Overall Responsibilities:

Assist with planning, directing and executing coverage of tri-state news and features, for dissemination in print and digital platforms. To maintain a lively web presence with ongoing news updates and developments supported by social media feeds. To develop the talents and skills of employee-owners under supervision.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work with managing editor to plan, direct and execute coverage of tri-state news and features, for dissemination in print and digital platforms.
• Maintain active website with breaking news, news updates, fresh photos and web extras.
• Ensure that news is provided throughout the day and evening in a timely manner.
• Assign stories, photographs, photo captions and graphics - for print and digital dissemination - and edit this material for news value, accuracy, clarity and timeliness.
• Check and/or review editorial material for libel, taste, style, accuracy, fairness and reader interest.
• Oversees Sunday business section content and assignments.
• Ensure that reporters are providing live updates via social media and for the web on news assignments.
• Monitor news and ongoing issues.
• Assist with hiring, evaluating and training new employee owners.
• Assist with budget for areas of immediate responsibility and assist in developing overall Editorial Department budget. Monitor and report budget projections and variances.
• Maintain and process necessary records.

• Assists with coordinating planning and production of editorial content, ensuring that standards of deadlines, quality control, editorial direction and style are met for newspaper, online product or other products.
• Coach, train and evaluate performance of employee-owners.
• Meets deadlines.
• Monitors news and issues, from local to international.
• Suggests and initiates programs and procedures to enhance products, efficiency and morale.
• Adheres to company and departmental policies.
• Adheres to standard practices and ethical standards of the industry.
• Positive representative of department, company and industry at all times.
• Attends and participates in corporate initiatives such as Great Game of Business, ESOP meetings, safety training, etc.
• Provides quality customer service via phone, email and face-to-face interaction to both internal and external customers.
• Communicates information to the appropriate individuals and/or departments in a timely manner, such as news tips, source suggestions or real or potential customer-relations issues.
• Works in cooperation with all members of company in general and Editorial Department in particular.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Behavior: Commitment to quality and service. A leader and role model. A positive representative of the company, corporation and profession. A team player. Dresses appropriately for the job. Maintains a valid drivers license.

Skills: Planning, management and organization, editing, writing, spelling and grammar. Ability to track and incorporate analytics into news placement decisions. Ability to learn and use new technology.

Knowledge: Bachelors degree or equivalent. Five years of newspaper experience.