The Courier Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, is looking for a government and accountability editor to join the newsroom team. This editor will be responsible for working with reporters including government, education and public safety, among others. It is a great opportunity to help grow younger reporters while ensuring a high-level news report. Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby as well as major employers including Humana, Ford, Norton Healthcare and UPS.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Seven years or more of daily journalism experience.
- Editing experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong news judgment and editing skills.
- Comfort in fluid, fast-breaking, stressful situations.
- Ability to help reporters identify story topics that will resonate with our audiences and execute them by delivering clear, complete news articles and video as appropriate.
- A knack for helping reporters hone skills in a wide range of storytelling, from real-time digital updates to narrative storytelling to investigative reporting, employing alternative story forms and multimedia.
- Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
- Understanding of metrics, social media and SEO strategy.
- Self-motivation and self-direction.
- Strong grasp of journalism skills (reporting and editing) and advanced knowledge of writing, spelling, grammar, AP and local style.
- Innovative, creative thinking that supports the company's goals.
- Command of media law and principles of ethical conduct.
- Devotion to peer-to-peer training, as both a teacher and student.
- Passion for empathetic, compassionate storytelling.
- Commitment to detail, accuracy and fairness.
- Ability to multi-task and excel under deadline pressure, using time efficiently.
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