Tribune Publishing
Senior Content Editor Job at Tribune Publishing in Chicago
Tribune Publishing, Chicago, IL, United States
Summary:
The Chicago Tribune is seeking a senior content editor to play a key role in shaping our local news report, supervising reporters and editors and coordinating coverage between newspapers and departments and providing direct support to our suburban teams.
What you will do:
Who we are:
Founded in 1847, the Chicago Tribune, is the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the largest news organization in the Midwest. The Tribune, winner of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, is known for its innovative investigative reporting, insightful coverage of the arts and culture, and community-leading opinion writing. The Chicago Tribune is the flagship publication of Chicago Tribune Media Group (CTMG) which also publishes six daily suburban publications, including the Daily Southtown, Post-Tribune, Naperville Sun, Lake County News-Sun, The Beacon-News and The Courier-News, as well as more than 30 weekly community publications. The CTMG portfolio also includes Chicago magazine, and other digital brands, products and services.
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.
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The Chicago Tribune is seeking a senior content editor to play a key role in shaping our local news report, supervising reporters and editors and coordinating coverage between newspapers and departments and providing direct support to our suburban teams.
What you will do:
- Serve as a liaison with our suburban staffs, elevating stories, providing a second read on the most sensitive pieces, communicating with Tribune editors about suburban stories and vice versa
- Supervise experienced Tribune metro reporters, assigning and editing unique and relevant pieces on developing news and enterprise storiesshort-, medium- and long-termthat will contend for page one Sunday and during the week
- Help guide reporting efforts on breaking news and ongoing enterprise projects that bridge departments of the newsroom and different newspapers in our group
- Work with other editors and reporters to find opportunities to develop skills through reporting and editing teams and training
- Assist in filling staffing holes, including screening, interviewing and onboarding job candidates
- A strong foundation for newsgathering and news judgment built on decades of reporting or editing breaking stories, major enterprise pieces and investigative projects
- Creativity, doggedness and problem-solving skills in addressing challenges around idea generation, roadblocks in newsgathering and personnel challenges
- Passion for upholding the Tribune standards for fairness and accuracy, ethics and quality journalism while nurturing a collaborative, collegial spirit on the editing team
Who we are:
Founded in 1847, the Chicago Tribune, is the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the largest news organization in the Midwest. The Tribune, winner of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, is known for its innovative investigative reporting, insightful coverage of the arts and culture, and community-leading opinion writing. The Chicago Tribune is the flagship publication of Chicago Tribune Media Group (CTMG) which also publishes six daily suburban publications, including the Daily Southtown, Post-Tribune, Naperville Sun, Lake County News-Sun, The Beacon-News and The Courier-News, as well as more than 30 weekly community publications. The CTMG portfolio also includes Chicago magazine, and other digital brands, products and services.
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.
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