Community Engagement and Opinion Editor

Community Engagement and Opinion Editor - Nashville

The Tennessean is seeking an experienced Community Engagement and Opinion Editor to join the leadership team at our 118-year-old Nashville institution.

We are looking for a writer who is passionate about opinions and their role in today's journalism landscape. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and amplifying our opinion content, ensuring it resonates with our growing audience across Middle Tennessee.

This individual will collaborate closely with Gannett's opinion cohort - a talented team of writers and contributors, producing high-quality, engaging and impactful opinion pieces.

The role also involves extensive community outreach. We are looking for a dynamic journalist who can convene dialogue, not only through the written word but also via appearances on panels and at public forums.

Gannett is a respected news company with a proud tradition of journalistic excellence. We remain dedicated to delivering thought-provoking content and informed perspectives to our ever-growing digital audience.

If you are a passionate editor with a vision for engaging digital audiences with compelling perspectives and a commitment to journalistic excellence, we invite you to apply for the position of Community Engagement & Opinion Editor at The Tennessean. Join us in shaping the future of opinion journalism.

Responsibilities:

• Content Strategy: Collaborate with The Tennessean's executive editor and top opinion leaders throughout Gannett to develop and execute a comprehensive content strategy that aligns with the company's mission and audience engagement goals.
• Write columns and work with contributing writers and columnists at The Tennessean.
• Manage a rotation of opinion interns either semester or annual.
• Content Curation: Curate, edit and oversee the publication of opinion pieces that are thought-provoking, well-researched and aligned with each the publication's editorial voice.
• Audience Engagement: Collaborate with the Director of Audience Engagement to ensure opinion content is tailored to engage and resonate with the digital audience effectively.
• Editorial Calendar: Develop and manage an editorial calendar to plan content creation, ensuring timely and relevant coverage of key topics and events.
• Collaboration: Foster collaboration with other departments, including Audience Engagement, Marketing, and Digital Production, to maximize the reach and impact of opinion content.
• Community Engagement: Help plan and participate in community events that focus on our journalism and important issues that impact our community.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all content published meets the highest editorial and ethical standards and adheres to copyright, plagiarism, and fact-checking policies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in journalism, with a focus on opinion writing and editing.
• Proven experience in editorial leadership and managing a team of writers.
• Strong writing, editing, and fact-checking skills.
• Deep knowledge of current events, politics and social issues.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Application Instructions

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don't limit your upload to a resume; show us what you've done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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