Submit rsum, cover letter describing your approach to building a diverse Editorial Board, and 35 work samples, including structural editing and explanatory writing, to BCI Human Resources at [e-mail] oq2as6xoxwvbqhhrq8i0ll040m344k