Lead Editor

The Houston Landing is looking for individuals to add to our team of passionate people on a mission to advance democracy in our communities and strengthen the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time. Houston Landing is an independent, nonpartisan news organization devoted to public service journalism. Initially supported by three of Houston’s leading philanthropies including Arnold Ventures, The Houston Endowment, and the Kinder Foundation, we are building a team to support our efforts in sustainability and revenue growth.

The Houston Landing is looking for a Local News Editor to join our growing team. The ideal editor has a proven track record of talent development, rigorous story selection, deft and tight editing, watchdog mindset and a fluency in audience growth.

Based on skills and experience, we can build a reporting team around the right candidate. We seek a Local Editor who can run daily journalism, understands the power of visual storytelling,...

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About the Role

We’re looking for a talented Lead Editor to join our team. In this role, you’ll play a crucial role in creating the editorial content vision, informing the strategy and leading content production. As Lead Editor, you’ll work closely with our content production, SEO, and dedicated Development teams. You’ll also contribute to our Product and Marketing teams to develop content strategies that align with our business...

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The Houston Landing is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to advance democracy in our communities and strengthen the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time. Houston Landing is launching an independent, nonprofit digital news operation that will cover a broad range of topics serving the Greater Houston community. Houston Landing is initially supported by a coalition of three of Houston’s leading philanthropies including Arnold Ventures, The Houston Endowment, and the Kinder Foundation.

At Houston Landing, we are expanding our newsroom team to include an editor responsible for overseeing a team of reporters responsible for producing high-impact public service journalism.

Requirements

What you’ll do

• You’ll work closely with reporters to cover important and interesting news that emerges from some of the most important, urgent and competitive beats in Texas. These stories will range from compelling...