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Job #: 842875

The Managing Editor directs the execution of the local online extension of NBC’s Local Integrated Media network, ensuring the offering is consistently fresh, differentiated, impactful and relevant to a new generation of local users. The role combines acute attention to detail, creativity, editorial judgment and flair, and dynamic, day-to-day execution and project-management responsibilities within a 24/7 news-gathering operation. It requires working under the strategic direction of NBC Local’s national team while collaborating with a local newsroom and network of area-based content providers.

• Drives the operational vision for the NBC Local site’s online strategy, including managing the local editorial “voice,” programming the homepage and key index pages, gathering and prioritizing content from a range of sources and feeds, managing the execution of publishing workflows, adhering to editorial styleguides, standards and practices, and hitting aggressive benchmarks for the volume and frequency of content publication.
• Works with both national and local third-party providers to facilitate the acquisition, editing and promotion of local content, including (but not limited to) News, Weather, Traffic, Entertainment, Health and Community features.
• Manages a small local team of content managers, and coordinates among non-web-dedicated staff who will be responsible for producing and publishing content.
• Develops a working connection with teams at other local content centers.
• Assists in the hiring of local editors, bloggers and other content creators.
• Leads the mobilization of online teams in the event of breaking-news stories.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years experience working in a major news-gathering operation.
• Undergraduate degree, preferably in journalism, media, communications, political science or English required.

Desired

• Entrepreneurial skills; the ability to find new ways of reaching local audiences.
• Experience in managing online editorial teams within a matrixed organization.
• A solid base of contacts throughout the local online industry, with proven ability to identify and recruit talent – e.g. editors, writers and bloggers.
• Attention to detail and ability to parse statistical research and analysis and make operational and editorial adjustments accordingly.
• Working knowledge of digital technology, particularly content-management tools.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications (oral and written) skills.
• Ability to perform in fast-paced environments, to shift priorities quickly among multiple projects and to “get it done” on short notice.
• Rewrite and headline writing experience.

General
NBC Bay Area is the NBC-owned and -operated station serving San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose and ten Bay Area Counties. NBC Universal is an equal opportunity employer. GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

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