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Managing Editor, NBC News Digital
NBC Universal
New York, NY, United States
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About Us
NBCUniversal 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. NBCUniversal 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. NBCUniversal’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 love the news? Are you leader who thrives on setting the editorial agenda, breaking news, influencing the conversation, changing the narrative – all in the pursuit of journalistic excellence? Are you one who enjoys leading a team of talented reporters, guiding and inspiring them editorially, discussing stories and storylines to explore and investigate? Do you have a deep passion for running a digital newsroom undergoing exciting and dynamic change at a first rate, leading news organization? NBC News Digital is undergoing transformation and moving toward exceptional original reporting, enterprise reporting, investigative news and stories that resonate well beyond the day’s headlines. We are looking for a managing editor who can help lead that charge.
We are looking for an exceptional journalist who is highly motivated to lead the daily editorial mission of NBC News Digital. In this role, you will lead the daily editorial meetings, direct breaking news coverage, assign both daily and enterprise stories to reporters, follow and develop evolving storylines. You should be a news junkie who is able to keep up with fast moving stories, who uses social media for both news consumption, newsgathering and discovery. You should be able to lead on a range of stories, topics, subjects and debates. You should depth of domestic and foreign news experience and excel at teasing out fresh angles to cover, interesting bounce stories to launch. You should also have experience running a newsroom, news editing, line editing and writing with voice. You should also have a flair for the fun, creative and unexpected in both text, data visualization and multimedia. You will be partnering with a team of digital video producers, so experience in video storytelling is a plus.
Job Duties
Manage overall coverage of both breaking news and feature stories
Assign and edit stories with unique angles, while also ensuring full coverage on news of the day.
Ensure the tone of and mix of stories is in line with NBC News Digital editorial strategy, and the voice and standards of NBC News Digital as a whole.
Mange reporting and editing staff, and make full use of the range of NBC News resources, including network newsgathering and multimedia.
Establish and meet rigid standards and guidelines
Manages with daily pitch process, accepting or pushing back on pitches from both within the digital editorial team and within the wider NBC News Group broader organization
Read widely and stay abreast and ahead of the competition.
Establish and meet rigid guidelines.
Participate in special projects, pitch fresh ideas, and assist Executive Editor as needed.
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years working in a newsroom environment, including experience with breaking news
5+ 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.
Working knowledge of digital media technology, particularly content-management tools.
Additional Job Requirements
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
Must be willing to work in New York
Desired Characteristics
Desired Qualifications
Blogging, wire service, newspaper rewrite or 24-hour cable news background.
Experience editing video.
Experience reporting in the field.