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Senior News Editor, NBC News Digital
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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About Us
Company is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Company owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. Company’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Responsibilities
Do you live and breathe the news? Are you a newsroom leader with a competitive metabolism who can see stories over the horizon before the rest? Are you driven to ambitiously set the news agenda, change the debate, produce deep, high-quality, original reporting? We’re seeking a New York-based senior news editor to help us transform NBC News Digital. A passionate journalist hungry to explore new ways to harness the world-class resources of NBC News.
As news editor, you’ll have a proven track record of moving seamlessly between all types of news and prodigiously pitching stories and ideas to pursue. You thrive on reacting instantly and responsibly to breaking news. And you’re just as adept at nurturing enterprise and longform reporting that has impact. You are well-versed in current events, politics, terror, national security, social justice, gender politics and stories dominating the national conversation. You also have your pulse on the zeitgeist and you know when a story in pop culture becomes a news story. You understand how tech and social media are changing our lives in both big and small ways every day and incorporate that reality into the stories we chose to report.
NBC News digital is evolving toward stories that resonate well beyond today’s headlines. As a senior news editor you’ll set the minute-by-minute editorial agenda of NBC News Digital, and lay out assignments for reporters with clear directions that fosters sharp, pointed stories. You’ll have exceptional copy editing skills and your experience, high standards and leadership will help reporters create their best possible work.
As an NBC News editorial leader you will be obsessive about storytelling for a mobile audience and understand the power of social media for reporting, discovery and distribution. You will understand when stories require data visualization or are better told with digital video. You’ll be hungry to use the latest technology to open up new possibilities for storytelling and journalism. This is a rare opportunity to help guide an iconic news outlet, and we’re looking for an exceptional journalist who is up to the challenge.
Job Duties
Help manage overall daily coverage and copy editing of both breaking news and enterprise reporting.
Help set editorial agenda and prodigiously pitch story ideas to pursue.
Lead team of early morning/dayside reporters and assign them to the day’s top stories, unique bounce ideas and angles.
Help manage daily editorial meetings, story budgets and pitch process – both within NBC News
Digital and the network at large.
Work closely with Managing Editor and Executive Editor on daily and special projects.
Make full use of the range of NBC News resources, including network newsgathering and multimedia.
Establish and meet NBC News' rigorous Standards and Legal guidelines.
Ensure the tone and mix of stories is in line with NBC News’ digital editorial strategy, and the voice of NBC News as a whole.
Read widely and stay abreast and ahead of the competition.
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years working in a newsroom environment, including experience with breaking news
2+ years working in a strictly digital shop
Must have demonstrated experience with assigning, writing and editing stories, as well as managing staff
Must be able to work early morning, evening and/or weekend hours depending when demanded by news coverage or other editorial responsibilities.
Must have the desire to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment.
Must be a skilled editor with outstanding communication skills.
Additional Job Requirements
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through Company website to be considered
Must be willing to work in New York
Experience working in video, including working knowledge of video editing.
Experience reporting in the field.