Regional Editor

State Affairs, a national, digital news site reporting on state legislatures around the country, is seeking a Regional Editor to manage and edit stories produced by our experienced reporters covering state politics across the country.

The Regional Editor will play a vital role in overseeing the editorial operations of State Affairs Pro across four states. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of journalists and ensuring the delivery of compelling, relevant, and accurate news stories to our readership. This position requires a strong journalistic background, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for delivering impactful local news. A passion for politics is desirable.

The editor should be adept at managing a daily flow of stories to inform and engage readers who are deeply engaged with state politics, including those who work in or closely with state government. The Regional Editorshould be able to use audience data to inform news coverage decisions, while evolving content with depth, interactivity and reach through a digital lens.

State Affairs is deeply dedicated to nonpartisan news coverage of state governments around the country. We do this through two platforms — State Affairs’ Citizen, for a broad audience; and State Affairs Pro, geared toward policy wonks. The Regional Editor will edit State Affairs Pro copy.

This full-time job with benefits is a remote position. Some travel is required.

Duties and responsibilities:

Works collaboratively with other editors, reporters, photographers and audience team members to tell impactful stories across platforms.

Assist in developing and implementing editorial strategies to enhance audience engagement, increase readership, and drive digital growth.

Elevates reporters’ stories by seizing opportunities for in-depth enterprise stories including those with statewide, and at times national, reach

Communicates quickly and effectively with reporters to break news online and follows up when appropriate with more in-depth enterprise pieces

Demonstrates a high comfort level with analyzing and interpreting metrics and uses them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and the long-term

Conceptualize and assign stories aimed at growing paid digital subscriptions, guiding staffers through the reporting process and editing their work with excellent command of grammar, usage and AP style

Develops the talents of staffers, offering constructive criticism of their work. Coordinates with the editor-in-chief and the production editor and non-editorial departments on projects