Executive Editor:
The Decatur Daily, north Alabama’s award-winning 7-day daily newspaper (20,000 Daily, 24,000 Sunday) is accepting applications for Executive Editor to replace our retiring editor of 30 years. Decatur is a prosperous community, rich in heritage and beauty, situated along the Tennessee River and 20 miles west of Huntsville, AL.
The Executive Editor directly oversees all newsroom operations, to include short- and long-term planning, hiring staff, managing budgets and working with beat reporters and freelancers. The ideal candidate will have a “local news first” philosophy, enjoy working closely with a team of talented photojournalists and designers, while also assisting in day-to-day duties. We’re looking for the right leader to aggressively seek out compelling news coverage and to enhance our reputation in watchdog journalism.
Responsibilities:
· Publish content that is accurate, timely and of interest to readers. Develop quality and quantity of content, supervision, coaching and training of staff. Establish criteria for staff and evaluate personnel on that basis.
· Work with newspaper management team to reach circulation and readership goals.
· Publish an editorial page that is lively, aggressive, inclusive, challenging and thought provoking
· Coordinate with other departments to meet deadlines, set deadlines, coordinate content and develop new products.
· Keep owner/publisher aware of significant stories in the community and stories involving the Decatur Daily before stories are published in the newspaper.
· Lead convergence efforts with other media in the market, including television and radio.
· Ability to coach and motivate others; has thorough understanding of reader’s needs and expectations; strong public relations; must handle pressure well; ability to work on Deadlines;
· In addition to directing the entire newsroom in traditional journalism, the candidate must be capable of innovative online content generation and main web page news judgment. The candidate should be comfortable with online forums, building databases, developing niche web products, new technologies, video content, mobile news generation, blogging, facebook, widgets, feeds and updating the website with breaking news
· Ability to adhere to established budget.
Qualified candidates will have an undergraduate college degree, at least 10 years in newspapers, experience in multiple markets, plus significant time as a top editor or managing editor. The ideal candidate will possess the highest standards for journalistic ethics and quality and will have the ability to be a team player who will help foster productive relationships with other newspaper departments
Send your resume, writing samples and references to clint.shelton@decaturdaily.com. The position closes September 14.
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc. (TVP) operates the Decatur Daily, Times Daily in Florence, AL (26,000 daily, 28,000 Sunday) and the weekly Moulton Advertiser (4,000). TVP is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer, offering a competitive salary, full medical benefits and 401(k). Learn more about our newspaper www.decaturdaily.com.
