Managing Editor, News and Digital

WFAE
Charlotte, NC

WFAE, an award-winning public radio station serving the Charlotte region for more than 35 years,  seeks a Managing Editor for News and Digital to help shape reporting across digital and emerging platforms, and help lead community engagement initiatives. The Managing Editor for News and Digital will possess a sophisticated and nuanced understanding of national and international headlines as well as news that is important to local communities.  In addition, the Managing Editor for News and Digital will be responsible for leading daily news meetings, helping to establish the daily news agenda and determining how news is covered and presented across multiple platforms. The Managing Editor for News and Digital must be a student of media and technology, and will be expected to stay abreast of trends that impact the ways in which we cover news and present it to our audience. 

The Managing Editor for News and Digital will be an important member of the news and programming senior team, and as such must demonstrate the ability to lead, collaborate with and motivate colleagues and direct reports to reach key goals. 

The Managing Editor for News and Digital will report to the Chief Content Officer and will work closely with the News Director and Web Manager to fulfill the responsibilities of the job. This job is located in Charlotte N.C.

Go to http://wfae.org/managing-editor-news-and-digital to read more about the opportunity and to apply.