Texas Public Radio is hiring : Managing Editor in San Antonio

Overview

Texas Public Radio is a mission-driven, award-winning multimedia organization serving an audience of more than 200,000 across a wide expanse of the state. We are part of the Texas Newsroom, a statewide public media collaboration with NPR that allows us to provide even richer journalism and programming.

SUMMARY : TPR’s Managing Editor is responsible for the newsroom’s digital operations, from copy editing to story selection on TPR.org and across multiple platforms – including newsletters and social media.

The Managing Editor is expected to have their finger on the pulse of San Antonio and South-Central Texas.

As a newsroom leader, they identify the editorial priorities for the day, communicate the plan internally, initiate assignments and organize cross-platform teams to deliver on deadlines. The ideal candidate prioritizes the audiences’ information needs, is highly organized and communicative, and can produce and edit high-quality coverage across a range of issues.

This Managing Editor works closely with other editors as well as producers and reporters in the newsroom to coordinate TPR’s daily needs with longer-term enterprise, features, on-demand products, and investigations to make sure content shines across platforms. The managing editor plays a critical role in ensuring our content is inclusive and adheres to internal style guides.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading an editorial team in a daily deadline environment, strong digital publishing experience, a willingness and track record of creating space for creativity as well as delivering consistent, meaningful feedback to everyone on their team. A passion for the mission of public media is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the digital news portion of TPR’s morning news meeting, identifying daily news priorities and opportunities for enterprise content.
• Leads radio portion of the meeting as needed.
• Edits articles and other for-publication materials with text (newsletters, videos, photo captions, graphics, databases) for grammar, syntax, and style, as well as for formatting, SEO, and legality.
• Ensures that all copy adheres to established guidelines.
• Upholds and communicates standards for fair and independent journalism.
• Researches the accuracy of information, as needed.
• Assists with visual requests as needed.
• Creates content from radio broadcasts as needed.
• Manages multiple requests and deadlines.
• Manages story selection on TPR.org to ensure we are reaching the widest possible audience with our journalism.
• Plays an active role in strategic and organization-wide discussions, including efforts to grow a loyal digital audience for our news organization.
• Supervises multiple members of the newsroom.
• Conducts regular check-ins with direct reports and provides consistent feedback.
• Fosters professional development among direct reports, identifying opportunities for continuous learning and skill enhancement.
• Participates appropriately in station fundraising and sponsorship activities and live events.
• Collaborates with the Texas Newsroom on coverage planning, including participation in editorial planning meetings.
• Fulfills administrative obligations related to assignments, including filing prompt and accurate program information / summaries, maintaining contact with and keeping the team informed about assignments, keeping appropriate files and submitting timely expense reports.

Qualifications

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Physical Requirements

NOTE : This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, and responsibilities required. Additionally, this job description is not intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and Texas Public Radio continues to maintain its status as an at-will employer.

Apply

TO APPLY : Please send cover letter, resume, references, and salary requirements to hr@tpr.org. No calls, please. Please indicate where you saw the ad when applying.

Benefits

Texas Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Note : This role description has been refined to remove non-essential boilerplate and ensure clear, focused job content.

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