Capital Editor

Description:

Summary:

The Capital Gazette seeks a creative and energetic editor to lead an organization that has roots going back to 1727.  

This editor will work with a team of journalists, cultivating enterprise and breaking news coverage, identifying, assigning and editing Annapolis and Anne Arundel County news content, managing capitalgazette.com's digital channels and executing community engagement strategies.  

This position coordinates emerging and enterprise coverage for capitalgazette.com and daily editions of The Capital, the twice-weekly Maryland Gazette. This editor also coordinates coverage with its parent news organization, The Baltimore Sun.

What you will do:

• Monitors breaking news and assigns, edits and produces daily and enterprise stories in varied formats 

• Programs content on the Capital Gazette website

• Curates audience engagement tools, such as programming newsletters, email, web and desktop alerts as well as posting to social media platforms

• Guides reporters on story development, ensuring the content is fair, balanced and compelling

• Uses audience analytics and news judgment to inform decisions on content assignments and engagement strategies

• Works shifts that may include nights and/or weekends, as news dictates

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience

• Excellent writing and editing skills

• At least two years of experience as an editor/producer

• Excellent knowledge of SEO and digital strategies

• Proven ability to work quickly and accurately using a Web-based content management 

Who we are:

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tribune Publishing. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Sun's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. In print and online, The Baltimore Sun reaches nearly 900,000 readers each week in the Baltimore area, making us the region’s most widely read source of news and information. As we continue building our exciting digital future, it’s our mission to serve our community by delivering the truth every day, engaging our readers and driving results for our advertisers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.