Senior Editor

This position will oversee The Island Packet’s journalism gathering. As editor, the successful candidate will ensure that all of our journalism is focused on serving and growing our digital audience. The ideal editor will have the story-identifying and story-writing skills of a great writer or editor; the reader-engagement skills of a strong social media editor; the statistical knowledge of an analytics expert; and the coaching skills of a great leader. The editor will have the authority to use those talents to shape our journalism from story conception to approach to distribution and promotion to maximize its reach and impact. This is a hands-on position with heavy editing and coaching responsibilities. The editor will guide the work of every journalist in the newsroom and will work closely with editors and regional teams throughout the Carolinas. This position reports directly to the regional South Carolina regional editor.-