Managing Editor

Join a team that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago through journalism, creative storytelling, events and outreach that elevates the voices and perspectives of the community.

As we continue to grow our editorial team at The TRiiBE, we’re in search of a Managing Editor — who is committed to community journalism that serves Black Chicago communities— to manage our growing newsroom.

The Managing Editor is a senior leadership role within The TRiiBE newsroom. The Managing Editor’s primary responsibility will include executing The TRiiBE’s editorial mission, supporting newsroom editors and reporters, and working collaboratively across the newsroom with editorial, social and web teams to conceive and produce high-quality civic and explanatory journalism that speaks to our Black Chicago audience.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player with experience developing newsroom teams. They will have experience in editing, writing clean copy and meeting deadlines in a newsroom environment. They must be comfortable working with executive newsroom leaders, reporters, editors and photographers with varying experience levels, developing them in the practice of community-centered reporting. They also will have an understanding of underserved Black communities in Chicago, and the frayed relationship between them and journalism.

This position is based in Chicago and employs a hybrid work model: the team works in-office on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and remotely on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This is a FULL-TIME position (40 hours per week) with benefits (unlimited PTO & company holidays; dental, health and vision insurance, etc).

Salary range $60,000 – $80,000 based on experience — a raise in salary will be considered after the first year of employment.