Deputy Editor

The Banner•Baltimore, MD

14h

About The Position

The Banner seeks a Deputy Editor to serve as the newsroom’s second-in-command and a key manager of our journalistic, cultural and operational success. The Deputy Editor will help lead news-reporting desks for one of the nation’s most exciting and ambitious nonproﬁt media organizations, ensuring that this Pulitzer-winning newsroom continues to produce impactful, sustainable and urgent news. This editor knows a good story. Excellent news judgment and editing ability are a must. The Deputy Editor lives and breathes local news and believes that kind and effective management is a necessary ingredient for impactful journalism. The right candidate has a lifelong passion for fair and independent journalism that corrects wrongs, delights readers, and earns non-traditional news consumers. A desire to experiment and occasionally fail is a must. The Deputy Editor will play a central role in cementing The Banner as Maryland’s No. 1 news source, ensuring that our daily journalism aligns with long-term audience goals. This position is designed for a experienced editor with the desire and potential to grow into executive leadership. The role reports to the Editor in Chief.

Requirements

15 years of experience managing and inspiring other journalists, particularly other editors
Impeccable journalistic integrity, editorial judgement and text-editing skills
Demonstrated track record overseeing and editing impactful investigative stories
Modern understanding of digital journalism, including applicable metrics, off-platform strategies and audience-engagement techniques
Ability to manage several projects concurrently and communicate across multiple divisions while keeping senior management informed of any potential issues
Crystal clear communication skills, both oral and written
An entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit with coworkers inside the newsroom, in other departments and external partners
Experience quickly and clearly setting coverage priorities to respond to the news
Demonstrated commitment and ability to contribute an equity lens to every aspect of people management and news coverage
Willingness to live in or relocate to Baltimore City, or the counties of Baltimore, Howard and Anne Arundel

Responsibilities

Operationalize the strategic vision for covering news in one of America’s most diverse and interesting cities by emphasizing impactful enterprise reporting, urgent breaking news and must-have service journalism
Consistently and articulate coverage priorities and how they align with newsroom goals for growing audiences and producing journalism that matters to people in Maryland
Initiative and organize long-range planning on critical topics with creativity and precision
Ensure that employees are being managed with respect and kindness, and play a key role in helping to develop career pathways for successful employees
Proactively develop future leaders, mentoring and coaching staff
Help recruit, train and develop a diverse team of journalists
Embrace and model a change-positive and business-savvy culture that puts excellent journalism and audience service at the forefront of what we produce
Serve as the 2 to the editor in chief and occasionally represent The Banner at public events

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off
Retirement savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
Sick Leave eligible for rollover
Commuter Benefits
11 Paid National Holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Parental Leave
Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing