Managing Producer

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Job description

MassLive, the largest digital news website in Massachusetts,* seeks a Managing Producer/Editor of news with proven strength in investigative journalism to help lead continued audience and subscriber growth.

This role will be part of our senior leadership team responsible for helping to set newsroom strategy and developing an inclusive culture that thrives on team success. To succeed, the candidate must be able to produce engaging content as well as lead and mentor a team of reporters.

We are looking for someone who connects local news and the people who live in the communities we serve, someone with a pulse on the important issues in Western Massachusetts, but also on the stories that resonate on a statewide, regional and national basis. The position will be based at our downtown Springfield office.

The Managing Editor must set the standard for quality, trusted journalism. The successful candidate will guide the newsroom and be able to produce stories that have an impact - content that covers the important issues of the day, promotes change and holds those in power accountable - while being able to leverage our social media brands to reach new audiences.

The best person for this job will work at the speed and pace of a busy news organization and brings passion to their work on an everyday basis. This is a competitive role, and the successful candidate will use audience metrics and trends to help inform coverage decisions, working closely with the Vice President of Content and the news leadership team.

Internally, we want a candidate to teach and mentor their teammates to bring them up-to-speed on daily news coverage strategy, investigative techniques, source building, interview skills, filing public records requests and strategy. The more people we can develop internally, the stronger our team will be.

The Managing Editor will be responsible for the development and distribution of content across various platforms, including web, mobile and social media. This position will manage day-to-day story and photo budgeting, staff schedules and other work-flow systems; day-to-day supervision of reporters, including story assignment, story editing and feedback; manage to performance-based metrics for team and individual employees; and assume other management responsibilities when needed.

We are looking to fill this position quickly so when applying please provide links to samples of your work.

For this position, we are looking for a candidate with:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field required
• A minimum of five years in journalism with a proven ability in editing both breaking news and more in-depth reporting. Preferred two years of management and/or team leadership experience
• The ability to produce quality work quickly and comfortably in breaking news environments
• The aptitude to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
• An ability to work collaboratively and thoughtfully with reporters and to mentor and develop those reporters just entering the field
• The tools to edit enterprise stories and dive deeper into the issues and trends across a broad cross-section of topics, including but not limited to public safety, social justice, education, health, and popular culture
• A sound understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
• Experience using social media to identify potential stories and promote content
• Self-starter, detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and manage multiple complex projects to on-time delivery
• Ability to develop news content that differentiates the organization from competitors
• Ability to create and implement strategies to respond to the evolving nature of the industry by experimenting with new models, platforms and ideas to stimulate audience engagement and revenue growth
• Bilingual and multilingual language skills are a plus

*According to 2021 comScore data

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