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Digital/Multimedia Editor

The Highlands Current, a nonprofit news organization that covers Philipstown and Beacon, New York, is seeking a full-time Digital/Multimedia Editor to join its newsroom.

Our mission is to be a trusted, independent and nonpartisan source of information on topics of importance to our Hudson Highlands communities. Through both our print edition, The Highlands Current, and our website, HighlandsCurrent.org, we seek to provide a vital forum for a wide range of views and to reflect the diverse interests, concerns, and experiences of our readers.

This role, working with the editor, student journalists and the rest of the team, will support The Current in expanding its coverage to adapt its high-quality local journalism to reach digital audiences. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with reporters and other editors to create content for digital publishing, such as photos, videos and first-day stories. This may mean independently covering events to create content or accompanying a reporter. 
• Work with the editors to identify stories in development that would lend themselves to reach digital readers (e.g., newsletters, social posts, short videos). 
• Work with reporters to create digital formats that make our journalism more engaging online.
• Post online stories and photos using Wordpress.
• Suggest and schedule multimedia segments.
• Seek out short news stories through social media, online posts or press releases.
• Report stories as assigned.
• Report breaking news, leveraging editorial tools (e.g., email alerts, social feeds) to alert readers.
• Schedule and produce podcast episodes.
• Update website guides, such as business directory and local officials.
• Oversee schedule, curation and promotion of posts to social media

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism
• 1-5 years of experience, preferably in multiple forms
• Sound news judgment
• Passion for detail and getting it right
  
• Ability to meet daily deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to post in Wordpress
• Ability to collaborate with reporters and editors on narrative forms
• Ability to shoot and edit short videos, take news photos and record audio.
• Ability to write news, features and sports stories
  

The annual base pay range for this role is:

$50,000 USD

We offer paid time off and flexible hours. We do not offer medical benefits.

Email jobs@highlandscurrent.org with a cover letter, resume and links to samples of your work, if applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Highlands Current Inc. will provide reasonable accommodation as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

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Managing Editor

The Daily Catch
Location: Red Hook / Rhinebeck / Clinton, NY in the Hudson Valley of New York State (not Red Hook, Brooklyn)
Position: Full-time

Benefits

Salary Range:

The Daily Catch, a dynamic, award-winning, non-profit digital news site covering Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and nearby environs in New York‘s Hudson Valley, seeks a managing editor to help lead the organization’s day-to-day news coverage and operations while playing a key role in charting newsroom strategy. 

Reporting directly to the founder and editor-in-chief, the ideal candidate has sharp news judgment, is a skilled editor, is highly ethical, and enjoys working collaboratively to produce outstanding local coverage. 

We’re looking for a confident leader with at least 5 years of newsroom experience as an editor or a senior reporter with proven ability to lead coverage, make sound editorial decisions, coach and mentor staff, ensure workflows are efficient, and meet deadlines. 

Why join us?
Now in our fifth year, The Daily Catch is known for deep reporting of government news and community issues, training young journalists, and active community engagement. As a non-profit, we have significant financial support from our readers as well as from major donors and foundations, industry grants, local advertisers, and sponsors. 

As the organization enters its next phase of growth, the managing editor will be an important partner in shaping our vision and success. In addition to our robust website, we produce an array of popular newsletters, a weekly podcast, and we post stories, photos and videos to social media every day. 

Northern Dutchess County, New York, where we operate, is a vibrant, culturally rich region that offers an exceptional quality of life. The area blends rural charm and scenic beauty with a highly engaged and intellectually curious population. The area is enriched by Bard College, Catskills hiking trails, rolling farmland, historic hamlets, proximity to national historic sites such as the Vanderbilt and FDR estates, dining opportunities at local restaurants and the Culinary Institute of America, well-known art, music, dance and theatre venues, and access to New York City via Amtrak and MetroNorth train service.

Key Responsibilities of the job:

About the Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The Daily Catch was founded in 2021 by Emily Sachar, an award-winning journalist, editor, and entrepreneur with a long-standing commitment to rigorous reporting and beautifully crafted prose. She launched her career with an internship under Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward before joining Newsday/NY Newsday for 14 years. With Publisher Walter Mullin, Emily has built The Daily Catch from the ground up with the conviction that small communities deserve journalism that is as careful, ambitious, and well-written as that found in much larger markets. Training young reporters is a crucial second leg of the mission.

Note:
If you recently applied for a similar position, please consider applying anew. We are still seeking the right candidate for this opportunity.

How to apply:
Please submit the following to Pam Fine, editorial advisor, at pam@thedailycatch.org: