Senior Editor, UATL; AJC

Position: Senior Editor, UATL (AJC)
** Company
* * Cox Enterprises
** Job Family Group
** Editorial & Newsroom
** Job Profile
** Sr Manager, Editorial
** Management Level
** Sr Manager - People Leader
** Flexible Work Option
** Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week
** Travel %
** Yes, 5% of the time
** Work Shift
** Day
* * Compensation
* * Compensation includes a base salary of $ - $. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
** Job Description
** UATL is asource for Black culture and community in Atlanta powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. We build community by connecting to the stories that matter, the journalism you want to support and the events you don’t want to miss.

That’s where you come in.

UATL is seeking an experienced
** Senior Editor
** to grow and guide coverage of Black culture and define and implement strategy for the AJC’s Black culture brand and product.

The role is at the senior manager level and works with senior AJC leadership to establish the scope and vision of the brand and the goals and impacts that will determine success.  This leader is also responsible for building and maintaining a team and establishing roles and responsibilities.  
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* Key responsibilities:

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* *** Brand strategy*** **- Set the goals and vision for the UATL brand and designs systems and  processes to ensure those goals and visions are carried out.*
* • Develop a high level of strategy expertise though reader research, audience  analytics, government reports, study of coverage from other organizations  
• Establish short-range and long-range content and audience growth plans through various avenues including brainstorming meetings, team meetings and  consultation with leadership colleagues  
• Act on and incorporate knowledge from audience metrics and research into the plan.  
• Identify opportunities for process improvements.
*** Collaboration*** **- Collaborate with other newsroom senior editors and managers to calibrate and coordinate high-level changes in resources, priorities and plans.*
* • Effectively communicate upcoming plans and challenges through written and  verbal communication and meetings  
• Adjust priorities and resources according to changing circumstances, sharing  resources with other teams when necessary  
• Assist with identifying development opportunities for newsroom at large    
*** Team oversight*** **- Coach and performance-manage a multi-disciplined, high-achieving  team to ever improving results, managing productivity and quality of contributions to  AJC & UATL journalism.*
* • Supervise day-to-day coverage and short and long-range content plans  
• Create an environment focused on continuous learning and improvement, fostering close-knit collaboration.  
• Inspire non-traditional thinking and risk-taking ideas and improvements; inspire team to reach higher for themselves and to participate in continuous improvement  
• Identify and act on development opportunities for team members  
• Fully embrace the AJC newsroom commitment to diversity and inclusion through recruiting, hiring and development practices  
• Assist in recruitment to find quality talent and take a leading role on hiring practices and decisions for team openings.
** Other duties that may vary, including participation in special project teams, task  forces and other activities that contribute to wider leadership of the business  enterprise.  •
** Participate in newsroom editor rotation for periodic assignments on weekends and holidays.  
• Maintain and cultivate relationships with AJC, CEI and other partners.  
• Identify key community partners and opportunities to advance UATL’s mission and further relationships with diverse communities
• Maintain flexibility and embrace growth opportunities outside of core  responsibilities  
• Other duties may include broad leadership of profile writing and advance obituary writing across the newsroom.
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* Qualifications:

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* • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years' experience…