Newsletter Editor, San Antonio

NEWSLETTER EDITOR, SAN ANTONIO

📍 Remote (San Antonio, TX-based) | 💼 Full-Time | 💰 $60,000 to $70,000

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At Courier Newsroom, we’re reinventing local media to inform and empower communities through impactful reporting. Our mission is rooted in civic engagement and equity—and we’re growing fast.

COURIER Texas is hiring for a NEWSLETTER EDITOR in SAN ANTONIO who will help launch and grow a flagship email product for the San Antonio region—ensuring it delivers an approachable blend of local news, political coverage, and lifestyle stories—while also developing their own branded product, all in service of driving subscriber growth and long-term engagement. The right person brings a deep understanding of the impact of local reporting and storytelling—someone who knows which issues matter most, and how to tell those stories in ways that move people to act.

COURIER Newsroom is committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diverse perspectives and lived experiences. We strongly encourage women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ candidates, and those from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to break down barriers and ensure every team member feels seen, heard, and supported.

Responsibilities 

Writing and curating content for a regional newsletter (which will publish five times a week) alongside an additional product or series aimed at reaching a niche audience

Working with COURIER’s newsletter department leaders to experiment with different ways to market and grow their subscriber lists

Using audience feedback and engagement metrics such as open rates to refine content strategy and improve reader satisfaction. 

The Newsletter Editor will also collaborate with COURIER Texas’ Social Strategist to think about ways to expand the reach of their products, and that may include producing presenter-led videos and other multimedia content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or other social platforms.

The ideal person understands that A/B testing and audience segmentation are just as important as finding the right stories to tell, and may even have a history of executing similar audience-focused products that successfully drove revenue. They also know that a successful newsletter is more than great content—it includes thinking about audience growth, developing a marketing strategy, and using audience insights to drive long-term engagement.

In addition to managing and evolving our flagship newsletter, the Newsletter Editor will also be asked to pitch, pilot, and launch a new niche newsletter product; publish originally reported, wire or Creative Commons articles to the newsroom’s website; and update the homepage regularly.

We’re a fully remote team, but applicants must live in the San Antonio area. This person will be a member of the Newsletter Department, and will report to COURIER Texas’ Senior Newsletter Editor. 

Duties include but are not limited to: 

Write and curate web stories to build our flagship newsletter, ensuring it’s engaging, informative, and aligned with audience needs.

Own newsletter growth and retention, experimenting with different marketing strategies to expand our subscriber base.

Analyze audience data (open rates, click-through rates, subscriber trends) and implement A/B testing, audience segmentation, and other optimizations to improve performance.

Pitch, pilot, and launch new niche products.

Lead initiatives aimed at better understanding our audience, such as polls and surveys, and utilizing those learnings to inform content strategy.

Develop distribution strategies to ensure the newsletter(s) reaches new audiences, including cross-promotions, partnerships, and organic growth tactics.

Edit and publish wire, freelance, and content partnership content. 

Film and edit presenter-led videos and/or voice-overs for multimedia content that is published on the newsroom’s social platforms in order to market the newsletter.

Create simple graphics, such as headline and quote cards, in Canva.

The ideal candidate will have:

A passion for building long-term engagement with a target audience by way of a news or cultural product.

Experience in newsletter writing, editing, or production, ideally in a newsroom, media organization, or audience-driven content role.

Strong writing and editing skills, with at least 3+ years of audience-centered reporting in San Antonio

Willingness to be on camera

Familiarity with using email analytics and performance metrics, including the ability to analyze open rates and click-through rates, to optimize content accordingly

Experience using an email service provider such as Mailchimp, Substack, Sailthru, Campaign Monitor, or similar tools

An eagerness to collaborate with other Newsletter Editors within our network to share best practices and learnings

The ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary stakeholders across the company, including members of the social, marketing, and revenue teams

Familiarity with tools like Canva, Capcut, Descript, etc., to support social content production 

A strong grasp on AP style.

The ability to manage multiple editorial projects in a fast-paced environment

 Courier Newsroom offers the following benefits:

Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 paid holidays a year

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Full suite of health benefits

$500 home office setup reimbursement

401k

Flexible working arrangements

Courier Newsroom is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly urged to apply. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical conditions.