Platforms Editor, Weekends, Digital

Job Description

Responsibilities
NBC News Digital is looking for an editor to join its platforms team in New York City. The editor will curate the NBC News homepage and app, write breaking news alerts for app and email, and distribute content to partners such as Apple News, Yahoo, Flipboard and Smartnews.

The ideal candidate will be a talented headline writer, have a passion for analytics and SEO and have strong news judgment. They need to be a breaking news junkie, and love to get enterprise journalism in front of as many eyes as possible. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in mobile trends and experience programming digital platforms for a major news organization. They will know what compels audiences to read stories and watch video on mobile and desktop.

This position requires the ability to make decisions under pressure and to change footing quickly and multitask when news breaks. Working on weekends, you will be part of a small but dedicated crew that is crucial in keeping our highly-engaged audiences up to date. Experience and comfort working independently is a must.

The editor needs to show immaculate attention to detail, as well as a sense for the mix - balance, diversity and tone - of stories on our platforms. The candidate must also have the skill set of a frontline news editor: a breadth of knowledge about national and international stories, an ability to copy edit and experience with digital publishing in a content management system.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild and is based in New York but candidates from around the country will be considered.

Key tasks
• Curate the NBC News app and NBCNews.com with a lively mix of breaking news, politics, enterprise reporting and video
• Work independently using flawless news judgment to update multiple platforms while juggling many of the tasks below
• Write and edit mobile alerts for app and email
• Write sharp, compelling and accurate headlines for A/B testing
• Distribute and pitch stories to Apple News, Smartnews, Flipboard, etc.
• Monitor real-time analytics to inform story curation and strategy
• Partner with editors from sections around the newsroom to ensure their stories are promoted and distributed in all the right places
• Work with the photo team to illustrate stories on the homepages and app

Qualifications/Requirements
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent and comparable work

experience
• 3+ years' experience working as a homepage editor or

social media editor, preferably with experience at a major

news organization
• A broad knowledge of current affairs, including politics,

race, social justice, international affairs, pop culture and

sports
• Must be comfortable working independently and in a

collaborative but demanding environment under tight

deadlines

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g6p45q-3-144-154-208-42 in your application.