Regional Editor

Job Description

The Regional Editor will oversee the work of reporters covering areas outside of San Antonio, including Austin, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and San Marcos, and will report and write stories in these areas as well. This position is intended to support MySA’s expanded coverage into the broader regions surrounding San Antonio.

The Regional Editor will oversee the work of reporters covering areas outside of San Antonio, including Austin, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and San Marcos, and will report and write stories in these areas as well. This position is intended to support MySA’s expanded coverage into the broader regions surrounding San Antonio.

The role has two primary responsibilities: (1) Executing the content strategy and the work of reporters covering expansion areas. This includes spotting timely stories that work for a digital-first MySA audience, assigning stories and videos, helping reporters generate ideas, working with them to refine their ideas, and editing their stories for both style and accuracy. The editor is expected to develop a creative partnership with reporters to help them produce outstanding journalism.

(2) Writing and reporting timely, compelling and traffic-driving stories and videos as needed.

• The Regional Editor is a skilled editor who ensures that published articles and videos are well reported, clear, and accurate.
• He/she must follow news developments in the region to ensure that our coverage is timely and urgent.
• The Regional Editor must be a creative and analytical thinker who can generate and refine story ideas and improve submitted stories.
• He/she must be able to edit and post stories quickly when circumstances require, track audience metrics to assess whether coverage is connecting with audiences, and be able to give constructive feedback to reporters to refocus their efforts

• Guiding quality journalism that connects with digital audiences

• Assign, edit and post stories and videos.

• Major expenditures, reporter travel outside the region, publication of sensitive investigative stories.

• Quantity and quality of stories and their impact on digital visits and video views.

Qualifications

Required:

• At least two years’ experience as an editor
• At least two years’ experience as a reporter
• Bachelor’s degree

MySA is San Antonio’s top local news site, providing daily news and information on what’s happening in the local community and surrounding areas of southeastern and central Texas. MySA covers food, puro pop culture, the San Antonio Spurs through a cultural lens, local TV personalities, real estate, weather and other news for more than 5 million unique visitors monthly. While Hearst owns both MySA and its sister news outlet, San Antonio Express News, the two publications maintain separate newsrooms and are editorially independent of one another.

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.