Business, Growth and Development Editor at Gannett in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

The Austin American-Statesman / statesman.com , located in the 10th largest city in the country and part of the USA TODAY NETWORK , is seeking a Business/Growth and Development Editor who can drive coverage of our entrepreneurial and global businesses plus growth and development trends in Texas' capital city and its sprawling metropolitan area.

Housing, real estate and development comings and goings are some of the top topics our readers care about. With a population of 1 million, the Austin and Central Texas area boasts a dynamic business climate.

Austin has become the new Silicon Valley as hundreds of companies and thousands of tech workers call our vibrant state capital home. Austin is the headquarters of Tesla and the Boring Co., Dell, Oracle, AMD, Whole Food and Bumble. Google, Meta (Facebook), Apple, Amazon and Samsung have major presence in our region.

Austin is a tech startup haven and home to scores of venture capitalists but also has a vibrant small-business and minority business environment that continues to grow. In Austin, creativity is often rewarded with funding and we want to tell those stories.

Several major recent business announcements: Samsung expansion of 11 semi-conductor plants in the coming years and Elon Musk's continued investment into Tesla headquarters. There is no better time to lead business and development coverage in Austin and the region.

The successful candidate must be a skilled editor who can collaborate with reporters to elevate their story pitches, reporting and writing. The candidate must have a sense of urgency to mobilize staff to stay on top of news developments and the drive to hold those in power accountable. Finding ways to write those stories so they connect to the understanding of the overall region is a must.

A strong understanding of audience metrics, engagement tactics, and search engine optimization is necessary to help grow the newspaper's digital audience.

Responsibilities:

• Coach reporters to produce a steady stream of breaking news, enterprise, explanatory and investigative pieces.
• Accelerate the urgency, digital-first acumen among your staff.
• Work with the content strategist and digital team members to ensure that topics and issues most important to key audiences are covered.
• Monitor real-time metrics to develop a clear picture of audience needs.
• Work collaboratively with other editors to produce relevant content using innovative approaches.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in communications, journalism or related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• More than five years of media management experience.
• Proven proficiency in applying analytics to content strategy.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Exposure to deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Social-media and SEO knowledge.
• Self-motivation and self-direction.
• Strong line-editing skills.
• Strong people-management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.

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:

Your resume - one to two pages.

A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.

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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