Overview
The Chicago Tribune is seeking a deputy senior content editor to help edit and manage editorial workflow for news topic teams, including business, real estate and food. As deputy senior content editor, you will possess strong news judgment and apply digital skills and understanding of what drives audience engagement. You will work in a fast-paced newsroom that requires all editors to juggle multiple responsibilities on any given day. Key responsibilities will include planning, assigning, writing and editing stories for our print, digital and email products.
Relevant skills include:
- Strong editing skills with the ability to transform a story and help a writer deliver work that merits publication in the Chicago Tribune.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks with very little supervision, while being quick, accurate and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to make smart, data-driven decisions on story promotion, inclusion and emphasis across all platforms, from sites to apps to email newsletters to social to alerts, to reflect the Tribune's brand and mission.
- Familiarity with tools used to measure performance of digital content, including Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Metrics for News, Parse.ly or Omniture.
- Ability to work independently while also able to operate efficiently in a team dynamic.
- Solid grasp of the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style. Ability to write and edit accurately, with clarity, without bias.
- Possess some photo editing skills, including pulling photos from wires and other sources, cropping for publication and building galleries.
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