Heller Promoted to Managing Editor

The Atlanta Jewish Times this week announced that Sasha Heller has been promoted to Managing Editor.

Heller’s role inside the AJT newsroom continues to expand after joining the paper in February 2022. Heller was initially hired as an Online Content Coordinator, and later, assumed the duties of Copy Editor after the previous editor’s departure. Heller was also promoted last fall from Online Content Coordinator to Web Editor, and later from Copy Editor to Associate Editor.

“I am excited to take on this new position with the Jewish Times and look forward to continuing our successful run as the best Jewish newspaper and website in the country,” Heller said. “I am so pleased to be with this paper and help keep Jewish Atlanta connected and thriving.”

As Managing Editor, Heller’s role involves editing the copy that makes it to print, including promotional materials, and coordinating assignments with the writing staff. Heller also oversees the AJT’s website and social media, including uploading the printed content to the paper’s website, sharing the links on the AJT’s social media platforms, and creating the AJT newsletters.

Over his career, Heller has managed weekly and daily newsrooms in the Mississippi Delta, Texas Panhandle, Port Isabel, Texas, and Denver, and led a national design team in Austin with GateHouse Media’s Center for News & Design.