Lead the daily news agenda on New Zealand's biggest news platform as Stuff Digital's Managing Editor.

We're seeking a talented, gutsy newsroom leader who can ensure our audiences enjoy an unmissable and unrivalled mix of great journalism each day, with a strong focus on live, breaking, and Kiwi-as content.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee a team of editors and reporters to drive Stuff's daily news gathering.
• Ensure the delivery of lively, relatable stories, across a range of formats, that meet audience needs and goals.
• Use data to drive decisionmaking and content strategy.
• Collaborate closely with the Stuff Digital SLT, Planning Editor, and National & Indepth Editor.
• Champion creativity and experimentation in news delivery.
• Maintain high standards in editing stories and multimedia content.
• Innovate continuously to stay at the forefront of digital storytelling techniques.
• Uphold Stuff's Editorial Code of Ethics and Practice, company charter, and Pou Tiaki commitments.

Essential Duties:

• Manage a team of Daily News Editors.
• Ensure timely and effective national news flow across all platforms.
• Actively break original content informed by audience metrics.
• Oversee daily content output and ensure it meets platform demands.
• Identify and lead projects to increase engagement and showcase top journalism.
• Edit and subedit stories to the highest standard.
• Serve as duty editor during key shifts.
• Support the EditorinChief as appropriate.
• Foster a highperformance team proficient in digital, audio, and video storytelling.
• Engage with audiences to ensure strong connections with Stuff and its activities.
• Promote and integrate content into social platforms and products like Neighbourly.
• Attend outside events as a representative of the company when required.

Requirements:

• Strong editorial experience and a keen understanding of various storytelling formats.
• Proven ability to innovate and lead a team in a fastpaced news environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to ethical journalism.
• Ability to manage legal risks and complaints effectively.
• Engagement in Stuff's social strategy and support for membership growth.

If you are creatively ambitious, flexible, and open-minded with a passion for delivering top-class journalism, we want to hear from you.

Join us in revolutionising the news landscape and serving our communities with the highest-quality journalism.

Ka oti rānei i a koe tēnei mahi? Kāti, tono mai ināianei kia tīmata ai tō haerenga me Stuff i tēnei rā.

Stuff champions inclusion.

Be it gender, ethnicity, beliefs, abilities or experiences - we know that diversity brings another lens through which we all learn, connect and grow.

E kōkiri nei a Stuff i te whāinga kia whai wāhi ai te katoa.

Hāunga te ira, te iwi, ngā whakapono, ngā āheinga, ngā wheako rānei o te tangata - e mōhio nei tātou mā te kanorau e whai tirohanga hou ai, e ako ai, e tūhono ai, e whanake anō ai tātou katoa.

Nā runga i tā mātou ū ki tētahi taiao mahi e whakaatu ana i te kanorau o ngā hapori i Aotearoa, i te ao, i te pō, ka pōhiringia, ka ākina anō ngā tono mahi a te marea whānui, hāunga te ira, te iwi, te hauātanga, te pakeke rānei.

E ū nei mātou ki te whai kia wātea ai ā mātou ara whai mahi ki te katoa i runga i te mana taurite.

_ Disclaimer:
Stuff does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Stuff is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes._

Job Details:

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Posted on
29 May 2024- Closes on

20 Jun :00- Location(s)

Auckland- Expertise
Editor- Job level(s)
Experienced- Work type(s)
Full Time- Work arrangement
Permanent

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