Senior News Editor

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Foxnews.com is looking for an experienced Senior Editor, Flash to be well-versed in media, politics, and pop culture and has a clear understanding of the Fox brand and audience. You must be able to identify editorial angles that will drive conversations around the news of the day as well as bigger picture issues.

You will be offered one of the following shifts: Sun-Thurs or Tues-Sat: 6 am-2 pm or 2 pm-10 pm ET

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitor news and come up with editorial angles to pursue
• Assign and manage a group of reporters covering Fox News platforms as well as other media
• Edit pieces

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• At least 5 years of experience in news, TV, or daily video
• Experience with digital analytics to monitor, build traffic
• Experience using content management systems
• Familiarity with AP style, strong knowledge of current events and politics
• Proven organizational ability to ensure editorial standards are upheld, demands from across company platforms are addressed and smooth handover is made to next shift
• Strong SEO and social media skills
• Strong communication skills
• A self-starter with excellent news judgment for a digital audience
• Able to pivot between breaking news stories and in-depth projects with longer deadlines
• Ability/flexibility to work mornings, evenings, or weekends as required

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjz822-3-144-248-24-42 in your application.