Gannett-posted 9 months ago
Senior
Columbus, OH
Publishing Industries

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. The Columbus Dispatch is looking for a senior news director to work with the executive editor and senior digital director to help lead day-to-day operations. This is a senior position in the newsroom managing other editors and our investigations and enterprise reporting team. This editor must have a track record of leading and producing powerful journalism that changes lives and consistently turns occasional readers into loyal subscribers. The ideal candidate will be a transformational leader -- someone passionate about watchdog and enterprise reporting who also possesses a deep knowledge of audience. This editor must see and show daily why diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of what we do and how we operate. We want someone who challenges the status quo, builds teams and innovates. This is a newsroom that consistently produces revelatory work that leads to dialogue and important change. It also is a newsroom known for strong breaking news coverage, beautiful storytelling and strong voices who champion accountability and justice. In sum, we need a strong communicator and collaborator, as well as someone who understands how to inspire and lead even more sophisticated work through community engagement, social media and other platforms. This person must have impeccable journalism credentials, outstanding leadership skills, and a keen grasp of the ever-changing digital space, including a strong knowledge of visual storytelling. The right editor is people-centric, has high standards, remains focused on the most important priorities and opportunities, and easily shifts between strategy and execution.

  • Uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity and credibility
  • Provide exemplary leadership in developing and executing the strategic vision
  • Provide leadership and be knowledgeable in state and local news, investigative journalism, public service, and government issues
  • Champion change management efforts that include strong communication of the company's strategic initiatives, purpose, vision, culture and plan
  • Utilize organizational development strategies in designing structure that inspires high performance
  • Lead the planning and oversee execution of content strategies with a keen eye focused on strategic audiences
  • Facilitate strong community connections with a relevant editorial voice and personal interaction
  • Attract, retain and develop top talent
  • Understand and execute work/life balance strategies for employees
  • Be a champion of diversity - with the understanding that diversity includes everyone and drives customer and operational innovation
  • Manage for results in a metrics-driven environment
  • Uphold the highest journalism standards across digital and print platforms
  • Develop and implement a multi-platform digital vision and strategy focused on achieving target audience specific goals and objectives
  • Collaborate with other departments in the development and implementation of multi-platform products to grow audience and engagement
  • Utilize multiple and diverse sources for ideas and inspiration
  • Ensure the newsroom's budgets are managed according to operational needs and priorities
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Minimum of five years in significant leadership roles in a newsroom with demonstrated success
  • Clear understanding of the First Amendment and the highest regard for upholding those standards
  • Experience in high-level decision-making with complex, impactful or sensitive news content
  • Experience working in industries undergoing substantial change and transformation
  • A history of successful leadership, innovation and goal achievement
  • Demonstrated change leader who collaborates and communicates effectively
  • Personal charisma, comfortable with public speaking and a commitment to staff interaction
  • Understanding of the changing media landscape and ability to adapt strategies that address continually changing market and consumer needs and desires
  • Demonstrated strong competitive instincts and intellectual curiosity
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and coordinate in an environment of accountability
  • Demonstrated track record in recruiting a highly successful leadership team highly desirable
  • Experience driving a successful turnaround or transformation highly desirable
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