Managing Editor

Lee Enterprises Inc   Fredericksburg, VA   Full-time     Writing / Editing
Posted on June 2, 2023
The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is hiring a digitally savvy, competitive and collaborative managing editor to lead our talented newsgathering team.

We value strong enterprise, reporting with urgency and innovation. This hands-on editor will accomplish our core mission of creating memorable and consequential journalism that consistently grows readership and engages with our audience.

In addition to overseeing daily and long-term planning, this manager will leverage video, social media and other digital tools to deepen our storytelling and reporting on the community.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about journalism, its crucial role in the community and shaping its future.

The Free Lance-Star is a Lee Enterprises news organization. We offer an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid holidays and vacation. We are an equal opportunity employer. You can see our website at fredericksburg.com and learn more about our company at lee.net.

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Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.