
asuep.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comEditor, Santa Barbara News-PressEditor, Santa Barbara News-Press The editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press is a dynamic, versatile and digitally savvy journalist who will lead the team as we reimagine the local news source. The editor will drive all editorial operations for the news outlet, including content strategy, digital transformation, audience building, social media, ethics and standards and talent and retention. Santa Barbara News-Press is part of NEWSWELL, which unites hometown newsrooms, offering efficiencies of scale while maintaining local newsgathering. NEWSWELL helps newsrooms become nonprofit and for-community. It provides strategic guidance, innovative solutions and wrap-around operations so local journalists can focus on local news, and newsrooms can best serve their communities. NEWSWELL partners with Arizona State University, the nation’s most innovative nine years in a row, to offer game-changing ideas, tools and research. NEWSWELL transforms local news to help communities and democracy thrive. The pay scale for this position ranges from $75,000 to $85,000. What you'll do Recruit and develop a high-performance team of staffers and freelancers who will develop and implement an audience-centric content strategy. Manage, motivate and inspire newsroom staff and contributors toward excellence while upholding the highest standards of journalistic integrity and credibility while championing the First Amendment. Implement findings from the NEWSWELL landscape study, community listening sessions and real-time analytics to cover issues critical to Santa Barbara County residents. Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key local organizations — including schools, nonprofits, businesses and other media outlets — to foster collaboration, enhance community engagement and support impactful storytelling. Create an inclusive work environment that values diversity, fosters belonging, empowers others and nourishes a culture that pushes for and celebrates wins. Foster a culture of innovation by harnessing fresh ideas and experimenting with new tools, technologies and techniques that enhance digital and social media storytelling. Establish goals for newsroom and implement performance standards. Drive continuous improvement and excellence in our reporting. Represent the Santa Barbara News-Press publicly, serving as a visible and trusted ambassador in the community. Maintain relationships with NEWSWELL leadership to develop strategies to increase audience and community support while providing meaningful, compelling journalism. Implement engagement efforts based on community feedback and active listening. Work closely with leadership at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Maximize student engagement and student outcomes by involving journalism students in news gathering and publishing. Collaborate across the publications within NEWSWELL and ASU Media Enterprise on story development, content strategy, training and best practices. Collaborate and partner with other local media to help meet the news and information needs of Santa Barbara County. Support the entire local news ecosystem. What you'll need A demonstrated passion for local journalism and a deep commitment to serving the community. Strong writing and editing abilities, with sharp news judgment, attention to detail and a focus on accuracy. Knowledge of Santa Barbara County communities and local issues. Proficiency in a fast-paced deadline environment where quick thinking and adaptability are essential. Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the values of fairness, diversity, inclusion and professionalism. Uphold ethical standards and foster a professional newsroom culture. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in Associated Press style and a strong command of grammar. Relevant qualifications A minimum of 10 years of experience in journalism, with at least five years in newsroom management. Preferred qualifications: Strong understanding of audience development and engagement strategies. Familiarity with editorial planning, project management and budgeting tools, such as Airtable and Excel. Spanish language skills are a plus but not required. Benefits Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) plan with matching employer contribution 22 days of vacation time 11 holidays, including your birthday Parental leave Significant tuition reductions $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement NEWSWELL is an Equal Opportunity Employer WHO WE ARE NEWSWELL TRANSFORMS LOCAL NEWS TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND DEMOCRACY THRIVE NEWSWELL, a nonprofit based at Arizona State University, provides back-end operations and business strategies to help news sites become or remain sustainable. Local journalists report the news. NEWSWELL offers the support. We don’t just want to sustain local news, we want to transform it. We’ll work with researchers, faculty and students across America’s most innovative university to solve journalism’s biggest problems. We partner with the renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU to provide learning opportunities for students as well as professional development and a talent pipeline for our newsrooms. LOCAL NEWS STAYS LOCAL, WE OFFER SUPPORT AND STRATEGY NEWSWELL is growing a network of nonprofit newsrooms dedicated to their communities, made up of local journalists and supported by local community advisory boards. We offer shared services, innovative tools and diversified revenue strategies to help local news thrive. As we assist newsrooms, we do it with the community, listening, learning and offering ways to get involved. Each newsroom is for and of the community it serves, the entire community. WE ARE NONPROFIT AND FOR COMMUNITY We are working with three local news sites as prototypes of our transformation process: SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS STOCKTONIA TIMES OF SAN DIEGO To learn more visit asunewswell.org. Questions, Comments and Inquiries: Email: careers@asuep.org