REGIONAL EDITOR

Frederick News-Post; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Job summary

The Frederick News-Post in Frederick, Maryland is seeking an experienced community news editor to lead editorial operations for a flagship daily and two weekly papers.

You will coach reporters, spot important stories, and shape how local journalism stays essential across print and digital.

This working editor role offers competitive pay, benefits, and a collaborative newsroom culture.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a news team in print and digital environments.
• Ability to inspire creativity and accountability among reporters.
• Strong appetite for impactful, high-quality storytelling.
• Clear vision for the role of community journalism today.

Responsibilities

• Oversee editorial operations for the flagship daily and two weekly papers.
• Coach reporters to produce their best work and maintain high newsroom standards.
• Lead by example as a working editor who writes and edits stories.
• Identify and guide coverage that matters to the Frederick, MD community.

Skills

News team management

Leadership

Story selection

Community journalism vision

Job description

The Frederick News-Post and Ogden Newspapers

Frederick, Maryland

Full-time, $55,000 - $65,000

The Frederick News-Post and Ogden Newspapers are looking for an experienced community news editor to lead editorial operations across one of the most distinctive regions in the Mid-Atlantic where Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia converge in an area defined by rapid growth, deep history, and readers who genuinely depend on local journalism.

This is a real editorial leadership role. You'll help oversee a flagship daily in Frederick, Maryland, plus two high-performing weekly papers, guiding a talented team while producing compelling work yourself. We're looking for someone who leads by example a working editor who can coach reporters to their best work, spot the stories that matter, and think clearly about how community news must evolve to stay essential.

You might be the right person if you:

• Have experience managing a news team in print and digital environments

• Know how to inspire creativity and accountability in equal measure

• Are hungry for great stories and impatient with mediocre ones

• Have a vision for what community journalism can still accomplish

We offer competitive pay and benefits, and we're committed to building newsrooms that reflect the diversity of the communities we cover.