Deputy Metro Editor
- Seattle, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Experience: A minimum of eight years of experience at a daily news organization, including at least two years experience in a supervisory role.
- Education: Undergraduate degree, or combination of related professional work experience.
- Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to manage projects large and small.
- The ability to guide coverage during major breaking news events, which could include anything from a natural disaster to political protests to an act of violence.
- An eye for breaking and trending stories that help readers navigate their day.
- Experience working under tight deadlines, balancing several stories at once.
- Strategic thinking, helping steer coverage, set news priorities and provide advice on personnel matters. You’ll work alongside two other deputy metro editors.
- A collaborative nature.
- A digitally focused mindset, helping us serve our growing online readership.
- Coordinate morning, evening and weekend teams to ensure clear communication and handoffs necessary for consistent news coverage with the goal of regularly being first on a story.
- Be willing to work evenings and weekends when news coverage or staffing needs demand it. This includes joining a Thursday and Friday night rotation with other editors. You will typically work Monday to Friday and regular business hours.
- Collaborate with fellow editors in the newsroom to elevate breaking news. You’ll also help edit stories from other reporters when necessary.
- Help reporters spot bigger-picture angles in breaking news that can lead to smart follow-ups and deeper explanatory journalism.
- Elevate our work online, with an eye on headlines, newsletters, alerts and analytics. You’ll collaborate closely with the metro producer and the digital team to improve our online performance, SEO and reader engagement.
- Manage the weekend, night and holiday schedules.
- Guide our team that covers protests, in consultation with fellow deputy metro editors.
- Be inclusive in coverage at every stage of the process from sourcing to how we frame stories to language and presentation, making sure stories fairly represent the rich cultural and political diversity of our region.
- Be willing to experiment, helping reporters try new story topics and formats.
- Work with colleagues in photo, graphics and digital to coordinate coverage plans.
- Must understand and uphold the standards, ethics and mission of journalism at The Seattle Times.
- Medical, dental, and long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Optional life and AD&D insurance and long-term care insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 10 days of annual vacation accrual, increasing with tenure up to 20 days
- 10 days of annual sick accrual; unused sick pay accrues to an extended illness bank
- 9 paid holidays
- Monthly internet stipend for predominately remote employees
- Subsidized transit cards and parking costs
- Complimentary Seattle Times subscription
- Wellness program
- Fertility coverage (with lifetime limits) for eligible employees
- Parental leave options