Deputy Managing Editor, Culture & Community

American Public Media•Saint Paul, MN

70d•$120,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

MPR News is seeking a Deputy Managing Editor (DME) to manage the Culture & Community Team. This leader possesses tactical and strategic news leadership skills that will help the newsroom grow its audience across multiple channels. As the DME, you will report directly to the Managing Editor, News and collaborate with the news leadership team to guide editorial direction and deliver fact-based, unbiased news that builds trust and informs, includes and inspires. You will champion producing impactful journalism and develop diverse stories produced by your team that are reflective of all voices across Minnesota. You will also develop your team's enterprise reporting that helps our audience understand issues and topics in their community and beyond. In addition, as DME, you will engage news and community partners throughout the region on coverage plans and content sharing with an eye on strategic growth opportunities for MPR News as we work to innovate and create the future of public media. In your role as DME, you will develop detailed plans to reach concrete goals, guide journalists to realize those plans, and prepare coverage plans and analysis that are measurable. You will elevate enterprising storytelling in the newsroom and work with reporters and editors to hone their impactful journalism on multiple channels. As DME, some of your primary day-to-day focus will be to manage your editors and team reporting workflows, publishing content on various channels including audio, video, digital and social, and developing content and coverage plans with other newsroom stakeholders. You may be called on to fill in for other editors as well as manage special reporting projects. You must have a command for mentoring and motivating others and raising the bar on exceptional journalism production of daily news and enterprise reporting. Because your team and their beats often are the main story of the day, you must work urgently and diligently with your team to turn stories quickly in breaking or major news situations to best serve the audience. You are a lead coach for reporters and others in the newsroom. You can inspire and elevate the skills of reporters, and develop other editors, as well as grow the capabilities of interns and fellows. Superb communication skills and fierce accountability for the team's delivery and performance of engaging, audience-centric, high-quality journalism is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, or similar field or related work experience
Five years editing or other similar supervisory news experience
10 years journalism reporting or producing experience
Experience leading a team and/or major news processes and coverage plans
Experience maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of objectivity, balance and fairness
Proficient in news gathering, AP style editing, and fact-checking
Ability to inspire, mentor, and build successful teams
Experience covering diverse and complex issues, within a broad spectrum of communities and perspectives
Multichannel journalism and news gathering experience, including audio, digital, social
Ability to handle coverage for breaking and challenging news events
Ability to seek out and incorporate findings using audience engagement tools/methods
Capable of fostering a culture of equity and inclusion in support of organizational goals

Nice To Haves

Prior audio editing experience a plus
Command of audience engagement and growth strategies across channels
News leadership or management experience
Data journalism experience or training
Knowledge of Spanish, Somali, Hmong or other popular languages used in Minnesota
Proficiency with social media channels
Experience working with digital content management systems

Responsibilities

Build coverage plans and content strategies for diverse communities that grow MPR News' reach and audience across multiple channels
Supervise, coach and hold accountable staff on performance and deadlines of writing, delivery and reporting, including rich narrative storytelling in audio and text
Manage and collaborate with internal and external news partners as assigned
Assigns stories (or other segments)
Coordinate across newsroom teams on publishing, strategy, production, visual journalism, data journalism and legal review as needed
Contribute to setting coverage priorities with other editors
Participate in all applicable editorial meetings
Responsible for extending knowledge and expertise to others

Benefits

APMG offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical plans with HSA and FSA options, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave and Paid Caregiver Leave after 1 year, Vacation (3 wks./per year, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Sick time (12 days, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Holiday Pay (10 holidays + 2 floating holidays each year), Volunteer Time (8 hours per year), Long-Term Care and Critical Illness insurance options, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) Retirement Plan, and more.

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