Web Editor

CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS•St. Paul, MN

7h•Remote

About The Position

The Web Editor ensures editorial, ethical, creative and technical standards for Public News Service stories and helps manage the news published on our website. They must have a solid understanding of news reporting, editing, fact-checking and production. They edit and oversee daily news output by reviewing stories to ensure they provide accurate, fair and community-engaged coverage in keeping with the PNS mission. They also ensure the quality of content published on our public website. The Web Editor may receive editorial direction from the senior editorial team, but is also encouraged to take opportunities to teach and uphold journalistic standards as appropriate. This position provided the last set of eyes on an article before it is published. As such, evening shifts are required in order to accommodate deadlines for a team that works across multiple time zones. This position is eligible to join the Public News Service bargaining unit, represented by the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild TNG-CWA Local 37002.

Requirements

5 years of detailed work experience as an editor in a fast-paced broadcast newsroom
Priority will be given to candidates with experience transforming broadcast scripts to print
Familiarity with AI tools as they relate to journalism and newsroom operations
Must be willing to work weekend shifts as needed
Home or other remote office setup with audio editing ability and experience with various digital technologies
Experience working successfully as part of a virtual editorial team
Excellent news writing and communication skills and problem-solving habits
Proven digital/computer skills. Ability to edit audio before starting is a big plus

Responsibilities

Ensures broadcast scripts are adapted accurately for print publication and the PNS website, using best practices based on AP Style and the PNS Style Guide
Double-checks details: facts, spelling and pronunciation of names and titles, photo credits, live links, etc.
Checks photo quality and attributions; edits photo captions and credits per PNS format
When other news outlets’ articles appear on PNS homepage, ensures that these are correctly formatted for our site
Reviews the public website content daily and corrects, and/or coordinates with respective producer/editor to correct, and update website as early as possible when a correction or update is needed
Checks that links are correct, images are clear and correctly formatted, and headlines are appropriate, and edits as necessary
Selects story order and featured stories on website homepage, prioritizing diversity of regions, reporters, topics and sources
Ensures that articles on the website are formatted correctly
Listen to producers’ wraps for accuracy, sound quality, pronunciations, correct signoffs and special crediting as needed
Works with producers to correct any errors in soundbite transcriptions or audio – such as noise reduction, hiss reduction, etc. – as required
Reaches out to a producer when necessary with questions about their story
Prioritizes edits based on the order in which scripts arrive. This may include editing stories by time zone, scheduled airdate, and/or which stories require Spanish translation
Addresses any editorial issues/problems that arise during the news day. If necessary, be available when another editor on duty asks for help
Contribute or make suggestions as needed to our PNS Editors’ Style Guide
Attend editors’ quarterly Zoom meetings
Other tasks as mutually agreed