Deputy Metro Editor

The Boston Globe is hiring a deputy metro editor, a pivotal leadership role helping oversee metro coverage for New England’s largest newsroom. The deputy editor will be the second-in-command for the Globe’s largest and most widely read department, assisting the Deputy Managing Editor for local news in crafting a sophisticated and engaging report for Greater Boston and its nearly 5 million residents. Additionally, the editor will help apply a watchdog lens to our coverage by producing in-depth features, groundbreaking investigations, and sterling beat coverage that holds the region’s powerful accountable and reflects the diversity of the region. The editor will also have a superior touch with copy and reliably deliver stories with nuance, sensitivity, creativity, and humor.