News Editor
Fox News Channel
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 7/12/2019 3:07:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a News Editor to join our team! You play a key role in assigning and editing news for a major website, working in the thick of the excitement and having a guiding hand in coverage. You must be quick, organized and highly engaged in current events, politics and breaking news. As a News Editor, you pitch, assign and edit breaking and enterprise news articles written by reporters, responding quickly and precisely to help Fox break news and cover developing events. You oversee a small team of reporters to ensure the digital news desk produces content that is accurate, fresh and compelling!
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage small team of reporters, ensuring productivity, precision and smooth operation
• Assign and edit stories with speed and precision, conforming to AP style
• Assist senior editor to ensure that breaking news alerts are sent out quickly and developing stories are updated continuously and accurately
• Send Fox News app and Apple News alerts
• Monitor Dataminr, wires, social media and internal emails for breaking news and updates to developing stories
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• Ability to write and edit quickly on deadline
• Flexibility in schedule to work varied shifts
• At least 5 years of newsroom experience, preferably in a digital breaking news environment
• Experience with metrics platforms like Chartbeat and Omniture
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills paired with a positive and collaborative attitude
• A positive and collaborative attitude
• Excellent knowledge of SEO
• Prior CMS experience
• Bachelor's degree is required (English/Journalism degree preferred)