Assistant Managing Editor, Today Digital

Job Description

Responsibilities
Want to work with one of America's most trusted and loved brands? As one of the biggest brands in the lifestyle space with more than 50M unique visitors for the last eight of the nine months, we're looking forward to our biggest year of growth yet. With a significant investment in the future of TODAY Digital, we're innovating and creating new ways to help audiences live better, more informed, happier, and healthier lives.

TODAY Digital is looking for an Assistant Managing Editor to oversee morning and daily coverage of our news and trending desk. In this role, the Assistant Managing Editor will lead morning editorial assignments, manage an editorial calendar and direct both news and trending coverage for the day. This position requires an audience-focused approach with a knack for identifying an angle within a story. Candidates should be motivated to drive the conversation of the day, identify news making moments from broadcast and trends and guide a team towards crafting compelling headlines.

The ideal candidate is both a creative and strategic thinker who uses data to drive decisions, can lead teams to create content for new audience and establish the right voice and coverage for the TODAY Digital audience. Proven experience managing news and trending coverage, news editing, line editing and writing with a voice is a must.

Responsibilities:
• Manage overall coverage of breaking news, broadcast interviews, news, internet culture and trends for TODAY Digital.
• Work with writers to find interesting angles and elements to make a story sing while also being ready and willing to jump in and edit a story.
• Speak fluent Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook (extra points for TikTok!). Be comfortable framing stories for and posting them to our social media platforms, identifying the content that will resonate with our audience and lend itself to being widely shared.
• Find interesting and innovative stories - whether it's the story everyone will be talking about that night (and into the next day) or an in-depth feature.
• Work closely with TODAY broadcast team to coordinate on news making moments that drive daily news and conversation.
• Ensure the tone of and mix of stories is in line with TODAY editorial strategy, and the voice and standards of NBC News Digital as a whole.
• Manage morning reporting and editing staff, make full use of the range of NBC News resources, including network newsgathering and multimedia.
• Establish and meet rigid standards and guidelines.
• Manage daily pitch process with an audience focused approach
• Participate in special projects, pitch fresh ideas, and assist Editorial Director as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree
• 8+ years working in a digitally native newsroom

environment
• Must have demonstrated experience with assigning,

writing and editing stories, as well as managing staff
• Must be able to work early morning, evening and/or

weekend hours depending on news coverage or other

editorial responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of digital media technology,

particularly content-management tools.

Desired Characteristics
• Desire to work in a creative, demanding,

competitive environment.
• Skilled editor with outstanding communication

skills.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3xx69-3-138-174-95-42 in your application.