Managing Editor - The Daily Catch

Overview
Job Description

— Managing Editor, The Daily Catch

The Daily Catch, a dynamic, award-winning, non-profit digital news site covering Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and nearby environs in New York’s Hudson Valley, seeks a managing editor to help lead the organization’s day-to-day news coverage and operations while playing a key role in charting newsroom strategy.

Location: Red Hook / Rhinebeck / Clinton, NY in the Hudson Valley of New York State (not Red Hook, Brooklyn)

Position: Full-time

Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000, commensurate with experience

Benefits

3 weeks PTO

12 paid holidays

Moving allowance

Health insurance stipend

About the Organization

— The Daily Catch is a non-profit digital news site known for deep reporting on government and community issues, training young journalists, and active community engagement.

As the organization enters its next phase of growth, the managing editor will be an important partner in shaping our vision and success. In addition to our robust website, we produce an array of newsletters, a weekly podcast, and we post stories, photos and videos to social media every day.

Northern Dutchess County, New York, where we operate, is a vibrant region with a high quality of life and strong community engagement, enriched by Bard College, Catskills hiking, historic sites, and access to New York City via Amtrak and Metro-North.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strong editorial leadership and recommendations for news coverage and enterprise, working in close partnership with the Editor-in-Chief (EIC).

Directly assign and edit stories of two reporters, manage our part-time senior editor and read behind him, and help the EIC guide the work of other editorial employees as needed.

Develop and maintain daily and weekly coverage plans across text, video, and visual storytelling formats.

Edit stories for accuracy, clarity, tone, and narrative strength and help ensure all coverage meets the highest standards for accuracy, fairness, ethics, and transparency.

Help ensure newsletters are well organized in terms of story hierarchy, have engaging headlines, smart intros, and are well-edited.

Collaborate with the EIC to shape editorial priorities and long-term coverage strategies.

Help build newsroom production systems that are sustainable, humane, and rigorous.

Meet with community leaders and develop an informed point of view on the political, arts, and education landscape here.

Work with the EIC and publisher on supporting business development and integrated projects that cross both editorial operations and revenue generation.

Qualifications
We’re looking for a confident leader with at least 5 years of newsroom experience as an editor or a senior reporter with proven ability to lead coverage, make sound editorial decisions, coach and mentor staff, ensure workflows are efficient, and meet deadlines.

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