Managing Editor

Job Description

Managing Editor, WTXL

WTXL, The E.W. Scripps Company ABC affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida is looking for someone to work in conjunction with news leaders to elevate the station's neighborhood news coverage on all platforms.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:
• Manage daily editorial flow, including assigning multi-media journalists, photojournalists to cover daily news stories and events.
• Review scripts, ensuring journalistic balance, for all platforms.
• Write and post stories for multiple platforms as needed.
• Assist editorial staff in developing all news coverage plans.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in posting content to station websites and social media pages.
• Identify opportunities to showcase video on digital platforms in day-to-day coverage.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
• BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience
• Generally, 8+ years of experience in related field preferred
• Prior managerial experience preferred

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Broad understanding of newsroom operations and equipment
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Proven and effective leadership skills; fosters open dialogue, empowers others, addresses conflict quickly and directly
• Journalism: Skilled storyteller, journalistic ethics and libel
• Customer focus: understands customer needs, raises the bar on customer service, develops unified approach to exceed customer expectations
• Very strong collaborator: involves others in problem solving and decision making, asks for and considers an array of perspectives, comfortable relying on the expertise of others and joint decision making
• Manage execution: setting expectations, delegating, facilitating, removing barriers, measuring performance, and fostering accountability/recognition
• Decision making: Ties decisions to strategy, uses sound logic, makes decisions at the right time, brings others into decision making process, chooses the best alternative
• Coach: Continuously cultivates capabilities by asking the right questions and equipping staff with tools, knowledge and opportunities they need to develop themselves
• Delegation: is clear about lines of responsibility, allows staff to make mistakes, offers guidance without taking over, enables team to manage daily operation of their teams
• May require evening and weekend work

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwkp52-3-133-112-31-42 in your application.