What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Editor, Inquirer Weekend position at The Philadelphia Inquirer?
The Philadelphia Inquirer is looking for a proactive and autonomous senior editor to lead our digital weekend news operation and develop a distinct digital weekend edition of The Inquirer that further engages our subscribers and broadens the audience for our journalism. The Senior Editor, Inquirer Weekend will oversee a dedicated team of weekend reporters and editors and coordinate with teams from across the newsroom to ensure we consistently deliver an engaging, useful and responsive news report on weekends while also positioning us to be ahead of the news cycle entering each new week.
This position will work particularly closely with senior editors on our breaking news and audience teams and be responsible for managing the curation of our digital platforms throughout the weekend, assigning and editing breaking news stories, and selecting or commissioning stories for some of our most important daily lineups. This person will run the weekend news meetings.
We are looking for an accomplished journalist with substantial experience editing a wide range of stories who also holds a strong understanding of audience trends and best practices for digital content optimization.
This position will be based in the Greater Philadelphia area and is not open to fully remote employees, but will have the flexibility to work many shifts from home. You will work a four-day work week, Thursday-Sunday.
About Us
Since 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer has been “asking on behalf of the people” of Philadelphia and the region by providing essential journalism. Locally owned and headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, The Inquirer is a for-profit public benefit corporation under the non-profit Lenfest Institute. Its multiple brand platforms — including newspapers, Inquirer.com, e-Editions, apps, newsletters, podcasts, and live events — provide Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism to a growing audience that includes more than 156,000 digital subscribers and 20 million monthly impressions.
What You’ll Do
The Philadelphia Inquirer is committed to attracting a diverse group of people to join our team. As part of our mission, we are seeking candidates who share our passion for indispensable journalism and our drive to create a sustainable business model to support it.
We value diverse levels of experience, abilities, and backgrounds. Because of this, we encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed in the job description. The Inquirer may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
The Inquirer is building an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We especially encourage people from marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds to apply for vacant positions at all levels of the organization, including but not limited to people of color, women, people who identify as LGBTQIA , and people with disabilities. We are an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other category protected by federal, state and/or local law.
This position will work particularly closely with senior editors on our breaking news and audience teams and be responsible for managing the curation of our digital platforms throughout the weekend, assigning and editing breaking news stories, and selecting or commissioning stories for some of our most important daily lineups. This person will run the weekend news meetings.
We are looking for an accomplished journalist with substantial experience editing a wide range of stories who also holds a strong understanding of audience trends and best practices for digital content optimization.
This position will be based in the Greater Philadelphia area and is not open to fully remote employees, but will have the flexibility to work many shifts from home. You will work a four-day work week, Thursday-Sunday.
About Us
Since 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer has been “asking on behalf of the people” of Philadelphia and the region by providing essential journalism. Locally owned and headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, The Inquirer is a for-profit public benefit corporation under the non-profit Lenfest Institute. Its multiple brand platforms — including newspapers, Inquirer.com, e-Editions, apps, newsletters, podcasts, and live events — provide Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism to a growing audience that includes more than 156,000 digital subscribers and 20 million monthly impressions.
What You’ll Do
- Develop a content strategy for our weekend edition, and work with editors across the newsroom to develop and deliver the content to support the strategy.
- Identify available enterprise stories best suited for weekend publication and set the weekend news agenda.
- Helm developing stories over the weekend and ensure that we deliver timely journalism for the most important stories and events.
- Oversee and adjust as necessary the curation of our digital platforms and social media accounts, coordinating as necessary with programming editors to supplement digital and social content plans that have already been scheduled.
- Create an editing and assigning structure for all stories, notifications and newsletters that originate over the weekend.
- Collaborate with our product team to optimize the weekend user experience.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is committed to attracting a diverse group of people to join our team. As part of our mission, we are seeking candidates who share our passion for indispensable journalism and our drive to create a sustainable business model to support it.
We value diverse levels of experience, abilities, and backgrounds. Because of this, we encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed in the job description. The Inquirer may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
The Inquirer is building an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We especially encourage people from marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds to apply for vacant positions at all levels of the organization, including but not limited to people of color, women, people who identify as LGBTQIA , and people with disabilities. We are an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other category protected by federal, state and/or local law.
