The Tribune, Editor/Publisher (Bahamas)
- Employer
- The Tribune Media Group
- Location
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Salary
- Competitive, tax free plus excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 14 Feb 2025
Job Details
Editor/Publisher - The Tribune
Employer - The Tribune Media Group
Location - Nassau, Bahamas
Salary - competitive, tax free plus excellent benefits
Closing date – February 14 2025
Role purpose and overview
The Editor/Publisher role is for a dynamic and experienced senior journalist, leading The Tribune's direction and reporting in the Bahamas.
This is a rare opportunity to take over the Bahamas' most established daily national newspaper and shape an exciting future.
In keeping with its crusading legacy it will involve delivering, writing and producing editorial that informs and enlightens a Bahamian readership as well as content that is open to a more global audience.
The challenge also involves developing The Tribune brand.
The Editor/Publisher will help lead The Tribune's digital transformation to deliver content across digital, audio, video and social platforms as well as print.
Key responsibilities
- Senior member of The Tribune's team, covering Bahamas affairs and responsible for the daily production of the newspaper.
- Generating ideas, writing interesting and well-informed content across Bahamian news and affairs for both online and print publication.
- Responding to and directing breaking news stories and provide longer form pieces, including comment and features when required.
- Setting the editorial tone of The Tribune and driving campaigning journalism.
- Planning coverage of future events and longer term projects.
- Focus on digital storytelling and the use of analytics and social media to develop and retain an online audience.
- React to the demands of a 24/7 online news environment.
Key skills
- Significant journalistic experience of writing and editing for a newspaper or website.
- Knowledge of Bahamian affairs is preferable.
- Interest in and knowledge of multimedia storytelling.
- Previous experience of editing is essential.
- Experienced in both breaking news and working on longer pieces, projects, comments, campaigns and features.
- Ability to keep calm under pressure and to work to tight deadlines.
- Knowledge and experience of digital publishing preferred.
- Excellent leadership, motivational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead, direct and develop a team of journalists.
- An understanding of social media platforms and consumer trends.
- Highly organised individual who recognises the importance of structure and planning.
- Seek out and embrace new ways of thinking and working – not afraid to fail.
Benefits
The nature of journalism means life at The Tribune is fast-paced, demanding and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works with us by creating a range of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, an attractive salary, medical cover, relocation costs and parental leave you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
The team and role purpose
This will be the first change of Editor/Publisher at The Tribune in more than 50 years and will entail a new focus on helping develop a digital-first newsroom. You will direct and help implement an evolving strategy for our editorial operations towards story-first digital centric publishing.
Entrepreneurial and operationally accomplished, you have the skills to both direct day-to-day coverage across news, sport and lifestyle features and as well as drive deeper change across the business to embed digital ways of working.
You will be expected to understand data and how audience behaviours are changing and how The Tribune can adapt to the modern converged newsroom. You will be responsible for increasing both the scale of The Tribune’s reach and the depth of engagement with our digital products.
You will also be excellent at commercial collaboration, with an understanding of managing the transition to a subscription audience model, to create a diversified, sustainable content business.
As an inspiring leader, you will be able to build and lead high-performing teams, fostering innovation and growth. You will know how to create a healthy, equitable and inclusive culture and inspire colleagues to be and see themselves as among the best journalists in the world.
How to apply
If you have the aspiration, drive, and qualifications to join The Tribune, please apply with your CV and cover letter by February 14th, 2025. Interviews will be held at a date to be confirmed.
Company
The Tribune is the leading daily newspaper in the Bahamas. Since its foundation in 1903 it covers news, business and sports stories and events, generates thought-provoking editorials and commentary and provides feature articles that appeal to a wide audience.
The Tribune Media Group also operates four radio stations broadcasting in the Bahamas - 100 Jamz, JoyFM, Cool 96 and Y98. For more details see www.tribune242.com
- Website
- http://www.tribune242.com/
- Location
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Shirley & Deveuax Streets
Nassau
New Providence
Bahamas
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