Journalist

• Co-manage News Desk operations Sunday-Thursday, including a Monday night shift
• Collaborate with the Managing Editor, News and the early shift Deputy Managing Editor, News
• Run afternoon news budget meetings in the Managing Editor’s absence
• Coordinate daily news editing for accuracy, tight writing, breaking news deadlines and best practices
• Collaborate with enterprise desk editors on deeper reporting, background and daily coverage priorities
• Oversee the daily story budget and identify top story lines for emphasis across all platforms
• Assign reporters, photographers, videographers and graphics team members to major stories
• Guide planned and evergreen coverage across various coverage areas
• Work with audio, audience and visual teams to maximize story reach, engagement and service
• Create stories and assets for Sun-Times wire clients across platforms
• Supervise assistant city editors and general assignment reporters, coaching and developing them
• Mentor and train reporters, including interns
• Oversee News Desk scheduling of reporters and editors
• Improve editorial excellence, workplace culture and impact
• Promote diversity, inclusion and equity

Deputy Managing Editor, News Desk

• Cover local government, business, community issues, breaking news, crime, and public safety
• Produce clear, engaging stories for digital and print platforms
• Develop enterprise, context-rich, and investigative stories
• Cover evening or nighttime public meetings periodically and file quick-turn stories under tight deadlines
• Use photos, videos, live updates, and other digital tools for storytelling
• Collaborate with editors, writers, and newsroom teams
• Monitor local and regional news, social media trends, and reader interests to identify story opportunities

Reporter

• Co-manage News Desk operations Sunday–Thursday, including a Monday night shift
• Collaborate with the Managing Editor, News, and the early-shift Deputy Managing Editor
• Run afternoon news budget meetings in the Managing Editor’s absence
• Coordinate daily news editing for accuracy, tight writing, deadlines, and best practices
• Collaborate with enterprise desk editors on deeper reporting, background, and daily coverage priorities
• Oversee the daily story budget and identify top storylines across all platforms
• Assign reporters, photographers, videographers, and graphics team members to major stories
• Guide planned and evergreen coverage across coverage areas
• Work with audio, audience, and visual teams to maximize story reach and engagement
• Create stories and other assets for Sun-Times wire clients across platforms
• Supervise assistant city editors and general assignment reporters; coach and develop them
• Mentor and train reporters, including interns
• Oversee News Desk scheduling of reporters and editors
• Help improve editorial excellence, workplace culture, and impact
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and equity

• Lead energetic, authoritative sports segments on linear broadcasts
• Host high-profile station sports specials and digital/streaming original programming
• Write, produce, and adapt sports content for linear TV, CBS News Chicago Streaming, CBSChicago.com, Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube
• Anchor and report live on location from marquee sporting events, breaking sports news, and feature assignments
• Enterprise original, character-driven sports stories
• Contribute ideas to daily editorial meetings for a modern, digital-first newsroom
• Execute proactive social media strategy to engage Chicago sports fans, break news, build community, and drive audience tune-in
• Write conversational copy and structured segment and package scripts for linear and streaming broadcasts
• Maintain journalistic standards, accuracy, and editorial judgment

Journalist jobs in Illinois

Deputy Managing Editor, News Desk

Reporter

Deputy Managing Editor, News Desk

Anchor/Reporter, Sports – Per Diem