Local Editor, The Stockton Record

The Stockton Record, part of USA TODAY Co., seeks an ambitious news leader to run one of the Central Valley’s most storied print and digital mastheads and coach its dedicated staff. The position is physically based in Stockton.

Responsibilities

Boots on the ground editing for local newsrooms.

Primary assigning, story vetting, line editing. Managing workflow to meet deadlines.

Coaching and directly supervising front-line journalists, including regular 1:1s.

Ensuring steady productivity around high-value topics and adjusting as needed.

Prioritizing DEI values in story selection, sourcing and hiring.

Being the local face of the news organization for the community where based and ensuring local engagement by frontline journalists in others.

Helping the staff hone skills in a wide range of storytelling: from real-time digital updates to narrative storytelling, employing alternative story forms and multimedia.

Using metrics and analytics to determine how to best reach and grow the audience.

Assuring daily work is completed on time and efficiently, setting priorities and coordinating with colleagues.

Receiving assignments in the form of objectives to meet goals; administering company policies that directly affect team members.

Assigning and editing articles for context, completeness, fairness, accuracy, balance, and adherence to news values. Demonstrating strong news judgment in the selection, prioritization and editing of content.

Writing effective digital headlines, social media posts, briefs and breaking news alerts that help attract audiences.

Market leader duties such as office/building administration, compliance and customer service that require hands‑on engagement at the local level (with Market Leader Administrators).

Leading or coordinating coverage when local news attracts a national audience (with Group Editor, Producer/Planners, others).

Cultivating a recruitment pipeline and screening, conducting first interviews for frontline journalists (with Group Editor, News and Talent Team, Recruiters).

Reviewing and optimizing beat and topic assignments within local newsrooms (with Group Editor).

Manage freelancers (with Operations Assistants).

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

3-5 years of relevant work experience. Management/supervisory experience.

Proven proficiency in applying analytics to content strategy.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Exceptional planning and organizational skills.

SEO knowledge.

Self‑motivation and self‑direction.

Strong people‑management skills.

Strong problem‑solving skills.

Creativity and out‑of‑the‑box thinking.

Candidates should have facility with AI and automation and experience in using it to enhance their journalism.

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