The Regional Editor will oversee the work of reporters covering areas outside of San Antonio, including Austin, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and San Marcos, and will report and write stories in these areas as well. This position is intended to support MySA’s expanded coverage into the broader regions surrounding San Antonio.
ResponsibilitiesRegional Editor, MySA
The Regional Editor will oversee the work of reporters covering areas outside of San Antonio, including Austin, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and San Marcos, and will report and write stories in these areas as well. This position is intended to support MySA’s expanded coverage into the broader regions surrounding San Antonio.
The role has two primary responsibilities: (1) Executing the content strategy and the work of reporters covering expansion areas. This includes spotting timely stories that work for a digital-first MySA audience, assigning stories and videos, helping reporters generate ideas, working with them to refine their ideas, and editing their stories for both style and accuracy. The editor is expected to develop a creative partnership with reporters to help them produce outstanding journalism. (2) Writing and reporting timely, compelling and traffic-driving stories and videos as needed.
Critical Skills:
- The Regional Editor is a skilled editor who ensures that published articles and videos are well reported, clear, and accurate.
- He/she must follow news developments in the region to ensure that our coverage is timely and urgent.
- The Regional Editor must be a creative and analytical thinker who can generate and refine story ideas and improve submitted stories.
- He/she must be able to edit and post stories quickly when circumstances require, track audience metrics to assess whether coverage is connecting with audiences, and be able to give constructive feedback to reporters to refocus their efforts
Describe the most challenging aspect of this position:
- Guiding quality journalism that connects with digital audiences
What type of decisions does this person have the authority to make without a supervisor’s approval?
- Assign, edit and post stories and videos.
What type of decisions does this position refer to others for approval?
- Major expenditures, reporter travel outside the region, publication of sensitive investigative stories.
What are the measures of success for this position?
- Quantity and quality of stories and their impact on digital visits and video views.
Qualifications Required:
- At least two years’ experience as an editor
- At least two years’ experience as a reporter
- Bachelor’s degree
MySA is San Antonio’s top local news site, providing daily news and information on what’s happening in the local community and surrounding areas of southeastern and central Texas. MySA covers food, puro pop culture, the San Antonio Spurs through a cultural lens, local TV personalities, real estate, weather and other news for more than 5 million unique visitors monthly. While Hearst owns both MySA and its sister news outlet, San Antonio Express News, the two publications maintain separate newsrooms and are editorially independent of one another.
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.
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Skills Required
- At least two years' experience as an editor
- At least two years' experience as a reporter
- Bachelor's degree
- Skilled editor ensuring published articles and videos are well reported, clear, and accurate
- Ability to follow regional news developments and produce timely coverage
- Ability to generate, refine, and edit story ideas and give constructive feedback to reporters
- Ability to track audience metrics and edit/post stories quickly when needed
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
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