The U.S. News team is a nimble one prized for its ability to work fast on breaking news, to spot important trends ahead of the competition and to deliver deep enterprise stories. Its coverage chief drives daily and long-term decision-making on national news priorities and also works closely with other coverage chiefs and their teams on stories about the economy, business, finance and national politics.
The ideal candidate will have extensive news-gathering experience and superb story sense, and will thrive in a fast-paced news environment. This editor will make decisions quickly, remain calm under pressure, and think innovatively about news and story formats. Strong writing and editing skills for news and also features are a must, as is being equally at home with digital media and print and working collaboratively with visual, audio and video storytelling. Also key: talent with words and color, a sense of significant news but also of color and life. Also important: the confidence and skill to shepherd talented, veteran writers.
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The position will be based in New York and report to the Editor of Coverage.
The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.
To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter explaining how you would approach the job and examples of your work.
To apply, go here.
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