Editor-in-Chief

About the role

The Editor in Chief will set the editorial vision of The Stranger, manage the full lifecycle of the editorial team, develop strategies to reach new audiences, and lead the newsroom's growth across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identify and own the stories that matter in Seattle.
• Break stories and cultivate the newsroom’s original reporting.
• Manage the full lifecycle of the editorial team from recruiting and hiring to coaching, performance conversations, and the hard calls that come with leadership.
• Develop strategies to reach new audiences and lead the newsroom’s growth across platforms, including web, print, newsletters, podcasts, video, and social media.
• Edit columns and features for both the website and the print paper, overseeing fact-checking, spelling, grammar, writing style, page design, and photo selection.
• Hit production deadlines and goals for both print and digital formats.
• Partner with a strong network of editors across the growing family of Noisy Creek publications in Chicago, Portland, and beyond.
• Be a collaborative leader who is able to partner across Noisy Creek and with external partners in the community to identify opportunities and plan special issues and events.

Requirements

• 7+ years of journalism experience.
• Strong news judgment and storytelling ability.
• Experience working with and managing multidisciplinary teams and fostering collaborations among reporters, the Art Department, and other team members.
• Demonstrated experience shaping a wide variety of stories.
• Demonstrated experience coaching other journalists to increase their technical and journalistic skills.
• A strong track record of effective follow-up, management, and the ability to execute a vision in a timely, strategic way.

Preferred qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an editor and manager.
• Experience working with a variety of story formats and harnessing new technologies to tell stories in new ways.
• Ability to manage budgets.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision premiums.
• Retail Plan: Matching SIMPLE IRA program.
• Paid Vacation: Accrued vacation earned throughout the year at a rate of two weeks annually, increasing to four weeks after five years.
• Paid Sick Time: One week accrued per year, with rollover.
• Paid Holidays: Nine paid holidays, a paid holiday week between December 24 and January 1, plus two any-day floating holidays.
• Additional Paid Leaves: Bereavement leave, jury duty leave, plus options to supplement state-paid family and medical leave.
• Commuter Benefits: Discounted transit pass.
• Professional Development: Annual stipend to support training and career-related learning.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access to wellness and financial support services.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Pre-tax.

Pay

$150,000 per year

Schedule

Monday through Friday (with occasional nights and weekends)