Crain Communications Hiring for Deputy Editor at Detroit, Michigan Full Time

Description
Modern Healthcare, the leading source of healthcare business news, is looking for a highly motivated, news-driven deputy editor to grow our audience by helping produce must-read content for our website and newsletters.

The deputy editor is a member of the newsroom’s leadership team and will work with other editors to shape the direction of Modern Healthcare’s day-to-day coverage, which includes breaking news, features and analysis. The ideal candidate must have the fast metabolism and sense of urgency necessary to directly oversee a group of beat reporters, generating ideas and assigning and editing stories on critical beats of importance to our subscribers. The deputy editor also will work with our audience and data teams to advance our mission.

Our audience is healthcare industry executives, policymakers and decision-makers. Our goal is to shape policy and hold organizations accountable.

Basic requirements:
A degree in journalism or related field
Three or more years of editing experience
A track record of managing reporters
Experience covering business and/or healthcare and an understanding of the issues affecting the nation’s healthcare industry
Exceptional news judgment
Familiarity with SEO and best practices
A team player with strong communication skills who works well in a collaborative environment
Ability to think strategically, using metrics on audience engagement to help guide decision-making

Preferences:
Experience managing both onsite and remote reporters
An entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to try alternate story formats
Experience using Adobe Analytics and Metrics for News

There is a preference for the position to be based in Chicago. We are open to someone working remote with occasional travel into the Chicago office from one of the ET, CT or MT states listed on our site.

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:
The estimated base salary range for this position is $90,000 to $125,000.

The final salary offering will take into accounta wide range of factors, including experience, accomplishments and location. The salary range provided should not be considered as a salary limit or cap. In addition to base salary, Crain also offers competitive benefits including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.

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Brand Overview:
Modern Healthcare is the industry’s leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research and information. We report on important healthcare events and trends, as they happen, through our weekly print magazine, websites, e-newsletters, mobile products and events. Our readers use that information to make informed business decisions and lead their organizations to success. It’s for this reason that Modern Healthcare magazine is ranked No. 1 in readership among healthcare executives.

Crain Overview:
has been at the forefront of the publishing industry for more than a century.As a privately held company, we maintain a personal responsibility for elevating our work to be the best it can be.

Environmental Demands
Where you work matters. The job posting will provide specific information on where and when your amazing work would be performed. Employee work location is determined by the needs of the specific team and may include on-site, hybrid or remote.
An “in-office” role would require the employee to come into the office most days with occasional flexibility to work remotely if tasks can be performed elsewhere and if the manager approves.
A “remote” role would allow an employee to work from a home office that is in one of the states Crain does business in. See list accompanying this job posting. We c