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Senior Editor/Weekends, (AJC)
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$90,100.00 - $150,100.00 / yr
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parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k)
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 United States, Georgia, College Park | |
 Jan 10, 2025 | |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's (AJC) mission is to be the most essential and engaging source of news and information for the people of Atlanta, Georgia and the South. To achieve that mission, we will transform ourselves from a storied daily newspaper into a modern media company. At the heart of that transformation is how we work - across functions, in pursuit of shared goals to reach new audiences in new ways.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution seeks a Senior Editor/Weekends to lead the newsroom on Saturdays and Sundays, primarily in covering breaking news but also directing timely and engaging coverage from beats across the newsroom. This is a uniquely demanding job but one that offers some unique flexibility including a four-day work week. The person in this full-time position will work every Saturday and Sunday and two other workdays, to be determined. He or she will be responsible for directing the weekend reporting team and helping ensure the high quality of our weekend products. The person in this role will be tasked with looking ahead and collaborating with other newsroom leaders to ensure smart coverage of weekend events, and for helping to ensure a strong coverage for Monday AM across all platforms. The editor will edit both live coverage, which can include major breaking news, as well as and feature stories like festivals and community events. The editor will help plan and edit varied content that may include sports, features, business, crime, or other beats as needed. In addition, the role may assist with editing content that is planned to run for the upcoming weekend. Reporting to the Deputy Managing Editor/News, this role will be aligned with editors leading the Crime and Public Safety/Breaking News, Local, and Education. This role is a great opportunity for a leader who seeks to demonstrate growth and decision-making in content and digital audience engagement. The editor is the point person for staff on duty on Saturdays and Sunday in reporting as well as shepherding content, in coordination with programming, to ajc.com and coordinating with print team. The editor must make decisions on when to involve senior newsroom leadership or call-in additional troops for breaking news. When not working on weekend material, this editor will work closely with other core news teams including breaking news/crime, local and education, and will keep the breaking news plan up to date and maintaining the weekend and holiday rotation schedule. Because this editor is the key newsroom leader on Saturdays and Sundays, the ideal candidate will have familiarity with metro Atlanta, has reporting and editing experience here and the institutional knowledge needed to guide the weekend news staff. The ideal candidate is a prolific multitasker with great news judgment and excellent editing/writing skills who can work independently in a fast-paced newsroom environment. KEY DUTIES
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USD 90,100.00 - 150,100.00 per year Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary of $90,100.00 - $150,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Benefits: The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. About Cox Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today! Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page . Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes. | |