Weekend & Night Editor: Digital News Lead
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Job summary
The Courier Journal in Louisville seeks a strategic, digitally fluent editor to lead weekend breaking news and weekday night coverage, driving digital-first news gathering and multimedia storytelling.
You will head a team that includes a breaking news reporter and digital producers, collaborate across the newsroom and USA TODAY Network, and use analytics to grow our audience.
A track record of strong news judgment, leadership under deadline, and commitment to diverse communities is essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism, media production, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Two or more years of newsroom editing experience with digital and breaking news coverage.
- Expertise in digital-first news gathering, video production, and social media sourcing.
- Strong news judgment, editing skills, and command of journalism ethics.
- Proficiency with analytics, audience funnel strategies, and digital content optimization.
Responsibilities
- Direct breaking and exclusive news coverage with a focus on speed, accuracy, and digital impact.
- Assign and edit coverage for all platforms, prioritizing mobile, web, and social distribution.
- Assist sports with editing stories during peak times during their shift and over the weekend as warranted.
- Use metrics and analytics to determine how to best reach and grow the audience.
- Collaborate with visual editors, reporters and producers to create compelling video content for social platforms and courier-journal.com.
- Mentor reporters and producers in digital news gathering, compelling narratives, and diverse sources.
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Job description
The Courier Journal in Louisville seeks a strategic, digitally fluent editor to lead weekend breaking news and weekday night coverage, driving digital-first news gathering and multimedia storytelling.
You will head a team that includes a breaking news reporter and digital producers, collaborate across the newsroom and USA TODAY Network, and use analytics to grow our audience.
A track record of strong news judgment, leadership under deadline, and commitment to diverse communities is essential.
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