Editor - 502175

Editor

• 502175

SUMMARY:

The editor is responsible for overseeing, creating, and curating content for UR Now, a digital original news site that will also form the basis of a weekly email digest of news and information about the University of Richmond. The editor is responsible for the quality, quantity, and strategic value of content generated by the UR Now team, as well as the quality of the website and the email.

The editor reports to and works in partnership with the AVP for Communications and Media Relations and will supervise a senior digital content specialist and freelancers, while collaborating closely with University Communications colleagues to create and manage news and storytelling content creation, editing, and distribution. The editor leads UR Now planning and content meetings, supervises the production process, edits and writes content, and manages the posting of content to the web and distribution of the email associated with the publication.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide Vision and Leadership for UR Now

In partnership with senior leadership, create an engaging and strategically focused news site and affiliated weekly email that advances the national reputation and elevates the academic excellence of the University of Richmond as a top liberal arts university. Provide exceptional storytelling through written and visual means. Work with University Communications colleagues to analyze user data, analytics and patterns, and to increase reader engagement and retention.

Oversee, Write, Review, and Edit Content

Provide editorial oversight for content that will include written narratives, compelling photographs, and videos, information graphics, and digital interactive features produced to inform broad audiences and positively influence the way communities think about and interact with the University of Richmond. Work with University Communications colleagues and campus partners to identify, create, produce, edit, publish, and cross-promote engaging content daily and through the weekly email. Identify and manage a stable of freelancers.

Manage Publication Schedule

Manage the publication schedule to ensure fresh content on a daily basis to the news site and to curate content for the weekly email. Identify content that is linked to and aligns with the University's strategic plan and institutional priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent skills in balancing storytelling with marketing the University

• Substantial experience researching, writing, and editing stories that are journalistic in style, and an ability to make the content engaging within the parameters of a university's broader communications

• Strong interviewing skills

• Strong editorial innovation and creativity

• Solid project-management experience, including the ability to set and enforce deadlines, manage complex editorial or digital projects, and manage a project timeline.

• A strong understanding of the responsibilities of the division to tell the University's story in an engaging manner

• Proven experience as managing editor for print and/or digital publications, including exercising news judgment

• Demonstrated experience creating and curating content for digital channels

• Demonstrated experience in and strong knowledge of creating a vision for content, including writing, editing, and managing

• A broad base of knowledge and experience to deal with the variety of complex topics that the news site content covers

• An understanding of how to work effectively with and how to integrate a university's people, programs, resources, and strategic goals into the news

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with campus

• Strong interpersonal skills and a highly professional presentation

• Ability to work independently at a consistently high level of productivity and accuracy

• Familiarity with podcasting and video

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, mass communications, English, marketing, or a related

• 5+ years of significant experience in journalism, public relations, marketing communications, or a related

• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at UR.

WORK HOURS:

• Full-time, exempt position

• Monday

• Friday, 8:30 a.m.

• 5:00 p.m.; 7.75 hrs./day; 38.75 hrs./week

SALARY STRUCTURE:

Pay Grade 8 (Hiring Range $64,210.00 to $85,072.00 annually)

ABOUT UR:

At the University of Richmond, we're creative, inclusive, and determined. We're Spiders, and our mission is to create positive change in the UR community and beyond. Located minutes from downtown Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond (www.richmond.edu) blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. There's only one place like Richmond.

UR is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, our academic community welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates who support diversity. EOE