News Editor – Contract
SmartNews
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $35 - $40 per hour
About the role
- Work largely independently to handle day-to-day news programming operations across SmartNews.
- Monitor breaking news and get information out quickly to those who need it.
- Work on news curation and help develop new content experiences within the app.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in digital media, breaking news, and journalism.
- Expert knowledge of AP Style.
- Knowledge of remote-work software, including Slack, Google Drive and Google Meet.
- Expert news judgment, an ability to think critically and read between the lines, as well as a demonstrated understanding of journalism ethics.
- Knowledge of and proficiency with social media platforms.
- Great communication skills, comfort working independently and in a remote environment.
- Experience with digital publishing and tools, smartphone apps (particularly news) and/or ability to quickly learn new software and platforms.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
digital mediabreaking newsjournalismAP Styledigital publishingsocial media platformsnews curationcontent developmentsmartphone apps
Soft skills
communication skillscritical thinkingindependenceremote work comfortnews judgmentunderstanding of journalism ethics