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Managing Editor, TODAY 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
We are looking for a managing editor to help shape the editorial coverage of news and trending stories for TODAY digital. In this role, you will lead the daily editorial meetings, manage the editorial calendar and direct trending and news coverage. You should be a news junkie with a passion for lifestyle and pop culture. You should be comfortable using social media for news consumption, newsgathering and discovery. You should excel at teasing out fresh angles to cover and interesting bounce stories to launch. You should also have experience news editing, line editing and writing with voice. You should also have a flair for the fun, creative and unexpected in 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
Manage overall editorial coverage for TODAY digital
Work closely with TODAY broadcast team
Ensure the tone of and mix of stories is in line with TODAY editorial strategy, and the voice and standards of NBC News Digital as a whole.
Manage 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.
Manage 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.
Participate in special projects, pitch fresh ideas, and assist Editorial Director as needed.
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
8+ years working in a newsroom environment
6+ 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
Experience on social media platforms
Experience editing video
Experience reporting in the field