Senior News Editor — Climate & Strategy Lead

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc.; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 78,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

403(b) retirement plan

On-site fitness center

Paid vacation and holidays

Personal days

Job summary

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. seeks a Senior News Editor based in Concord, NH. You will shape NHPR's journalism strategy online and on air, lead a small reporting team, and collaborate with the VP of News to push journalism into new, impactful directions.

You will oversee By Degrees, NHPR's climate reporting vertical, set its editorial direction, and build a strategy to reach audiences hungry for in-depth, solutions-oriented climate stories. This is a full-time, exempt, on-site role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years journalism experience. Broadcast journalism experience is desirable.
• Prior editing experience strongly preferred.
• Prior climate/environment beat experience preferred.
• Comfort working in a digital newsroom.
• Ability to manage a team of reporters in a hybrid environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to write quickly for broadcast.
• Knowledge of relevant FCC rules and regulations.
• Excellent people skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a related subject area or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan NHPR's daily and long-term news coverage and publishing strategy.
• Manage and edit a small team of reporters; assign daily stories and shepherd them to publication.
• Oversee the daily news desk as part of a rotating editorial team, editing and publishing stories for broadcast and NHPR.org, including newscasts and audio stories, digital projects and features.
• Ensure that our journalism adheres to the highest ethical standards and practices.
• Act as a face of the newsroom to external audiences as needed.
• Participate in on-air fundraising as needed.
• Pitch, develop and manage occasional special projects and series, overseeing newsroom teams working towards a common editorial goal.
• Work in collaboration with NHPR's audience team to ensure our digital journalism reaches large and diverse audiences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Years of journalism experience

Editing experience

Climate/environment beat

Digital newsroom experience

Team management

Deadline pressure

Broadcast writing for air

FCC rules knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. seeks a Senior News Editor based in Concord, NH. You will shape NHPR's journalism strategy online and on air, lead a small reporting team, and collaborate with the VP of News to push journalism into new, impactful directions.

You will oversee By Degrees, NHPR's climate reporting vertical, set its editorial direction, and build a strategy to reach audiences hungry for in-depth, solutions-oriented climate stories. This is a full-time, exempt, on-site role.