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ID #5680890
State Minnesota
City Minneapolis / st paul
Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Star Tribune Media Company LLC
Showed 2020-11-10
Date 2020-11-04
Deadline 2021-01-03
Category Art/media/design
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Assistant Arts & Culture Editor

Minnesota, Minneapolis / st paul, 55401 Minneapolis / st paul USA

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The Star Tribune's Variety section seeks an ambitious, dynamic, attuned editor with a passion for arts coverage. The Assistant Arts & Culture Editor will help develop high-impact stories and packages that connect with our readers, both digitally and in print. The position is key in raising standards for the department, bringing fresh story and presentation ideas from vision to execution, and encouraging a sense of experimentation in our digital strategy. This editor will be responsible for supervising several writers/critics, as well as various administrative duties.

This editor should be familiar with the world of arts and entertainment, both locally and nationally/internationally, and well-versed in effective arts criticism. Supervisory experience and strong editing and coaching skills are a must. They should be an idea person, sparking writers to do their best work. Also essential is the ability to work collaboratively and creatively with staffers around the newsroom. They must be fast and flexible, able to react instantly and smartly to breaking news. The editor also must be able to develop long-term plans for comprehensive and sophisticated coverage in print and digitally. Facility in social media is a must, along with the capacity to work on various online platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Produce compelling journalism that ensures the Star Tribune will be the leading voice for arts journalism in the region.

  • Coach writers to generate creative story ideas and approaches, and develop their digital skills.

  • Work with the Senior Arts Editor and Digital Features Editor to build a digital-first environment that captures breaking news first – and best – and develops content to engage readers across all platforms.

  • Help develop ideas to extend the Star Tribune’s reach in the arts community.

  • Be a team player within features and across departments, especially with the Star Tribune’s digital, design and photo teams.

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