Date Posted:
October 5, 2026
Position Title:
Director of Content Strategy
Office/Company:
Deep South Today
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Job Number:
HC-13417
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Remote
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Description:
Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer Flexible, regular travel to DST’s regional footprint is required if not based in the Deep South DST is seeking a Director of Content Strategy to work in close partnership with the Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer on the network’s broader editorial roadmap and culture, and to lead four areas central to DST’s growth: Deep South Today Studios, an editorial-driven events strategy, and a repeatable model for multi-newsroom collaborative coverage. This is a senior editorial leadership role that will also include helping establish and execute network expansion strategy. Bigger picture goals like the content roadmap, organizational culture-building, and editorial expansion strategy are shared work with the Executive Editor, not responsibilities this role is expected to carry alone. This role would include direct management of the Director of Deep South Today Studios and overall ownership of DST Studios’ continued buildout.
Responsibilities:
• Strategic Partnership with the Executive Editor
• Work closely with the Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer to conceptualize and shape DST’s broader editorial roadmap and organizational culture as a thought partner and co-builder, not as the sole owner of these goals.
• Bring ideas, options, and a point of view to these bigger picture conversations, while final direction and ultimate accountability for the roadmap and culture remain with the Executive Editor.
• Translate the shared vision that comes out of this partnership into concrete execution across Studios, events, engagement, and cross-newsroom collaboration.
• Flag early where those bigger goals need the Executive Editor’s direct involvement, rather than assuming this role can or should carry them alone.
• Deep South Today Studios
• Directly manage the Director of Deep South Today Studios and take overall ownership of Studios’ continued buildout.
• Set editorial and operational direction for Studios, translating its strategic goals into a slate the Director executes against.
• Own Studios’ budget, staffing, and production standards in partnership with the Director.
• Track Studios’ editorial and audience output against its funded goals, and regularly report on progress to the Executive Editor.
• Editorial-Driven Events Strategy
• Manage DST’s network-wide strategy for turning original reporting into live events like panels, community convenings, and co-branded series.
Qualifications:
• 7+ years of journalism or media experience, including senior editorial leadership and experience managing multifaceted editorial projects; regional, local, or nonprofit newsroom experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrable experience practicing radical transparency and constant communication across teams and with a variety of colleagues.
• Experience overseeing video/multimedia production teams or initiatives, ideally at the scale of a studio or video/audio unit.
• Experience building or running editorially-driven live events, ideally tied to reporting or funder partnerships.
• Strong fluency in digital audience strategy (social, newsletters) and demonstrated experience building in-person or community-based audience programming.
• A track record of securing buy-in and adoption for a strategy across independent teams, not just designing it.
• Demonstrated success leading collaborative projects across multiple teams or newsrooms, especially under time pressure.
• Excellent project management skills; comfortable building process and structure where little currently exists.
Instructions:
We’re committed to building an inclusive newsroom that represents the people and communities we serve. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply for this position, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people who are differently abled. Please apply here.
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About Deep South Today
Deep South Today is a nonprofit regional news network supporting member newsrooms — including Mississippi Today, Verite News, The Current, and the forthcoming Arkansas Today — committed to free, non-paywalled access, rigorous editorial ethics, and accountability journalism across the region. DST is in a period of rapid growth, expanding its editorial network and building new capabilities, including video journalism, live events, cross-newsroom collaboration, and a more connected approach to audience engagement.
