What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editor position at Adams Communications Co?
Editor
Position Summary
This position is responsible for gathering and processing hard news, spot news, and enterprise stories for both the daily print and online editions of the newspaper, as well as for associated social media channels. The editor directly manages a staff of six, including a dedicated sports editor, and is responsible for guiding and coordinating their newsgathering efforts.
In addition to overseeing staff, the editor recruits, manages, and assigns work to paid stringers and unpaid community contributors, ensuring their submissions meet the newspaper’s high standards for accuracy, style, and journalistic integrity. The editor also maintains the content budget and collaborates with the pagination hub to produce both the print and digital editions of The Greeneville Sun, while ensuring the website and social media platforms are updated daily.
The editor builds and maintains relationships with local newsmakers and serves as a public-facing representative of the newsroom, responding to inquiries from the community in person, by phone, email, and through social media.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must be flexible, a self-starter, attentive to detail, diplomatic, and capable of multitasking in a deadline-driven environment. Strong leadership and team management skills are essential. Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal abilities, a commitment to high journalistic standards, and the capacity to work effectively with both internal staff and external contacts.
Essential Functions
- Ability to write, to take photos and video, strong organizational skills.
- Must be able to edit and format copy and be able to anticipate workloads based on production schedules.
- Managing reporters, sports editor and freelancers, editing copy, captions, video content and proofing pages.
- Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with company core values.
- Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with internal and external contacts.
Minimum Requirements
Prior reporting/editing experience required. Demonstrated ability to multitask.
Education
Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field and professional writing experience preferred.
To apply for this position please consider sending your resume to Duane Uhls at duane.uhls@newportplaintalk.com.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
For additional company information, visit www.adamspg.com.