Editor in Chief
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Communications, Media
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The Editor-in-Chief leads and oversees WMC's radio and online news, ensuring ethical, accurate, and gender-responsive editorial content that aligns with WMC's mission. The role involves managing editorial strategy, publication standards, staff performance, budgets, and audience engagement.
Contract type: 1-year contract with the possibility of extension.
Report to: Project Coordinator
Duties & Responsibilities:
- DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Creating and enforcing parameters and policies regarding all publications and their contents, taking quality and originality as the most important aspects;
- Preparing and controlling budgets for the departments they oversee;
- Overseeing the planning and conception of both written and visual contents to be featured in radio and online media outlets:
- Drafting the issue’s outline and curating mood boards;
- assigning tasks and projects so as to ensure all objectives meet the established deadlines and budgets;
- leading meetings and discussions to debate and determine what news to publish;
- reading and approving manuscripts in a timely manner;
- rejecting unappealing pieces or recommending ways to improve them; and
- approving layouts and designs.
- Ensuring all information is accurate before publishing it, whether it’s written or visual content, so as to prevent copyright infringements (e.g., plagiarism and ghostwritten content) and discard any misrepresentation or defamation:
- Cross-checking quotes and examining references.
- Contributing editorial pieces.
- Using new technology and developing innovative ways to attract readers:
- Implementing marketing campaigns and social metrics to ensure loyal readership.
- Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues that may have arisen after publication.
- Hiring, sometimes training, and supervising new Editors and other staff members:
- Delegating and assigning tasks to staff members;
- promoting diligent and successful employees;
- motivating employees;
- negotiating contracts with freelance Writers; and
- letting underperforming employees go.
- Daily Tasks
- Overseeing the activities of junior and senior Editors;
- Creating editorial boards and outlines;
- Performing a final review of the content processed by other Editors in order to ensure the absence of grammatical and spelling errors;
- Ensuring all information published is properly verified and all sources are credited;
- Arranging the final layout of the story by finding the ideal balance among written content, pictures, and illustrations;
- Approving the final versions submitted and the publication of each piece;
- Deciding which articles, columns, or stories are to be published next;
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or Communication, Literature, or Public Relations
Work History:
- Preferred individuals with experience in field for 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Strong editorial judgment and language skills.
- Excellent computer and social media management skills.
- Proficiency in English (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
Soft Skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Motivated, independent, result-oriented, and professional.
