Deputy Editor

This is a remote-based position.

In the past few years, younger Americans have brought renewed energy and focus to the reckonings with justice, equity and power.  Reckon has been there, covering those movements, issues and perspectives and shining a light on the people in the South and elsewhere.

Now, we're elevating our work to a national stage, and we’re looking for a deputy editor to help our journalists tell the story of a changing America from the perspectives of people who are leading the calls for change.

We need a resourceful, process-driven leader who can deliver a consistent diet of engaging content every day as well as be part of a team that handles larger initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the editor-in-chief, this newsroom leader will oversee the day-to-day content production across our platforms
• Oversee three to four editors who will help our teams develop beats and expertise issues such as covering environmental and climate justice, reproductive rights, purity culture, working families, trans rights, Blackness, racial justice, movements and queer issues.
• The person will be part of the senior leadership team and as such involved in developing the evolving editorial strategy and direction. This person will oversee the development of the newsroom’s structures and processes to support that editorial strategy
• You should be organized enough to manage people and teams working remotely across time zones, as well as content budgets and editorial calendars. This newsroom leader must have a deep passion for our brand, our audiences and seizing opportunities to grow.
• Provide visionary leadership and day-to-day management for growing staff, including editors, reporters, producers and freelancers. Coach managers and reporters; oversee professional development; provide consistent feedback.
• Manage workflows that enable reporters, producers and editors to work efficiently and effectively to report stories on the optimal platform at the optimal time. Balance daily and weekly stories with longer-form pieces
• Represent Reckon in the public, including with sources, in media appearances, panels and industry events
• Contribute to company initiatives, including employee committees

Don't let the fact that you don't check all the boxes below keep you from applying. If you think you have what it takes, shoot your shot.

Reckon is an award-winning national news organization that covers the people reckoning with America and the issues that inspire them.

We know issues always start with people. That’s why people are at the center of our stories about climate justice, reproductive rights, faith and purity culture, working mothers and families, trans rights, Blackness, racial justice, movements, queer issues and more.

We are committed to telling stories from perspectives from around the nation that are historically ignored or erased by mainstream media outlets.

Find our work on our website, social media and by subscribing to newsletters like Honey and Black Joy. Listen to our award-winning podcasts, including The Reckon Interview and Unjustifiable, or watch our short documentaries, including Mauled and Pulled Over/Pulled Under.

Our journalists and their work have garnered major awards, including multiple Emmys, a national Edward R. Murrow Award and a Pulitzer Prize.

Reckon is owned by Advance Local and part of Advance, a privately held company whose portfolio includes Condé Nast and American City Business Journals.  Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit.

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.