suntimes

Assistant News Editor

Chicago, IL (Hybrid workplace) · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$77k-$85kDetected 54 days ago

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About the role

The night assistant news editor is responsible for running the Sun-Times' news coverage in the evenings.
The editor will oversee the work of General Assignment reporters on the News Desk by assigning them stories, guiding their reporting and editing their news copy for print and online to ensure it meets our standards of excellence.
The editor will work Tuesday through Saturday nights.

This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R.

2+ years of experience as a News Editor.
Ability to work an evening and weekend schedule (Tuesday - Saturday).
Ability to conceptualize and edit news stories for content, accuracy, pacing, ideas, narrative and voice.
Experience leading and inspiring diverse, inclusive teams to excellence.
Knowledge of the Chicago region's rich diversity of stories, sectors and communities is very helpful.
Ability to work an evening and weekend schedule (Tuesday
Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, humanities or related field
Outstanding news judgment and experience leading journalists to produce work of distinction and community impact.
Demonstrated passion for leading creative daily news coverage.
Fluency and enthusiasm for multiplatform journalism.
Deep commitment to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and the mission of public media.
Ability to articulate your own ideas precisely and concisely - and to cultivate the strong ideas that come from other editors and reporters.
Strong relationship builder and naturally collaborative leader. Experience leading and inspiring diverse, inclusive teams to excellence.
The expected pay range for this position is $77,214 to $85,000 per ANNUM. The position is also eligible for an additional 10 percent of the base salary when working a night shift.

The expected pay range for this position is $77,214 to $85,000 per ANNUM.
The position is also eligible for an additional 10 percent of the base salary when working a night shift.
Chicago Public Media provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position.
Working at Chicago Public Media
At Chicago Public Media, we care deeply about our employees as we know attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact.
Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged.

Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
Coordinating coverage with our topic desks, in some cases making sure a story of interest is assigned, or making reporters available to work with other teams.
Staying on top of breaking news stories and monitoring coverage by other media to evaluate for potential Sun-Times coverage.
Keeping in touch with audio editors at WBEZ to keep up with planned coverage, look for opportunities for collaboration, share sources and cross-post stories.
As a result, we provide a broad and generous benefits package for employees at hire and in the years to come.

Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged.
We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, divergent experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace.
Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible.
We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.

Chicago Public Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we actively seek and welcome people from all backgrounds, orientations, and life experiences to join our team.

ndent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen

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