Texas Editor, National

About the Role

You can eat waffles shaped like Texas at the Vickery Cafe in Fort Worth and you can dive into the Texas-shaped pool in Plano. On the Pinterest account called Things Shaped Like Texas there are pictures of Texas-shaped guitars, tequila bottles, coffee mugs, even Texas-shaped sinks. The New York Times, which documented Texans' love of Texas some years back, is looking for an experienced Texas-based editor to shape our coverage of the state.

Texas is at the forefront of politics, culture, and business, and plays an essential role in the national discourse. While we have grown our coverage there in recent years, we're eager to expand further. We're looking for a senior editor who has deep roots and relationships in Texas and in our newsroom and who can build up our journalistic presence in Texas across desks. You will be part of a broader investment into our coverage of the state.

You are bursting with ideas on how to use the resources of The Times to make an even greater impact in our coverage of Texas. You have experience collaborating across a wide newsroom, and will work across teams to bring forth a holistic Texas report that feels urgent and compelling.

This experienced, empowered editor will be responsible for irresistible coverage of the state and region. 

This is a hybrid position, based in a to-be-determined city in Texas and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• You will manage an expanded team to set the journalistic agenda for the state. The senior editor will oversee an experienced team of editors and reporters working from Texas for National. 
• You will develop our staffing and hire a team in our Texas hub.
• You will lead and understand coverage lines across desks to create a cohesive Texas report. 
• You will convene staff across desks in regular brainstorming and coverage discussions, and suggesting stories and lines of coverage across desks
• You will oversee efforts to be more innovative in our presentation of stories and building audience in the state
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the National Editor.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of journalistic and management experience, with the ability to make sound, independent judgments about quality and process
• 5+ years of experience serving as a leader on coverage spanning subjects and desks
• Experience managing a team and collaborating 
• Demonstrated creative instincts that go beyond traditional text formats

Preferred Qualifications:

• A willingness to be flexible as the newsroom's needs evolve
• An openness to trying new story-telling approaches

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