Editor

The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, has an immediate opening for a full-time editor in Louisville, Kentucky. This editor will oversee a team of reporters and provide our readers with strong, informative coverage of our community.

This editor will join a team of newsroom leaders responsible for delivering award-winning news coverage. This editor schedules and directs news staff to create storytelling that accurately informs, entertains, and engages specific audiences on multiple platforms. The editor works toward making the news operation the community's leading voice and connects with the community through storytelling and outreach (social media, community leadership, etc.). The editor works with the News Director, other group editors, and audience analysts to evaluate what's working and what's not, and develops ongoing plans with the staff to better satisfy audience needs.

The Courier Journal is an 11-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization in a metro area known for its nationally recognized chefs and restaurants; vibrant music scene, including the Forecastle music festival; world-class bourbon distilleries; and Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. The quality of life is sky-high, and the cost of living is impressively low.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, have a history of guiding daily and enterprise work, be well-versed in using audience metrics to inform beats and coverage decisions, appreciate a collaborative environment working with others including teams across the network, and value strategic planning.

Typical job duties:

• Develops and maintains daily and weekly local news coverage plans.
• Coaches the staff to provide quality content, including articles, photos, and videos.
• Represents the newspaper to the community.
• Works closely with the regional news operations team to share content.
• Works with digital and print planners to coordinate presentation.
• Plans training for news staff.
• Promotes personal brand, the brands of colleagues, and the institutional brand.
• Completes administrative duties within the news department.
• Provides great customer service.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent in experience and education.
• Five years' experience developing a personal brand through reporting or editing across online or print, plus social media platforms.
• Experience with advanced storytelling techniques on multiple platforms.
• Knowledge of social media and customer feedback tools, including how to respond and engage customers on digital platforms in the public space, is essential. A strong candidate should also have working knowledge of audience analytic tools such as Facebook Insights, Twitter Analytics, and Google Analytics and will have the ability to interpret and apply such data.
• Exceptional journalism, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task and excel under deadline pressure in a rapidly changing environment, are core talents for this position.
• Candidates must be self-motivated and self-directed.
• Candidates must have the ability to work with diverse personalities, embrace peer-to-peer feedback and training, both as teacher and student. It is important that the right candidate be able to work collaboratively within a cross-functional environment and apply innovative, creative thinking to support the company's goals.
• Writing, spelling, and grammar skills, plus knowledge of AP Style, are a must, along with a command of media law and principles of ethical conduct.
• In addition, candidates must have proficiency in the MS Office suite and have CMS publishing skills.

How To Apply:

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don't limit your upload to a resume; show us what you've done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

1. Your resume - one to two pages.

2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.

3. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you've produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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