Executive Editor - Tucson
About The Position
The Arizona Daily Star is seeking a visionary, ambitious and community-centered executive editor to lead our newsroom in delivering indispensable journalism. This is a role for an editor who believes deeply in holding power accountable, amplifying community voices and producing work that makes readers’ lives better, clearer and more connected. We are seeking an innovative newsroom leader with a proven record of producing impactful journalism and growing readership and subscriptions. The ideal candidate will bring strong editorial judgment, a deep understanding of digital publishing and analytics, and the ability to lead a newsroom in a competitive news environment.
Requirements
- Visionary, ambitious and community-centered leadership
- Belief in holding power accountable, amplifying community voices, and producing work that improves readers' lives
- Proven record of producing impactful journalism
- Proven record of growing readership and subscriptions
- Strong editorial judgment
- Deep understanding of digital publishing and analytics
- Ability to lead a newsroom in a competitive news environment
Responsibilities
- Oversee newsroom strategy, operations and editorial priorities across all platforms
- Drive enterprise, investigative and watchdog reporting that leads the market
- Ensure fast, accurate and continuously evolving breaking news coverage
- Recruit, develop and retain high-performing journalists and newsroom leaders
- Use audience data and editorial judgment to set coverage priorities around the most consequential issues facing Southern Arizona
- Expand digital subscriptions, engagement and long-term reader loyalty
- Position the organization for long-term growth in a rapidly evolving media environment
- Collaborate across the organization to strengthen storytelling, audience engagement and newsroom performance
- Deepen the organization’s connection to the communities it serves
- Serve as a visible representative of the organization in the community
- Position the newsroom at the center of key civic conversations and public-interest journalism
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
