Regional Editor, MySA

Hearst; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearst's MySA seeks a Regional Editor to oversee reporters covering San Antonio’s outlying areas, including Austin and surrounding towns. The role guides expansion coverage, assigns stories and videos, and sharpens ideas with reporters while maintaining editorial standards.

The editor will also write and report timely, engaging stories and videos, driving traffic and ensuring accuracy across the regional beats. A strong background in editing and reporting is required.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience as an editor.
• At least two years’ experience as a reporter.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Executing the content strategy and the work of reporters covering expansion areas.
• Writing and reporting timely, compelling and traffic-driving stories and videos as needed.
• Edit and post stories quickly when circumstances require, track audience metrics, and provide feedback to reporters.

Skills

Editing

Reporting

Audience analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Regional Editor, MySA

The Regional Editor will oversee the work of reporters covering areas outside of San Antonio, including Austin, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and San Marcos, and will report and write stories in these areas as well. This position is intended to support MySA’s expanded coverage into the broader regions surrounding San Antonio.

The role has two primary responsibilities: (1) Executing the content strategy and the work of reporters covering expansion areas. This includes spotting timely stories that work for a digital-first MySA audience, assigning stories and videos, helping reporters generate ideas, working with them to refine their ideas, and editing their stories for both style and accuracy. The editor is expected to develop a creative partnership with reporters to help them produce outstanding journalism. (2) Writing and reporting timely, compelling and traffic-driving stories and videos as needed.

Critical Skills:

• The Regional Editor is a skilled editor who ensures that published articles and videos are well reported, clear, and accurate.
• He/she must follow news developments in the region to ensure that our coverage is timely and urgent.
• The Regional Editor must be a creative and analytical thinker who can generate and refine story ideas and improve submitted stories.
• He/she must be able to edit and post stories quickly when circumstances require, track audience metrics to assess whether coverage is connecting with audiences, and be able to give constructive feedback to reporters to refocus their efforts

Describe the most challenging aspect of this position:

• Guiding quality journalism that connects with digital audiences

What type of decisions does this person have the authority to make without a supervisor’s approval?

• Assign, edit and post stories and videos.

What type of decisions does this position refer to others for approval?

• Major expenditures, reporter travel outside the region, publication of sensitive investigative stories.

What are the measures of success for this position?

• Quantity and quality of stories and their impact on digital visits and video views.

Qualifications Required:

• At least two years’ experience as an editor
• At least two years’ experience as a reporter
• Bachelor’s degree

MySA is San Antonio’s top local news site, providing daily news and information on what’s happening in the local community and surrounding areas of southeastern and central Texas. MySA covers food, puro pop culture, the San Antonio Spurs through a cultural lens, local TV personalities, real estate, weather and other news for more than 5 million unique visitors monthly. While Hearst owns both MySA and its sister news outlet, San Antonio Express News, the two publications maintain separate newsrooms and are editorially independent of one another.