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Job Description
*** Digital is looking for an experienced editor to run the Politics team. The ideal candidate will know Washington inside and out, how the process works, who the players are and how to help reporters of various experience levels develop sources and get scoops. They will have roughly 10 or more years of experience in daily news, with a proven track record of breaking news, writing, or editing long-form features and delivering high-quality, high-impact journalism. They will be equally adept at editing breaking news as well as longer enterprise stories. Should also be comfortable managing live blogs on a story that merits.
Duties include:
- Editing breaking news in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Writing headlines with an eye toward SEO
- Experience editing fast-moving breaking news
- A clear understanding of style and grammar
- Interest in politics and policy stories
- Helping writers frame stories for a national audience
- Mentor, coach, and empower both junior and experienced reporters
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience covering or editing politics and regulations
- 3+ years of managing direct reports.
- Proven track record breaking news and filing or editing stories in a fast-paced, real-time news environment.
- Reporting, writing, or editing investigative stories and/or long-form features.
- A collaborative demeanor with experience working and coordinating with multiple teams and across multiple platforms: social *** , TV, and digital video.
- The ability to deliver accurate news in a high-volume, deadline-oriented environment.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, and/or weekends as news breaks.
- Must be highly motivated, extremely organized, detail-oriented, and possess outstanding communication and coordination skills.
- The job is based in Washington, D.C. with a hybrid in-office schedule. Canconsider a NYC-based Editor to work out of the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey office.
Desired Characteristics:
- BA or college-level equivalent.
- Experience at a major online news site or a daily financial publication.
- Passionate about storytelling and creating the best reader experience online.
- Ongoing knowledge of and interest in the business world and financial news.
- Solid understanding of web standards and SEO.
Additional Information
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