Editor reviews, edits, and re-writes a variety of documents and/or digital content. Responsible for creating and maintaining accurate and compelling content for written copy and/or websites and other online communications media. Being an Editor ensures that all content meets required and accepted format and standards. Evaluates content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency. Additionally, Editor may coordinate with creative team to produce final drafts. Requires a bachelor's degree in journalism or equivalent. Typically reports to a manager. The Editor occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be an Editor typically requires 2-4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Assistant Editor
The Beaumont Enterprise seeks an enthusiastic and versatile Assistant Editor to serve in the No. 2 leadership position in its newsroom. The right candidate will serve as the most senior reporter in the newsroom, while also participating in digital efforts and filling in for the editor when necessary.
The Assistant Editor’s main duty will be to work with the editor to plan and execute in-depth coverage. But they also many edit stories, handle breaking news and help oversee a daily news operation that produces a daily paper, daily and weekly email newsletters, special sections and a website that sees hundreds of thousands of visits each month.
The ideal candidate will be a leader and a planner who knows how to strategize and execute a wide variety of content — from in-depth features to concise breaking news. In the digital-focused newsroom, hitting deadlines, writing SEO headlines, growing audience and driving social media engagement are key metrics. We need a mature, ambitious staff member who knows how to stay organized and juggle a number of short- and long-term assignments at once.
The assistant editor also oversees the newsroom when the editor is away, including some weekend and evening editing duties.
The Enterprise routinely is an award-winning publication that, more importantly, produces impactful journalism that captures the spirit of the community and serves its readers well.
Responsibilities can include (but are not limited to):
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Other requirements (if you don’t have these exact qualifications, tell me how what you do have makes up for it):
About The Beaumont Enterprise
The Beaumont Enterprise is a daily newspaper in Southeast Texas that most recently won 56 awards from the Press Club of Southeast Texas’ annual contest. Beaumont is a place to grow with a team of committed journalists, who have covered everything from the explosion of a petrochemical plant to catastrophic storms and everything in between.
Beaumont also is close to the Gulf of Mexico, along a river, and between Houston and Louisiana.
The Enterprise, which is Southeast Texas’ oldest business, is part of Hearst Communications, which notably has been investing in its properties while media companies across the nation have been cutting.
We understand the value of bringing everyone to the table, particularly individuals from traditionally underrepresented communities. As a result, the company has put together a series of goals to improve representation across departments and levels. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people of marginalized communities.
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