Deputy Managing Editor
Deputy Managing Editor
This position serves as deputy editor with responsibility for generating, compiling, and presenting content in Colorado Politics magazine and website. The deputy editor provides leadership, guidance and mentorship to the reporting staff. The deputy editor has primary responsibility for daily editing and organization of coverage under the direction of the Managing Editor and in collaboration with the Digital Editor. We are looking for someone with superb organizational skills, strong content and context editing ability and solid reporting and writing chops. The candidate must be able to wear multiple hats – someone who has no problems shifting from writing to reporting to editing. The candidate must be a team player who works collegially and earns respect at all levels of the organization.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Job performance must remain focused on upholding the company’s core values and providing superior customer services, both external and internal.
- Direct and oversee balanced news content.
- Exercise responsibility for fairness, timeliness, thoroughness, and accuracy of news coverage.
- Seek out and provide training opportunities for newsroom staff.
- Provide direction to the news department associates in matters of libel and freedom of information.
- Work with the Managing Editor, Digital Editor and employees to accomplish the mission of the newspaper.
- Stay abreast of major news development at local, state and national level, and encourage stories that present a local perspective on the issues.
- Serve as liaison with contracted content providers and professional associations as requested.
- Perform other duties as required.
Other Duties:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Minimum Education & Work Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, English or related field
- 5 years of reporting and newsroom management
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex documents
- Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries/complaints
- Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with newsroom staff
- Ability to use text editing programs, including Microsoft Office
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.