Reuters is seeking an online editor to work on its main U.S. website.
The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of journalism experience, solid writing and editing skills, a demonstrable bent towards business news and a facility with social media and publishing tools.
A Reuters.com online editor’s responsibilities run from building multimedia modules and enhanced article pages, curating the best content from across the Reuters coverage areas, reacting quickly to breaking news and contributing to live blogging efforts, especially around business and markets news. With a focus on accuracy and fairness, the online editor must write headlines that sing and blurbs which capture the imagination of a truly global audience.
Most importantly, the online editor should be able to work with a close-knit team, communicate effectively across a large editorial organization and bring a can-do energy into the newsroom daily.
Responsibilities:
– Exercise strong news judgment in selection stories to promote across web platforms and across social outlets
– Write and edit headlines and other display text for home pages, articles, push notifications and select social media promotions
– Have an understanding and enthusiasm for business and markets news
– Display literacy in web publishing systems
– Ensure all content that is produced adheres to the Reuters Trust Principles of fair, objective coverage of the news
To apply, go here.
Jessie Bur has been named executive editor of Nextgov/FCW and Route Fifty, GovExec’s news organizations…
Semafor economic policy reporter Joseph Zeballos-Roig has left the organization after two years. He previously…
Russell Sherman of the "Press Profiles" podcast interviewed Mike Hofman, the editor in chief of…
Dow Jones chief technology officer Artem Fishman sent out the following: Team, As we continue…
Yahoo Finance is the world's most-used business and financial digital platform. It offers millions of…
Lisette Voytko-Best, who covered the entertainment industry for Forbes, has left the publication. Voytko-Best is…
View Comments