Senior Editor

About WFAE

Position Overview

• Editorial Leadership & Copy Editing: Partner with the Executive Editor and Digital Director to manage and distribute daily editing duties for WFAE’s broadcast station, website, social media platforms, and newsletters.
• Content Planning: Produce a daily rundown of news stories for WFAE and news partners; help develop and maintain a weekly master plan of station content.
• Team Management & Coaching: Share supervisory responsibility for reporters, newscasters, digital producers, and hosts, providing constructive feedback to elevate their work.
• Project Management: Direct and shape long-form features, investigative pieces, and special series, particularly around major events like elections.
• Cross-Trained Broadcast Support: Regularly cross-train and fill in for vital broadcast operations. This includes occasionally hosting Morning Edition or All Things Considered, producing broadcast spots, and training to guest-host Charlotte Talks or join the Friday news roundup rotation.
• Collaborative Partnerships: Coordinate with regional public media partners (including other North Carolina public radio stations) to share coverage and coordinate major news events.
• Cross-Departmental Communication: Maintain seamless internal communication across distributed, hybrid teams (producers, hosts, and digital creators) to keep the newsroom in sync.
• Administrative Management: Handle routine administrative duties for direct reports, including time-off tracking, payroll approvals, holiday scheduling, and annual performance evaluations.