Politics Editor, Cbsnews.Com

Job Description

com is hiring a writer/editor for our politics vertical. We're looking for someone with strong news judgment who can write and edit clear, accurate, fact-driven copy and craft compelling headlines on deadline in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of political news storylines and themes in the Capitol, White House and across the country. Scrupulous attention to detail, a cool head under pressure, and excellent communication skills are essential!

The hours for this role are Monday through Friday from 2-10 p.m. ET. You will need to work some holidays and shift your schedule as news breaks.

Your day-to-day:
• React quickly to breaking news, writing and publishing articles and running live blogs.
• Coordinate, produce and update web coverage of news segments, gathering the latest information from a variety of sources, always being mindful of CBS News standards.
• Work with reporters and producers across platforms to identify and generate new politics stories.
• Edit captions and publish videos from CBS News streaming coverage, and embed live streams in written articles on developing stories.
• Work with CBSNews.com reporters, network correspondents, show teams, beat producer-reporters and the CBS News streaming team to publish the best of CBS News to our website.
• Track content performance via analytics tools to help inform your decision-making.

What you bring to the team:
• You have 3+ years of experience in a digital breaking news environment and a proven ability to react quickly as news develops
• You are a skilled writer who can produce lively, quality copy on deadline
• You have an ability to frame content in an engaging way for a digital audience
• You're deeply familiar with analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Omniture, Chartbeat and Parse.ly
• You thrive in a collaborative team environment

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzje57-18-221-85-33-42 in your application.