Content & Editorial Director - Print Publication (Municipal Audience)

Content & Editorial Director — Print Publication (Municipal Audience)

Industry: GovTech / Local Government Software

Engagement Type: Contract (with potential for ongoing issues)

Timeline: Q1-Q2 2026

Overview

Everyone says newspapers are dead. Maybe for the mass market. But for a specific audience with real problems and not enough time—print still works when it's done with care. We're creating a printed newspaper for town and city clerks across the U.S, a publication that feels useful, readable, and worth keeping. Not a promo piece. Not a mailer. Not a content marketing asset. A real editorial product: reported, written, edited, designed, and produced with intention. This paper will serve small municipal offices the way trade publications used to: practical, grounded, and respectful of the reader's intelligence. It should feel like it belongs on a clerk's desk, not in the recycling bin. You'll lead the editorial vision and write the core cont...