This hands-on editorial leader manages day-to-day news workflow, edits and shapes coverage, and leads a team of staff reporters and regular freelancers.  This role helps shape the strategic direction, creation, and distribution of news and information programming across multiple media platforms. This editor will prioritize a digital newsroom approach, help lead newsletter production, and drive cross-platform visual storytelling initiatives that serve and reflect our community. Our ideal team player brings extensive newsroom leadership experience, a sharp editorial vision, and deep knowledge of the Sacramento region and Northern California.

If you value public television, consider joining our PBS KVIE team, whose mission is to inspire you to explore the world and connect with your community through the integrity of public media.

PBS KVIE's Ideal Team Player:

• supports our mission to inspire viewers to explore the world and connect with our community through the integrity of public media.
• celebrates diversity, people, and cultures.
• values a culture of team spirit and collaboration.
• embraces innovation and creativity.
• strives to do more and be more.

• Leads daily editorial operations: assign, edit, and publish high-quality local news stories for the website and newsletter.
• Oversees and mentors a mix of full-time journalists and regular freelance contributors; manage schedules, deadlines, budgets, and editorial standards.
• Helps produce and edit multiple newsletters, coordinate story selection, headlines, teasers, and layout for maximum reader engagement and clarity.
• Maintains a digital workflow — optimize stories for web, mobile, email, and social platforms; ensure SEO and analytics best practices are applied.
• Collaborates with visual/content teams to plan and execute cross-platform multimedia and visual storytelling (photos, graphics, short video, data visuals).
• Identifies coverage opportunities and local reporting priorities tied to audience needs and community impact.
• Builds and maintains relationships with community sources and partners; represent Abridged in community forums and events as needed.
• Ensures accuracy, fairness, and adherence to PBS/KVIE editorial standards and ethics.
• Tracks performance metrics, use audience data to refine coverage strategy, and contribute to planning and editorial meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Must be mission-driven and passionate about the role of public media.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficiency in technology and software to enhance efficiency in editing, newsroom management, database organization, and analytics.
• Clear, open, and proactive communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative and works effectively with diverse stakeholders as a team.
• Positively and professionally represents PBS KVIE throughout the community, and in forums and events related to news and information.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee development.
• Proven experience editing reporters’ work for clarity, accuracy, tone, and audience appropriateness.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor both staff reporters and freelance contributors.
• Experience producing and editing newsletters and familiarity with newsletter tools/workflows.
• Strong editorial judgment in investigative journalism, breaking news, and documentary-style reporting with a commitment to journalistic integrity.
• Familiarity with Abridged, PBS KVIE, the greater Sacramento region, and the audiences we serve (or demonstrated ability to learn and engage with those audiences quickly).
• Solid digital skills: CMS proficiency, basic SEO, analytics interpretation, and familiarity with multimedia/visual storytelling tools and best practices.
• Experience with data-driven or visual journalism preferred (data visualization, interactive features, short-form video).
• Prior experience leading cross-platform editorial projects or coordinating with design/visual teams preferred.

• BA/BS degree in Journalism or equivalent experience.
• 3 – 5 years of news editing experience (digital newsroom experience strongly preferred).

• Must have a valid California driver’s license and meet insurance standards.
• Available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Light local travel required.