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The Baltimore Sun seeks an entrepreneurial, audience-savvy editor to help drive our Emerging News coverage. This position helps guide coverage of traditional breaking news such as crime, fire, accidents, sports and weather as well as timely reports driven by what our audience wants and needs to know.
What you will do:
What you will bring:
Who we are:
The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tribune Publishing. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Sun's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. In print and online, The Baltimore Sun reaches nearly 900,000 readers each week in the Baltimore area, making us the region's most widely read source of news and information. As we continue building our exciting digital future, it's our mission to serve our community by delivering the truth every day, engaging our readers and driving results for our advertisers.
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 Baltimore Sun seeks an entrepreneurial, audience-savvy editor to help drive our Emerging News coverage. This position helps guide coverage of traditional breaking news such as crime, fire, accidents, sports and weather as well as timely reports driven by what our audience wants and needs to know.
What you will do:
- Responsible for guiding stories from idea conception to final edit, writing compelling headlines, maximizing SEO and keeping digital channels updated
- Monitors breaking news and assigns, edits and produces daily and enterprise stories in varied formats
- Programs content on The Sun's website
- Curates audience engagement tools, such as programming newsletters, email, web and desktop alerts as well as posting to social media platforms
- Guides reporters on story development, ensuring the content is fair, balanced and compelling
- Uses audience analytics and news judgment to inform decisions on content assignments and engagement strategies
- Assists with editing of some sports and community news content
- Works shifts that may include nights and/or weekends
What you will bring:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience
- Hyper-alertness to news and keen judgment
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- At least two years of experience as an editor/producer
- Excellent knowledge of SEO and digital strategies
- Proven ability to work quickly and accurately using a Web-based content management system
Who we are:
The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tribune Publishing. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Sun's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. In print and online, The Baltimore Sun reaches nearly 900,000 readers each week in the Baltimore area, making us the region's most widely read source of news and information. As we continue building our exciting digital future, it's our mission to serve our community by delivering the truth every day, engaging our readers and driving results for our advertisers.
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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