Manager, News Editor

Trib Total Media • Tarentum, PA

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About The Position

TribLive’s fast-growing Pittsburgh newsroom is looking for a dynamic, highly organized News Editor who thrives on breaking news, understands how stories live across platforms, and knows how to lead reporters in a fast-paced environment. This role is perfect for an experienced editor who can think quickly, edit decisively, and keep multiple plates spinning at once, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, and ethical journalism.

Requirements

• Proven experience editing news in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to make smart decisions under deadline pressure.
• Comfort working across platforms—digital, print, video, and social.
• Experience managing reporters and coordinating coverage.
• A solid understanding of breaking news workflows and aggregation.
• Familiarity with SEO, digital publishing tools, and audience-focused storytelling.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Pittsburgh and its communities is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an editor during assigned shifts, monitoring breaking news, updating the website, supervising reporters, and coordinating with photo and multimedia teams to ensure timely, compelling coverage.
• Monitor news wires, social media, and competing outlets throughout to ensure our coverage is current, comprehensive, and competitive.
• Handle breaking news with urgency and precision — writing, rewriting, or aggregating stories quickly while maintaining accuracy and context.
• Manage and communicate with reporters to coordinate coverage, adjust assignments as news evolves, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Collaborate closely with photographers, the copy desk, and multimedia teams to make sure stories are visually strong and optimized for digital, print, and video platforms.
• Post and package stories for digital platforms, ensuring proper formatting, tagging, SEO best practices, and social-media readiness.
• Uphold editorial standards for accuracy, fairness, tone, and ethical journalism across all content.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed