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Managing Editor-Helena/Butte, MT

Big state, big opportunity: We’re looking for a top editor to lead, inspire and grow local journalism in two newsrooms, the Helena Independent Record, the voice of Montana’s capital city, and the Montana Standard in Butte, a former mining boom town that boasts some of the state’s richest history.

If you want to plan and strategize content, edit, do a bit of reporting, and engage readers across multiple digital platforms and a robust three-day-a-week print edition, let’s talk. The Helena/Butte editor will also have a seat on Lee Enterprises’ statewide editorial board, along with editors in Missoula and Billings and a group of community representatives from across the Big Sky State.

We are a digital-first news organization that prioritizes original and enterprising local reporting, as well as breaking news and hyper-local stories that reflect our communities. We are invested in doing the journalism that doesn’t get done in Montana if we don’t do it.

The local newsroom in Helena works alongside Lee Montana’s Capitol Bureau, which includes an editor of its own and multiple reporters. The Butte newsroom, meanwhile, has decades of experience and is deeply committed to serving the city.

The editor can choose to live in Helena or Butte; the cities are both about 35,000 in population. In addition to the state’s spectacular Capitol, Helena is home to Carroll College, a private Catholic school that ranks as Montana’s best according to U.S. News & World Report. Butte has one of the neatest restaurants in the state, Casagranda’s Steakhouse, plus an architecturally pleasing downtown and one of the nation’s largest National Historic Landmark Districts.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises, Inc. offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents. 

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 74 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors. 

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply at https://lee.net/careers/ and search for Helena or Butte. Be sure to include a cover letter, resume, and links to clip (or clips) of your work. 

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