Editor - Boise

Company: McClatchy
Location: Boise
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

McClatchy is seeking a creative, collaborative news leader to serve as editor of the Idaho Statesman, located in the capital city of Boise. This leader will work with a talented team of journalists to reach a growing audience in southwestern Idaho through accountability work, service journalism and breaking news that is first and best on issues most important to the community.
This editor will lead the continued transformation of our Boise newsroom into a high-impact, audience-focused digital news operations consistent with McClatchy's longstanding mission of independent, essential local news that serves the public. This includes setting coverage and beat strategies that reflect the community's growth, demographics and economic drivers.
The opportunity is to experiment with new ways to provide essential journalism that makes a difference in the lives of all readers in the communities we serve.
The successful candidate will be a talented news editor who has a passion for audience-focused journalism and can ignite that passion in reporters, editors, and visual journalists. This person will be a thoughtful leader with experience in newsroom transformation, someone able to approach the role with fresh ideas on how to best serve audiences that are as diverse as the country overall.
We are looking for an accomplished business leader with strong communication skills who is eager to collaborate with colleagues at all levels of the McClatchy enterprise.
Success will be measured by the distinctive journalism produced in Boise as well as audience and subscriber growth for that differentiated content. This requires a command of audience analytics and knowledge of the tactics that deliver results, as well as a desire to experiment, iterate, and adjust as the news environment dictates.
Change is a central feature of a digital newsroom, and this leader must be both confident and conscientious in guiding newsrooms to always keep the community's interests at the heart of our journalism.
If this is you, please apply.
Requirements:

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• Bachelor's degree in Journalism preferred.
  
• At least three years of experience as a successful leader of a newsroom or large team.
  
• Experience working collaboratively across a large organization.
  
• Experience working with news analytics to grow audience and increase subscriptions.
  
• Experience as a multi-platform storyteller, with passion for the written word as well as visual and audio journalism.
  
• Experience managing performance, including setting clear expectations, providing appropriate training and empowering staff members to do excellent work.
  
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