Leads NPR’s business coverage through a combination of distinctive stories, daily news, enterprise and scoops

Identifies and sharpen areas of coverage across broadcast and digital platforms

Supervises assignments and provide editorial guidance to staff, station and freelance reporters, and production staff

Works across the newsroom to determine the best approaches to stories, subjects to be discussed and treated, and individuals to be interviewed

Tracks station, freelance and staff submissions and assignments.

Ensures that speculative submissions from stations and freelancers are auditioned to determine suitability for airing.

Regularly has critical discussions about pieces with reporters and editors, and with the Executive Editor, as appropriate.

Makes hiring and salary recommendations for staff members under his or her supervision, in consultation with the Executive Editor.

Responsible for preparing performance reviews for assigned staff members.

Assists in planning and monitoring the business unit’s annual budgets and in monitoring current spending.

Coordinates business unit staff schedules, submits and approves time sheets and maintains other personnel records as needed.

Responsible for tracking overtime and travel expenditures.

Chief Business Editor

Responsibilities