Editor I, Digital Operations
Cox Enterprises
Salary
💰 $95,000 - $105,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead weekend news coverage, prioritizing speed, accuracy, and unique editorial perspectives.
- Find, commission, write, edit, and publish timely stories on politics, world events, business, entertainment, and other subjects.
- Produce, edit, and advance breaking news stories and live blogs from scratch.
- Monitor newswires, TV, podcasts, social media, and search trends to surface storylines and anticipate news cycles.
- Manage and develop a team of reporters, ensuring consistency and quality control.
- Use SEO and visual storytelling best practices to maximize impact and reach.
- Foster a proactive newsroom culture using planning and pre-writing systems for breaking news.
- Collaborate closely with other Newsweek editors in the U.S. and UK.
- Uphold Newsweek’s standards of accuracy, fairness, and responsible journalism.
- Set engaging headlines and lead images to drive readership.
- Cover East Coast hours, Wednesday–Sunday; head timely coverage of politics, world events, breaking news, and trending topics.
- Carry out other reasonable duties as required to meet business needs.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ journalism experience, with editorial leadership or team management responsibilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field.
- Exceptional news judgment, editing, and headline-writing skills.
- Experience leading breaking news coverage, as well as producing, editing, and publishing breaking news stories.
- Strong familiarity with SEO, analytics, visual storytelling, and trending content tools.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Proactive, organized, and adaptable; adept at both collaboration and independent work.
- Experience managing or working within digital newsrooms, including remote or hybrid teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
