Managing Editor

This is a Full Time Job

Summary:

WBBM Newsradio is looking for an energetic and accomplished news manager to help lead our incredible team of journalists. The Managing Editor sets the agenda for news coverage on Chicago’s highly respected, top rated station, plus works collaboratively with our digital team in our multi-media newsroom. If you have a passion for local news, understand Chicago and love working with intelligent, creative storytellers, please apply! We’re looking for someone with an extensive background, loves the high paced challenge of breaking news, is a strong planner, and can help guide and mentor talent with various levels of experience. Along with the Brand Manager/News Director, WBBM’s Managing Editor makes editorial decisions, guides and supervises reporters, editors and producers to ensure accuracy and strong journalistic ethics.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:
• Leading the newsroom with creative vision and a positive, collaborative spirit
• Developing story ideas both short term and long term
• Mentoring and coaching reporters with regular feedback sessions and daily editorial guidance
• Shaping daily news coverage by prioritizing quality story ideas and fostering creative pitches from reporters
• Keeping a future file of upcoming news events
• Assigning reporters to stories and meeting daily with each editor
• Listening to the air product with attention to reporting, writing and story selection
• Collaborating, coordinating and providing resources for digital team
• Planning for major news events, including advance preparation for live interviews
• Developing relationships with spokespeople for police, fire, schools and government officials among others.
• Preparing feature story assignment schedules and planning in-depth series
• Being on-call along with News Director for breaking news, questions from newsroom and help manage on-going coverage.

Qualifications

Administrative duties include:
• Scheduling newsroom personnel
• Backing up Brand Manager for payroll and personnel matters
• Equipment inventory and distribution
• Hiring, training and mentoring new employees
• Supervising newsroom personnel

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of journalism and audio experience
• Outstanding news judgment and story development skills
• Experience managing, coaching and mentoring
• Proficiency with digital audio editing software
• Social Media abilities
• Familiarity with Chicago market
• Strong interpersonal skills
• New ideas and a love for the job!

Vaccination Requirements

To help promote and ensure the safety of all of our employees and the communities we serve, we require all incoming employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination, which will be kept confidential. If you are not vaccinated, or partially vaccinated currently, but willing to become fully vaccinated, we invite you to still apply.

Audacy is committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all and we recognize that some individuals may have a sincerely held religious belief as it pertains to the practice of immunization or a medical disability which may prevent them from becoming vaccinated. Individuals who cannot be fully vaccinated due to a sincere religious belief or medical disability may request an accommodation. We request that you refrain from discussing religious beliefs or medical conditions during the interview process. If you believe you need an accommodation, you will have an opportunity to submit your request during the interview process. All requests for accommodation will remain confidential and reviewed by selected individuals within the HR department. We cannot guarantee that all requests for accommodation will be granted. Please refer to our EEO policy and statement below.

About Us

Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD) is a scaled, multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with the country’s best radio broadcasting group, a leader in virtually every segment of audio, and America’s #1 creator of original, premium audio. Audacy engages over 170 million consumers each month, bringing people together around the news, sports, podcasts and music that matter to them.
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