Newsday Media Group seeks an editor assistant – night news desk

The news desk is seeking a “do-it-all” editor who can design pages, edit copy and write headlines and display copy for the news of the day in all forms: print, narrative stories, video, alternative storytelling, social media and voice.

Essential Duties & Functions:

• Design pages, edit copy and write headlines and display copy for the news of the day in all forms: print, narrative stories, video, alternative storytelling, social media and voice.
• Communicate/coordinate with other news desk members on stories and jump in to help in the newsroom as needed.
• Handle all kinds of news quickly with great attention paid to accuracy, fairness, and detail.
• Must be able to ask big-picture questions as well as sweat the details.
• Review stories digitally and in print.
• Assess reader/subscriber trends and act on the resulting metrics to lead coverage that serves our loyal subscribers and helps Newsday build subscribers and new, diverse audiences.

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills:

• Prior newsroom experience required.
• Must have strong news judgment and editing skills, with a deep understanding of our products and the role of metrics.
• Must be collaborative and communicative with colleagues across all platforms.
• Attention to detail, grammatical accuracy and strong organizational skills required.
• Ability to be agile and handle multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills required.

Compensation:

• The hourly base rate range for this role is $34.78 – $52.32, commensurate with experience.

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