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Managing Editor -- Washington/Politics
Gannett
Washington, DC, United States
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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across our network. With an unmatched local-to-national reach, Gannett touches the lives of more than 110 million people monthly with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Gannett brands include USA TODAY NETWORK with the iconic USA TODAY and more than 100 local media brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal and SweetIQ, and U.K. media company Newsquest.
USA TODAY, one of the nation's premier news organizations with 10 Pulitzer Prizes and multiple Emmy Awards, is seeking a dynamic and transformational leader to serve as its Managing Editor.
The successful candidate will be a seasoned news executive who can articulate a strategic vision for the future of USA TODAY while setting and executing coverage and audience priorities. This person will have the skills to both raise the quality level of the journalism and increase the new organization’s considerable digital reach. The right candidate will have a proven track record of innovation in storytelling across multiple digital platforms and high-impact investigative editing.
We are looking for someone with expertise in multiple areas of coverage – investigative, national, politics, life, sports, business and more – as well as emerging media, mobile, social media and video strategy, and use of data to drive engagement and traffic. Applicants should have a clear understanding of how to target specific audiences, how to effectively engage readers in the digital space and how to grow digital audiences. The right candidate will have the experience and ability to assess structure, personnel and technological needs, and to make necessary changes. The editor will collaborate across the USA TODAY Network.
Key Responsibilities:
• Uphold the highest journalism standards across digital and print platforms, strongly support the First Amendment and conceive, pursue and execute watchdog reporting.
• Provide exemplary leadership and execute the strategic vision.
• Develop and implement a multi-platform digital vision for mobile, social and video, focused on achieving target audience specific goals and objectives.
• Increase journalistic quality and storytelling across all areas of coverage.
• Lead the planning and oversee execution of content strategies with a keen eye focused on growth audiences. Creativity and an ability to develop and execute innovative approaches are essential.
• Excellent personal leadership, change management and ability to collaborate and influence cross-functionally—can conduct a dialogue that is intellectually honest, brings out diversity of ideas and creates the appropriate integration/connectivity.
• Strong communicator of the company’s strategic initiatives, purpose, vision, culture and plan.
Qualifications:
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience as a respected journalism leader, with emphasis on digital content and storytelling platforms.
• Experience in high-level decision-making with complex, impactful or sensitive news content.
• A history of successful leadership, innovation and goal achievement.
• Demonstrated change leader who collaborates and communicates effectively.
• Demonstrated experience with digital audiences.
• Personal charisma, comfortable with public speaking and a commitment to staff interaction.
• Understanding of the changing media landscape and ability to adapt strategies that address continually changing market and consumer needs and desires.
• Demonstrated strong competitive instincts and intellectual curiosity.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and coordinate in an environment of accountability.
• Demonstrated track record in recruiting a highly successful leadership team.
• Experience driving a successful turnaround or transformation.