Reuters seeks ME for its U.S. website

Reuters.com is seeking a Managing Editor to lead its main U.S. website.

The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of journalism experience, top-notch news judgment, a facility with publishing technology and the ability to lead editors through a steady stream of breaking news from around the world.

The Reuters.com Managing Editor must direct a team of online editors towards surfacing, producing and promoting the best stories and images produced by our journalists around the world. With a focus on accuracy and fairness, the Managing Editor must make headlines sing and blurbs capture the imagination of a truly globally minded audience.

In this role, the Managing Editor will have broad supervision of editing and site management, visual selections, social media and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a keen interest and creative eye for developing and deploying multimedia story-telling devices ranging from live blogs to interactive graphics to advanced article page design.

In addition, he or she must be able to direct stories to various social media channels and distribution vehicles beyond Reuters.com platforms and demonstrate knowledge of SEO best practices.

Responsibilities:
– Support the Executive Editor, Reuters Digital in running the editorial team
– Provide managerial support, editorial leadership, scheduling, and spot duty filling in for news editors
– Assist in managing production teams in remote locations
– Ensure all content that is produced adheres to the Reuters Trust Principles of fair, objective coverage of the news
– Liaise with the product, technology and sales teams to deliver strong customer experiences and business results
– Strong focus on the contemporary distribution of news

To apply, go here.