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<div>POSITION SUMMARY 
 
The Editorial Director, Journalism oversees journalism content and strategy for EdSurge, ISTE+ASCD'S digital news platform, managing a small team of 3 education reporters, editing stories, overseeing newsletters, and directing grant deliverables and budget strategy. This role serves as the primary point of contact for journalism grants. The position requires a creative, collaborative leader and storyteller who is fluent across multimedia formats and able to partner effectively across a complex, mission-driven organization. 
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.<ul><li>
Drive and oversee EdSurge and ISTE+ASCD&rsquo;s journalism strategy and integration across organizational platforms.</li><li>
Review, approve, and assign story pitches to staff reporters and editors, including articles, podcasts, and newsletter content.</li><li>
Manage reporters, guide story development through editing and feedback, and foster a strong reporting culture.
</li><li>Develop and manage the editorial budget, including overseeing grant-funded journalism initiatives and ensuring responsible stewardship of resources. Serve as a confident, credible partner to high-level grantors and philanthropic stakeholders.</li><li>
Stay abreast of emerging publishing platforms and analytics tools (like GA4) to improve workflows, content dissemination, and experiment with new story formats.</li><li>
Produce investigative and analytical journalism.</li><li>
Set and maintain the editorial style guide to ensure consistent standards.</li><li>
Preserve the editorial independence and journalistic integrity of the organization&rsquo;s media platforms.</li><li>
Develop new content and content-delivery approaches, including multimedia features, video and podcast production, and cross-platform social and digital media projects, with a creative eye toward emerging storytelling formats.</li><li>
Lead interdepartmental editorial projects and initiatives.</li><li>
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on business and operational integration of media platforms, including marketing, technology, and events programming.</li></ul>
PRIORITY WILL BE PROVIDED TO CANDIDATES LIVING IN THE DC METRO AREA (MD, DC, or Northern VA); you will be REQUIRED to come into the Arlington, VA office one day per week.
Knowledge<ul><li>
Deep understanding of journalism principles and ethics.</li><li>
Knowledge of digital publishing strategies, tools, and platforms.</li><li>
Fluency in the social and digital media landscape, including platform strategy, audience development, and content distribution.</li></ul>
Skills and Abilities<ul><li>
Exceptional editing and reporting skills.</li><li>
Deep creative instincts for storytelling across formats, including long-form journalism, video, podcast, and social/digital media.</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships across teams, functions, and organizational levels.</li><li>
Ability to make fast, well-reasoned editorial and operational decisions in a deadline-driven environment.</li><li>
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for engaging with high-level grantors, funders, and external partners.</li></ul>
Critical Success Factors / Leadership Attributes
<ul><li>Must be able to create value for the organization.</li><li>
Possesses the ability to make meaning by keeping others well-informed on the big issues.</li><li>
Can hire and cultivate talent who are strong contributors to the organization.
</li><li>Applies learning by seeking new learning from a variety of disciplines and addressing obstacles immediately and directly.
</li><li>Recognizes the importance of acting together by encouraging imagination and creating opportunities for others to step up and contribute.</li><li>
Executes accountably by creating clear plans to achieve goals and monitoring costs, progress, and results.</li><li>
Sets a personal example of authenticity and inspires others to want to follow their lead.</li></ul>
Experience<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or higher in journalism, communications, or a related field.</li><li>
At least 6 years of reporting and editing experience, including time at a journalism enterprise. Demonstrated portfolio of published articles.</li><li>
Experience leading content strategy for an organization or team and managing staff.</li><li>
Demonstrated experience with video, podcast, and social/digital media content production and strategy.</li><li>
Experience in covering K-12 education is strongly preferred.</li></ul>
WORK ENVIRONMENT<ul><li>
Normal demands associated with a deadline-driven office environment.</li><li>
The noise level is generally quiet to moderate.</li><li>
Daily contact with external customers, vendors, colleagues, associates, supervisors, and staff at all levels of the organization.</li></ul>
PHYSICAL DEMANDS<ul><li>
Ability to remain at a desk for extended periods of time.</li><li>
Ability to communicate and exchange information with others.</li><li>
Ability to move about to coordinate work in areas of varying heights.</li><li>
Ability to perceive and inspect records in a document management system.
</li><li>Ability to operate general office equipment.</li><li>
Ability to travel to off-site meetings.</li><li>
Ability to lift, carry, move, or position objects weighing up to 10 pounds.</li></ul></div>

Editorial Director, Journalism

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