Senior Editor - Scripted & Unscripted Programming-Hybrid

The E.W. Scripps Company is seeking a Senior Editor to join the Scripps Networks team. This individual will be responsible for delivering high-quality, engaging, and trustworthy content by shaping compelling stories across both scripted, unscripted and podcasts formats. This role ensures that Scripps' productions-whether dramas, comedies, reality series, or documentary-style programs-are edited to the highest editorial and technical standards, aligning with the company's creative vision, brand values, and audience expectations.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee the full editorial process for scripted, unscripted, and podcast content, from raw material to final delivery.

• Shape narratives that align with Scripps' values of truth, creativity, and audience connection in both visual and audio formats.

• Edit and produce podcast episodes, optimizing for clarity, pacing, and engagement while maintaining journalistic and storytelling integrity.

• Partner with producers, directors, writers, hosts, and showrunners to ensure tone, pacing, and story integrity remain consistent across formats.

• Manage workflows for video and audio post-production, ensuring timely and technically compliant delivery for broadcast, streaming, podcast platforms, and digital channels.

• Collaborate with sound designers, voice editors, mixers, graphic artists, and VFX teams to deliver polished, high-quality content.

• Provide creative leadership, mentoring junior editorial staff and aligning multi-platform output to Scripps' visual and audio storytelling standards.

• Participate in pre-production planning to anticipate editorial requirements across all mediums.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, broadcasting, radio/tv/film, or equivalent work experience is preferred

• Minimum 5 years of professional editing experience in both unscripted and scripted programming

• At least 1 year of professional podcast content editing preferred

• Demonstrated experience mentoring other editors or managing portions of the editorial workflow.

What You'll Bring:

• Extensive editorial expertise in scripted (single-camera, multi-camera) and unscripted (reality, docu-series, competition, lifestyle) and podcast formats.

• In-depth understanding of post-production workflows, file formats, and technical delivery requirements.

• Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, DaVinci Resolve, Red Giant, Beyond Compare, Mac Caption, Switch and Splashtop

• Exceptional storytelling, pacing, and narrative structuring skills.

• Strong visual, auditory, and emotional sense for editing.

• Ability to balance creative priorities with technical accuracy under tight deadlines.

• Adapt quickly between diverse creative styles and formats.

• Communicate effectively with creative and technical teams across multiple locations.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with keen attention to detail.

• Provide leadership and guidance to less experienced editors.

• Familiarity with multi-platform editorial standard for broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms.

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At Scripps, we are committed to a culture that reflects the audiences and communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and create connections. To successfully deliver on this commitment, we must understand and reflect the values and perspectives those around us embody. That process begins by looking inward to build and celebrate a respectful workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and connection. By continuing to cultivate an environment where all employees have a fair chance to succeed, are included, valued, and seen, we will strengthen the connections that drive positive business impact and align with our core purpose.

ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps' long-time motto is: "Give light and the people will find their own way."

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