Newsweek, Weekend Editor
- Employer
- Newsweek
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- 11 Apr 2021
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- Industry
- Journalist
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Not Specified
- Sector
- Newswires, Digital, News
- Discipline
- Editor, Senior Editor
Job Details
Newsweek is seeking an editor to lead our weekend coverage in the London bureau. We’re looking for an experienced news editor who can oversee a team of writers, develop fresh angles for coverage, and assign and edit quickly and cleanly.
The Weekend Editor should be well versed in multiple topics and have experience reporting on and leading U.S. politics coverage.
You are responsible for ensuring high-quality coverage that is accurate, fair, and conforms to accepted standards of journalism.
You will have the ability to work from home anywhere in the UK or from our London, Canary Wharf office. All staff are temporarily working from home due to the Covid-19 situation.
You will work Friday to Monday, or Friday to Tuesday.
Part time or full time position available.
Key Responsibilities
- Working quickly, yet accurately, to assign breaking news coverage and cover trending topics
- Editing multiple stories a day across multiple beats and topics
- Writing original stories
- Forward planning for known news events
- Following AP Style
Role Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant area
- Experience leading and editing a news team
- Excellent knowledge of U.S. politics
- Strong knowledge of SEO and online journalism
- Flexible with hours
Company
Newsweek is a premier news magazine and website that has been bringing high-quality journalism to readers around the globe for over 90 years.
Newsweek provides the latest news, in-depth analysis and ideas about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics. In addition to its online and mobile presence,
Newsweek publishes weekly English print editions in the United States, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia as well as editions in Japanese, Korean, Polish, Serbian and Spanish.
- Website
- http://newsweek.com/
- Location
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Aldwych House,
71-91 Aldwych
London
Greater London
WC2B 4HN
United Kingdom
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