Job Description:

• 1) Negotiates with newspaper owner's representative to establish publication policies, and directs editorial activities of newspaper departments: Confers with executive staff to discuss editorial policy, makeup plans, changes in staff organization, news coverage of special events, and similar decisions.

• 2) Relays information to department heads.

• 3) Coordinates work of editorial departments in accordance with newspaper policy.

• 4) Directs general page makeup of publication.

• 5) Inspects final makeup of editions and rearranges makeup to meet emergency news situations.

• 6) Originates plans for special features or projects and assigns department heads to implement them.

• 7) May write leading or policy editorials.

• 8) In smaller establishments may perform duties of EDITOR, NEWS ; and EDITOR, CITY.