News Editor
About The Position
Apple Inc. is hiring a News Editor in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role selects articles for the Top Stories section of the Apple News app, emphasizing quality and accuracy. The News Editor writes concise headlines, breaking-news push notifications, and the first draft of the Top Stories section of a daily newsletter sent each morning at 7 a.m. ET. The position independently leads app coverage on Saturday and Sunday nights, assists international teams with major global events, and collaborates across teams on special-event coverage. It also works with the standards team to ensure copy follows house style, uses data and analytics to optimize content, communicates directly with publishing partners, and reports bugs and performance issues to improve app functionality. Telecommuting is permitted. The position is 40 hours per week. The annual base-pay range is $130,700–$197,000, with pay dependent on skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation may also include discretionary bonuses or commissions and relocation assistance. Benefits include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, tuition reimbursement for certain career-related education expenses, and opportunities to participate in discretionary stock programs and Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to eligibility and applicable terms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Journalism or a related field.
- Two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- Demonstrated strong editorial judgment across disciplines, including international news, politics, finance, and sports.
- Experience writing concise, engaging copy for headlines, notifications, and widgets.
- Experience applying objective, transparent, nonpartisan journalistic standards.
- Experience fact-checking misinformation in a breaking-news environment.
- Experience analyzing user engagement to help inform coverage strategies around major events.
- Experience using content management systems and publishing platforms to reach new and existing audiences.
- Experience collaborating across teams, including with engineers and analytics experts, to address urgent app performance issues.
Responsibilities
- Select articles for featuring in the Apple News app’s Top Stories section, emphasizing quality and accuracy.
- Compose concise headlines for the Apple News audience.
- Write clear, engaging push notifications for breaking news.
- Compose the first draft of the Top Stories section of a daily newsletter sent every morning at 7 a.m. ET.
- Lead app coverage independently on Saturday and Sunday nights.
- Assist international teams with major global events, including in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
- Collaborate across teams on special-event coverage, such as the Super Bowl, national and local elections, and award shows.
- Work with the standards team to ensure copy meets house style.
- Use data and analytics to optimize content.
- Communicate directly with dozens of publishing partners.
- Report bugs and performance issues to improve app functionality.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to advancing a career at Apple
- Opportunity to participate in discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to eligibility and plan terms
- Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- Potential relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
