Editor

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX News Media is looking for an Editor. As an Editor for FoxNews.com and foxbusiness.com, you will collaborate with other Editors and Senior Editors in leading a team of writers and reporters. You will be assigning stories, editing, and approving pitches from reporters. You are fluent in AP style, can bring copy to life, and understand our dynamic audience. You are skilled at turning sharp, fast stories, headlines, and captions in high-pressure breaking news situations. You thrive in a fast-paced environment.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborate with Editors & Senior Editors in leading editorial coverage for FoxNews.com and foxbusiness.com
• Assign stories to a team of writers and reporters
• Edit a continuous stream of story submissions for grammar, style, and substance
• Write SEO-friendly headlines to ensure search authority
• Work with reporters on and off-site
• Work quickly in breaking news situations to help us be fast and precise
• Write & report when necessary
• Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• At least five years proven experience in a daily breaking news environment, preferably for a news outlet covering a wide range of local, national, and international stories
• Prior management experience
• Experience using content management systems
• Knowledge of AP style, exceptional knowledge of current events & politics
• Ability to work on tight deadlines
• Proven organizational ability to ensure editorial standards are upheld, demands from across company platforms are addressed and smooth handover is made to next shift
• Flexible hours, including flexibility to work on some holidays
• An ''on-call'' mentality and be prepared to work under emergency or breaking news conditions

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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