Deputy Breaking News Editor

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September 20

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Newsweek is a global media organization that delivers news, analysis, and commentary across a wide range of topics including politics, technology, health, finance, and entertainment. It offers articles, insights, and updates on world events and issues, and provides a platform for opinion and debate. Newsweek is known for its publications both in print and online, serving a diverse audience with factual reporting and unique storytelling.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1933

📱 Media

📋 Description

• Work with Breaking News Editors in the UK and US and other senior editors to deliver fast, smart, accurate and fair coverage of news • Find, produce, edit, publish and build up breaking news stories and live blogs from scratch • Commission occasionally and cover for the Breaking News Editor when needed • Use technology and tools to get faster, better and more prolific • Set up a system of monitoring, planning and pre-writing to anticipate news • Manage assigning, editing and publishing within the team with appropriate quality controls; avoid clickbait • Develop live blog operation, creating highly engaging content on the most interesting and important stories • Perform any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 3 plus years' experience in editing capacity • Experience working in a fast-paced digital newsroom • Bachelors degree in journalism • Excellent SEO and visual storytelling skills • Ability to work both collaboratively and independently • Ability to work East Coast hours across four rotating Monday–Friday shifts (7am-4pm, 9pm-6pm, 11am-8pm, 1pm-10pm)