Deputy Metro Editor

Capital City Press•New Orleans, LA

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About The Position

Deputy Metro Editor — The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com About Us The Times-Picayune seeks a dynamic journalist and deft editor to help lead coverage of the New Orleans area for Louisiana’s largest and most influential news organization. New Orleans, known for its rich culture and irrepressible spirit, is a news market that consistently punches above its weight. We’re looking for an experienced editor on our metro desk who can manage breaking news with urgency while guiding reporters to produce distinctive enterprise journalism that illuminates the city’s most pressing issues. The Deputy Metro Editor works closely with the Metro Editor and Managing Editor to oversee a team of about a dozen reporters covering politics, government, business, education, crime, and the courts across New Orleans and surrounding parishes. We are committed to producing thoughtful, high-impact journalism in print, on our website, NOLA.com, and across other platforms like newsletters, social media and video. Our company also operates newsrooms in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport and Lake Charles, serving readers statewide with award-winning reporting.

Requirements

Proven experience as a newsroom editor, ideally in a fast-paced or metro environment.
Strong editorial judgment, writing, and structural editing skills with a keen eye for accuracy and tone.
Passion for New Orleans — its communities, culture, and complex civic landscape.
Facility with digital storytelling, multimedia collaboration and audience engagement strategies.
A collaborative, empathetic leader who can coach and inspire reporters with a range of experience levels and interests.
Commitment to ethical, fair and inclusive journalism.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Metro Editor to manage and mentor a team of reporters and editor-reporters covering New Orleans–area beats, including politics, government, education, environment, crime, business, and courts.
Shape, edit and elevate stories for impact, clarity and voice — coaching reporters to write with depth, authority and narrative flair.
Balance the demands of daily breaking news with ambitious enterprise and investigative work.
Oversee daily content flow on NOLA.com, ensuring strong digital presentation across our homepage and other platforms.
Collaborate with audience, visuals, and digital teams to promote stories and maximize reach and engagement.
Use analytics tools to understand reader behavior and inform editorial decisions that grow readership and subscriptions.