Deputy Digital Director - Reuters
About The Position
Reuters is seeking an experienced, thoughtful and highly collaborative editor to serve as Deputy Digital Director, helping lead daily digital coverage and shape the programming and presentation of our journalism in ways that put audiences first, deepen engagement and reinforce the value of a Reuters subscription. This senior, hands-on editorial leader will operate at the center of the daily news cycle, moving seamlessly between breaking news and longer-term priorities, running news meetings and making sharp real-time decisions about front-page curation, mobile alerts, headlines, visuals and coverage coordination across regions and platforms. The successful candidate will combine exceptional news judgment and strong writing with calm leadership under pressure, using audience insights to build habit, loyalty and subscription value while raising standards and creating clarity across a large, complex newsroom. Working closely with a counterpart in London, the Deputy Digital Director will help ensure consistent, high-quality digital decision-making across time zones, manage through influence and act on behalf of the Digital Director when required.
Requirements
- Significant experience as a senior editor in a fast-paced, high-stakes newsroom, including leading live coverage and setting priorities during major breaking-news events.
- Exceptional news judgment and the ability to make quick, confident decisions while maintaining accuracy, fairness and independence.
- Strong writing and editing skills, with sharp instincts for headlines, mobile alerts, visuals and story presentation across platforms.
- A strong understanding of audience and subscriber value, supported by experience using analytics and audience insights in editorial decision-making.
- Experience running news meetings, coaching editors and building alignment across desks, regions and teams without relying on formal authority.
- Broad knowledge of international affairs and business news, with an understanding of what serves both general consumers and professional audiences.
- A collaborative, low-ego and hands-on approach; calm, decisive leadership under pressure; and flexibility to work nights, weekends and major news events as required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience partnering with visual journalism, graphics, video, social or product teams to create high-impact digital coverage.
- Experience coordinating editorial decision-making across regions and time zones in a large, complex newsroom.
- Demonstrated success using programming, presentation or product insights to build reader habit, loyalty and subscription value.
Responsibilities
- Lead digital news meetings, set clear priorities and translate audience and subscriber strategy into focused daily execution.
- Oversee the programming and curation of Reuters journalism across platforms, balancing breaking news, enterprise, investigations, analysis and features to deepen engagement and reinforce subscription value.
- Make calm, sharp editorial decisions during major news moments, coordinating coverage across desks, bureaus, regions and time zones.
- Elevate front-page curation, headlines, mobile alerts, visuals and story presentation, using audience insights and performance data to improve reach, habit and loyalty.
- Partner with reporters, editors, bureau chiefs and visual, graphics, video, social and product teams to deliver distinctive journalism and compelling digital experiences.
- Develop a team of digital editors and influence colleagues beyond their direct reporting line, building trust, alignment and consistently strong editorial standards.
- Act on behalf of the Digital Director when required and ensure all coverage upholds the Reuters Trust Principles of accuracy, fairness and independence.
Benefits
- Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
- Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
- Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
- competitive salary packages
- market leading benefits
- paid volunteering days
- market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
- competitive 401k plan with company match
- market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
- paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
- parental leave
- sabbatical leave
- optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
- optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- fitness reimbursement
- access to Employee Assistance Program
- Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
- access to 529 Plan
- commuter benefits
- Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
