Town Web

Content & Editorial Director – Print Publication, Municipal Audience

Town Web

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Lead the editorial vision and write the core content
  • Coordinate with design and print production to ensure the final piece is cohesive and professionally executed
  • Create the overarching concept/theme for the inaugural issue
  • Build a complete table of contents (features + departments + recurring columns)
  • Establish voice/tone guidelines and editorial standards (what we do / don’t do)
  • Identify interview opportunities: clerks, administrators, election staff, records, etc.
  • Shape the “editorial spine” so the issue reads with momentum and cohesion
  • Write original feature-length stories (reported or interview-based)
  • Draft opinion/perspective pieces rooted in real municipal operations (not hot takes)
  • Create lighter recurring elements (e.g., field notes, checklists, desk-reference tips)
  • Conduct or support interviews; synthesize them into clean, compelling narratives
  • Work with stakeholders to ensure accuracy without losing editorial independence/voice
  • Partner with a designer to align story structure with layout (pagination, flow, hierarchy)
  • Edit and refine copy in layout (tightening, reordering, making it scan-friendly)
  • Coordinate with print vendor: specs, paper options, schedules, file delivery
  • Manage proofing rounds and final sign-off prior to print
  • Ensure the publication lands as a polished, readable object—something people keep

Requirements

  • Think in themes, story structure, and editorial arc (not “content calendar”)
  • Can generate strong story ideas grounded in the real workflows of municipal staff
  • Write in a plainspoken, confident voice that doesn’t sound like marketing copy
  • Know how to balance substance with readability (busy readers, real constraints)
  • Can write features, columns, service pieces, and short recurring sections
  • Understand how print layout changes writing (heads, decks, sidebars, pacing)
  • Can collaborate well with designers and printers to ship something real and beautiful
  • Care about getting the details right: accuracy, credibility, clarity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
content writingeditorial standardsstory structureinterviewingcopy editingprint productionlayout designnarrative synthesisfeature writingopinion writing
Soft Skills
collaborationattention to detailcreativitycommunicationindependencecritical thinkingadaptabilityorganizationtime managementproblem-solving