KCBS-A Managing Editor
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$ 80000 - 85000
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Overview
Job Title: KCBSA Managing Editor
Department: News
Reporting To: News Brand Manager
Employment Type: FullTime
Location: San Francisco CA
Work Arrangement: OnSite
Overview:
The managing editor oversees the daytoday and longrange editorial work of KCBS Radios news team working in tandem with colleagues to coordinate news coverage. Assign reporters writers editors producers anchors and production assistants. Set editorial deadlines. Ensure all material adheres to KCBS Radios editorial standards. Key responsibilities include content strategy and story development quality control and maintaining KCBS Radios voice and style across all mediums.
Responsibilities
The managing editor oversees training and development of KCBS Radio news editors and producers (collectively the news desk).
What Youll Do:
- Editorial Leadership: assign stories oversee edits and ensure deadlines are met
- Content Strategy: develop and implement editorial strategies to align with programming goals including topic selection story angles and content calendars
- Quality Control: review and edit content to ensure accuracy consistency and adherence to style guidelines
- Team Management: train and mentor editorial staff providing feedback and editorial / coverage guidance
- Collaboration: work closely with onair staff to ensure thorough and comprehensive news coverage
- FactChecking: verify information and sources for accuracy in published content
- Edit and produce newscasts (including but not limited to selecting editing and/or writing news content)
More of What Youll Do:
- Manage the flow of news and information (including but not limited to receiving and researching news tips calling on breaking stories conducting offair interviews with officials and newsmakers)
- Edit audio for broadcast and digital assets
- Collaborate with colleagues about news coverage (i.e. propose and contribute to daily and longterm coverage plans)
- Research and arrange compelling live and prerecorded interviews
- Promote news coverage on a variety of channels including broadcast social media the Audacy app and station website
- Contribute content to the stations social media channels the Audacy app and the station website
- Protect the stations FCC license
- Other duties as required by management
- Occasional night weekend and other nonbusiness hours work on an asneeded basis as determined by business needs breaking news etc.
Qualifications
Required & Preferred:
- Strong Editing Skills: Excellent grammar punctuation and writing skills to ensure highquality content
- Leadership Abilities: Ability to motivate a team of editors and writers effectively
- Strategic Thinking: Develop and execute content strategies aligned with news brand goals
- Communication Skills: Clear and concise communication with both editorial staff and other departments
- Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- DecisionMaking: Confidence in making editorial judgments and resolving content issues
- Bachelors degree in Journalism English Communications or related field
- Extensive experience in editing and writing roles
- Proven leadership
- Familiarity with industry trends and best practices
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Additional Information
Pay Transparency:
The anticipated starting salary range for Californiabased individuals expressing interest in this position is $80000.00 $85000.00/yr.
Salary to be determined by the education experience knowledge skills abilities and location of the applicant as well as internal and external equity.
Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator medical dental vision mental health telemedicine flexible spending accounts health savings account disability life insurance critical illness hospital indemnity accident insurance paid time off (sick flextime away/vacation days personal parental volunteer) 401(k) retirement plan student loan payment assistance program legal assistance life assistance program identity theft protection discounted home and auto insurance and pet insurance.
Important Notes:
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About Us
Audacy is a scaled leading multiplatform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the countrys two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the countrys largest markets as well as one of the countrys largest podcast networks and the Audacy directtoconsumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more atFacebookXLinkedInandInstagram.
EEO
Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race color religion or religious creed sex/gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry age (over 40 physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status military or veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal state or local law and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose please call. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a casebycase basis.
Employment Type
Full-Time
