Regional News Director

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Regional News Director for the South Jersey and Bucks County newsrooms

We need a bold and dynamic leader who can work in the trenches in evolving newsrooms that work every day to redefine, and refine, what local news looks like and how to deliver it to a finicky audience. We don’t sugarcoat things here, the job is a challenge, but done well you have the chance to have real impact and deliver excellent local journalism.

Here’s What We Need

• A change leader ready for a fast-paced, collaborative, deadline-driven environment, who understands content, analytics and newsroom management.
• A solid editor
• A proven strategist in digital growth and social engagement. You need to understand SEO, trending and service journalism.
  
  

Here’s The Job

• Oversee daily news operations of two multimedia, digital-first newsrooms in Bucks County and South Jersey, managing staff, coordinating special projects, editing copy and developing stories and coverage plans
• Implement digital growth strategy with focus on pageviews and subscribers
• Coach and edit a team of about 12 news reporters covering suburban Philadelphia and South Jersey, captaining breaking news, analyzing metrics and implementing newsroom strategy
• Work collaboratively within the USAT regional network
• Manage staff of the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, the Courier-Post, the Daily Journal and the Burlington County Times
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Combination of education and experience relevant to journalism
• Strong communication, planning and organizational skills
• Exposure to and success in a deadline-driven environment
• Social-media and SEO knowledge
• Comfort with self-guided work as well as collaborative production
• Command of journalism skills that lead to developing fair, balanced and accurate content in a publish-ready state
  
  

About

We want to know more about you and how you’ll bring your energy and excitement to the job. Tell us what’s not on your resume that makes you the journalist we need to bring into the newsroom. Put together a single document, preferably in a PDF format, that includes the following, in order:

• Your resume – one to two pages.
• A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
• Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
  
  

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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