Director of Content

Lehigh Valley Public Media • Bethlehem, PA

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About The Position

The Director of Content is responsible for the daily quality, direction, and output of an integrated content team spanning journalism, community engagement, newsletters, and multimedia production. The Director leads the execution of LVPM's content tentpole programming, works closely with the VP of Content to translate strategy into daily editorial practice, and builds a team culture grounded in strong journalism, community connection, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Exceptional editing skills across formats -- digital, newsletter, audio, and video -- with the ability to improve work quickly and clearly.
• Strong reporter and writer who produces credible, compelling journalism and can model that for a team.
• Experienced at leading editorial planning and coordinating content across a multi-platform team.
• Newsletter editing and production experience, including familiarity with email platforms and digital publishing workflows.
• Clear communicator who gives direct, constructive feedback and builds trust with journalists at different stages of their careers.
• Deep grounding in journalism ethics, editorial standards, accuracy, and fairness.
• Strong understanding of multi-platform content strategy, including how journalism distributes across digital, newsletter, audio, broadcast, and live formats.
• Knowledge of community journalism, engagement journalism, and participatory media models.
• Knowledge of the Lehigh Valley's communities, institutions, and civic landscape.
• At least seven (7) years of professional journalism experience, with a clear record of both reporting and editing.
• Demonstrated experience leading an editorial team or newsroom function, including coverage planning, staff editing, and editorial standards.
• Experience planning and executing community-facing editorial programming.
• Experience working in a digital-first or integrated multi-platform newsroom.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Decisive
• Standards-driven
• Collaborative
• Leads by doing -- produces strong work themselves and holds the team to the same standard.
• Earns credibility by doing the work, not just directing it.
• Sees the connection between strong journalism, community trust, and organizational sustainability, and builds that perspective into daily editorial decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Newsletter editing or production experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a day-to-day editor for a team of multimedia journalists, editing copy for accuracy, clarity, fairness, and editorial quality across all platforms.
• Uphold editorial standards for all content produced by the content team, ensuring consistency and public trust in LVPM's work.
• Run daily and weekly editorial planning meetings, coordinating story assignments, platform distribution, and content calendars.
• Edit and oversee the editorial production of LVPM's newsletters, including packaging, sequencing, voice, and on-time delivery.
• Produce original reporting, features, and content across formats.
• Assist in planning and execution of LVPM’s content tentpoles in coordination with the VP of Content and other stakeholders.
• Provide consistent, constructive editorial feedback that improves teams' skills and raises the quality of their work over time.
• Works with the Community Engagement Lead to ensure community voices and correspondent content are integrated into the daily editorial workflow.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director