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Newsletter and Briefings Editor

Employer
Newsweek
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
27 Sep 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
News
Discipline
Editor

Job Details

Newsweek is looking for a Newsletter and Briefings Editor to add to its news coverage, grow original journalism and continue to build Newsweek as a destination for audiences. 

We’re looking for someone with excellent knowledge of U.S., U.K. and international news, who understands how appointment building works across newsletters, the site and apps; can think creatively, innovative and someone who is full of creative storytelling ideas with angles nobody else has thought of. The ideal candidate will be experienced in knowing how to grow newsletters and briefings along with the work needed to make them a compelling read. 

Newsweek is a large global publisher with people working in New York, London, Delhi and elsewhere and growing quickly across the globe.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Run our existing flagship newsletter The Bulletin and grow its imprint and impact
  • Grow existing and launch new newsletters to build daily and/or weekly appointments with the Newsweek audience
  • Lead the way on audience acquisition and conversion across briefings and newsletters
  • Build contacts and sources in order to break exclusive lines on Newsweek.com and adding value to every story we tell  
  • Assist the social team to break news across our social platforms and wider networks 
  • Develop a relationship with Newsweek’s audience and engage more people more often
  • Help turn briefing journalism into habit-forming behaviour with audiences and user subscriptions
  • Identify growth topics and issues Newsweek should care about, leading the way in distilling complex issues into succinct updates 
  • Monitor analytics, publishing tools and optimization data, identifying weak points and capitalizing on successes

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience of editing, commissioning and writing newsletters and/or briefings
  • Demonstrable knowledge of newsletter growth and how that leads to audience loyalty and subscriptions
  • Understanding of the U.S. news cycle and what engages American and international audiences
  • A track record of innovation and trying new things in new ways across the web
  • A bulging contacts book suitable for a U.S. and international publisher
  • Good news sense
  • Knowledge of media law
  • Willingness to work in a dynamic, fast-paced 24/7 news environment
  • Excellent spelling and grammar

 

This is a full-time position with the ability to work from home or from our London Canary Wharf office. All staff are temporarily working from home due to the COVID-19 situation.

 

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.

 

Company info
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Location
Aldwych House,
71-91 Aldwych
London
Greater London
WC2B 4HN
United Kingdom

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