Senior News Editor

Summary:

The Senior News Editor helps shape NHPR's journalism strategy, both online and on air. They are an experienced journalist who plays a key role on the newsroom's editorial team, working with reporters and across content teams to ensure NHPR's journalism is timely, useful, and engaging. They manage and edit a small team of reporters and work closely with the News Director and other newsroom leaders to seek out ways to push our journalism into new, creative and impactful directions. The position reports to the News Director and is based in our newsroom in Concord, NH.

New Hampshire Public Radio is an independent and trusted source for news and information, and the state's largest radio news service. NHPR's newsroom, digital team, and original programs consistently earn national recognition for their in-depth reporting and production. NHPR is the winner of multiple National Edward R. Murrow Awards for overall excellence from 2015 through 2023 and a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer in Audio Journalism. We have over 23,000 member households, over 60% of which are sustaining members. 

This is a full-time, exempt, on-site role based in Concord, NH, reporting to the News Director. The starting salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 based on experience. We also consider internal equity, among other factors, when deciding compensation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with the News Director and other news editors to plan NHPR's daily and long-term news coverage and publishing strategy.
• Manage and edit a small team of reporters; assign daily stories and features to that team and work to bring them to publication/broadcast.
• Edit and publish stories on NHPR.org and for broadcast, including newscasts and audio stories, digital projects and features, and "baking in" digital plans at the outset of reporting including social media presentation.
• Pitch, develop and manage occasional special projects and series, overseeing newsroom teams working towards a common editorial goal.
• Collaborate with the News Director on publishing external content (such as NPR, New England News Collaborative, Granite State News Collaborative, etc) to NHPR.org.
• Work with NHPR's audience team to ensure our digital stories reach large and diverse audiences.
• Ensure that our journalism adheres to the highest ethical standards and practices.
• Act as a face of the newsroom to external audiences as needed.
• Participate in on-air fundraising as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Experience:

We're looking for someone with...

• Minimum of 7 years of journalism experience. Broadcast journalism experience is desirable.
• Ability to write quickly for broadcast.
• Prior editing experience strongly preferred.
• Comfort working in a digital newsroom.
• Ability to manage a team of reporters in a hybrid environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Technologically versatile with a willingness to expand skills. Multimedia skills, including experience in producing or editing digital media as well as audio is desirable. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of relevant FCC rules and regulations.
• Excellent people skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a related subject area or relevant experience.

...but we know there are great candidates who may not have all these qualities or who have important skills we haven't thought of. If that's you, don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Compensation & Benefits:

This is a full time, exempt position and the salary range for this role is $75,000 to $90,000 annually.

NHPR offers a generous benefits package that includes health and dental insurance; company-paid short and long term disability; flexible spending accounts; 403(b) savings plan with a company match and a free on-site fitness center. Employees are entitled to three weeks of vacation time and 14 paid holidays, as well as paid sick and parental leave.

Things to Know About Us:

NHPR is the state's foremost news organization, focused on producing accountability journalism and engaging deeply with the diverse communities and people of the Granite State. For 40 years, NHPR has produced incisive local news on the radio and emerging audio platforms, complementing the national and global reporting of our partners at NPR. We make nationally prominent podcasts - including Bear Brook, Outside/In, Civics 101 and Document - and have a fast-growing footprint in digital and social media.

We seek people who are approachable, collaborative, empathetic, optimistic, and solution-minded. Together, we are building a culture based on earned trust, transparency, equity and inclusion. We hold ourselves accountable to our goals and our values. NHPR is intent on being public radio for all of New Hampshire, and to expanding our audience and advancing our mission and vision by deepening our engagement with diverse people and communities across the state and beyond our borders.

To Apply:

Please apply on the job opportunities page of our website, NHPR.org, or through this link: https://nhpr.applicantpro.com/jobs

• Include a Resume and Cover Letter

NHPR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and dynamic workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

NHPR encourages people from historically underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC); those who are first in their family to attend college; adults without a traditional college degree; LGBTQIA community members, people from low-income backgrounds and those with intersectional abilities and identities

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000