The Senior Digital Editor edits and creates news content, harnessing the capabilities of digital platforms and tools. Join our collaborative team developing audiences across all platforms. If you have strong news instincts, find innovation exciting, thrive when news is breaking, understand the power of social media, enjoy workshopping headlines, and geek out over homepage curation, we’d love to meet you!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Edits news stories, features, breaking news alerts, and/or other material for content, style and digital functionality to ensure that quality standards of assigned news desk are met.
- Directs coverage and assignments across several related beat areas coordinating the use of multimedia (graphics, video, podcasts, audio slideshows, photographs, etc.) and ensures publication deadlines are met.
- Edits copy quickly and concisely; occasionally reports and writes articles.
- Verifies information related to unit’s scope of coverage through sources or other means.
- Leads social media efforts in coverage area.
- Coordinates with other assignment editors in division, with other BBNA units, and with Bloomberg to avoid overlap in coverage.
- Works one-on-one with reporters to quickly file breaking news, and to ensure analysis in daily and longer-term stories, as well as developing story ideas and angles.
- Coordinates editorial projects within division, as needed.
- Maintains subject-area knowledge related to unit’s scope of news coverage, including current awareness of issues and developments in the field.
- Proposes and coordinates outside author contributions.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to edit material, including complex and/or analytical pieces, under deadline pressure.
- Ability to multitask across platforms.
- Ability to work accurately and independently in a deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent organizational skills, with proven ability to juggle multiple stories across formats and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively with other staff members to develop their journalistic skills.
- Working knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
- Video production and editing skills, and Photoshop and InDesign experience a plus.
- Working knowledge of journalistic principles and techniques.
- Ability to use electronic research methods effectively.
- Ability to use BBNA publishing tools and other technology effectively with BBNA training.
- Proven ability to interact effectively with colleagues, sources, and others.
- Demonstrated excellent editing skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Excellent proofreading skills.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in journalism, or subjects related to the environment, and occupational safety and health desirable.
- Minimum 5+ years’ journalism experience, including editing experience in a digital newsroom.
- Strong news judgment and experience with assignment coordination.
- Established social media presence preferred.
Special Requirements:
- Candidates may be required to pass a test for this position.
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