Deputy Managing Editor for Digital and Visuals

Evening Post Publishing • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Post and Courier, South Carolina's largest and most award-winning news organization, is looking for a high-energy, hands-on editor to lead the daily heartbeat of our newsroom and help shape the future of how we practice journalism in a rapidly evolving digital news environment.
This is a new position — and a pivotal one. The Deputy Managing Editor for Digital and Visuals will oversee the teams that produce fast-paced and high readership stories, our visual journalism and our audience operations. That means you'll run breaking news, trending coverage, photography, video, SEO, social media, newsletters, community engagement and analytics — all under one roof. You'll report to the executive editor for digital news and work alongside editors and reporters across every corner of the newsroom.
We need someone who is as comfortable leading public safety and metro enterprise coverage as they are finding ways to engage new audiences on emerging digital platforms. Someone who sees a great story and immediately thinks about how to tell it, where to publish it and who needs to see it. Someone who doesn't just manage but leads from the front.
The position is based in Charleston, consistently ranked among America's best places to live. You will work with journalists in all of our newsrooms across South Carolina. Journalists who join The Post and Courier find opportunities in a Pulitzer Prize-winning environment to do some of the best work of their career, limited only by their ambition and determination.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications or English preferred
• At least 5 years of experience in a newsroom, including time in an editing or leadership role
• Demonstrated experience leading digital news operations and growing digital audiences
• Experience managing multiple teams or functional areas simultaneously
• Experience developing and executing content and audience strategies
• Flexibility to occasionally adjust hours to monitor breaking news
• Strong news judgment across a range of coverage areas — from breaking news to enterprise
• Deep familiarity with analytics tools (we use Marfeel for content analytics) and comfort translating data into actionable editorial decisions
• A strong understanding of SEO strategy, social platforms and emerging distribution channels
• Experience coaching and training journalists on digital skills, tools and workflows
• Familiarity with AI tools and a genuine curiosity about how they can enhance journalism
• Strong news judgment across a range of coverage areas — from breaking news to enterprise
• Deep familiarity with analytics tools (we use Marfeel for content analytics) and comfort translating data into actionable editorial decisions
• A strong understanding of SEO strategy, social platforms and emerging distribution channels
• Experience coaching and training journalists on digital skills, tools and workflows
• Familiarity with AI tools and a genuine curiosity about how they can enhance journalism

Responsibilities

• Lead daily news teams.
• Lead visual journalism.
• Lead audience and growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees