News Editor

Chicago Public Media•Chicago, IL

15h•$90,000 - $103,200•Onsite

About The Position

Chicago Public Media is one of the nation’s largest local nonprofit news organizations, reaching over 3.3 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, they aim to be the most trusted news source in Chicago. The organization is community-funded and has a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals. The News Editor will support daily news coverage across multiple platforms including broadcast, digital, podcasts, and print. This role involves working with reporters, producers, and editors to edit cross-platform work, ensuring quality and fact-checked content is published across WBEZ and the Sun-Times. The position works Tuesday through Saturday and reports to the News Desk.

Requirements

3+ years of experience as a News Editor.
Outstanding news judgment and experience leading journalists to produce work of tremendous distinction and community impact.
Demonstrated passion for leading creative daily news coverage.
Ability to conceptualize and edit news stories for content, accuracy, pacing, ideas, narrative and voice.
Fluency and enthusiasm for multiplatform journalism.
Deep commitment to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and the mission of public media.
Ability to articulate your own ideas precisely and concisely – and to cultivate the strong ideas that come from other producers, editors, and reporters.
Strong relationship builder and naturally collaborative leader.
Experience leading and inspiring diverse, inclusive teams to excellence.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the Chicago region’s rich diversity of stories, sectors and communities is very helpful.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the editorial team to support editorial coverage.
Directs the work of reporters and producers, and works with the editorial team, to plan and lead execution of daily stories for web and audio, and initiatives across platforms.
Edits text and audio stories for WBEZ and the Sun-Times.
Reports for audio, web and print (when necessary).
Reviews story pitches and edits content produced by reporters and producers across platforms.
Develops and conducts editorial training.
Helps maintain audio and text standards across platforms.
Helps manage daily coverage priorities, including coverage plans for major breaking news events.