Breaking News Editor

Summary

Join Newsweek, a global media organization, as a Breaking News Editor to contribute to our impactful news coverage. You will work alongside senior editors and reporters, delivering fast, accurate, and engaging breaking news stories. Responsibilities include writing, editing, and publishing breaking news, rewriting AP stories, running live blogs, and overseeing live blog reporters. The ideal candidate possesses excellent news judgment, SEO and visual storytelling skills, and significant experience in journalism, including managing direct reports. This fully remote position, based in the U.K., offers standard working hours with flexibility.

Requirements

• Significant relevant experience in journalism, including recent experience in managing direct reports
• Comfortable working on stories across a range of news subjects (politics, crime, health, entertainment, business, etc.)
• Experience working with newswires
• Experience using social media and Google Trends
• Experience working in a digital newsroom with a quasi-remote team
• Ability to work quickly while under pressure
• Capable of working to tight deadlines
• Able to work fast, communicate clearly, write and edit articles quickly and accurately
• Able to work flexible hours

Responsibilities

• Write, edit and publish breaking news stories quickly and accurately
• Monitor newswires and selectively rewrite and publish important and interesting news stories from the wires
• Managing people and a team where required
• Run live blogs
• Make sure all stories have the best headlines and lead images for maximum impact
• Recognize newsworthy moments, stories and trends, and help make sure Newsweek is offering fresh and engaging angles
• Ensure Newsweek delivers high-quality reporting that is accurate, fair, and conforms to accepted standards of journalism
• Perform any other reasonable duties as necessary to meet the needs of the business

Benefits

• Working hours will usually be 7am - 4pm from Monday to Friday
• This position can be fully remote anywhere in the U.K