At a glance
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- London
About the role
- The New York Times is seeking a staff editor to join the Home team in the London newsroom.
- The role focuses on programming and presentation of digital platforms, including the home screen and push notifications, to increase reader engagement.
Responsibilities
- Master the production tools and workflows for our home screen(s) and push notifications
- Write lively and compelling summaries, headlines and captions in a manner that is consistent with Times style
- Handle fast-moving breaking news presentations
- Build and/or execute special presentations for the home screen
- Workshop and send push notifications
- Work with product and CMS teams to provide insights and feedback about our home screens, along with helping guide development of tools and platforms used to produce our report
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
Requirements
- Experience as a digital news editor, working with audience data to inform programming decisions, including evaluating story performance, weighing reader interest and assessing the strategies and performance of our competitors
- Excellence in news judgment, audience-sensitive framing and writing mechanics
- Ability to quickly and cleanly execute changes to the layout and order of our platforms while showing creativity and initiative in presentation and framing
- Ability to work well under pressure, setting priorities among many tasks and keeping up with the demands of multiple editors and supervisors.
- Sensitivity to visual design and user experience
Workplace
- Permanent hybrid position based in London
- Includes regular attendance in the office each week as per departmental guidance
Skills
- CMS
