News Team Lead, Deputy - Tax Litigation
About The Position
Bloomberg Industry Group is seeking an editor to lead its tax legal coverage. The editor will manage reporters covering major legal cases affecting the IRS, companies, and the implementation of federal and state tax laws. The role steers breaking news and enterprise reporting and helps the team connect developments for legal readers. As a newsroom leader, the editor will strengthen newsroom culture and support its people, monitor daily news flow, maintain quality standards, and coordinate coverage across the team and the broader newsroom. The editor will set the team’s agenda, make assignments, edit and improve stories, provide constructive feedback, communicate newsroom goals, and use data and resource planning to inform coverage decisions. The role calls for sound news judgment, strong editing and organizational skills, collaboration, adaptability, courage in breaking-news decisions, and the ability to lead by example and encourage ambitious journalism. A bachelor’s degree with journalism coursework or equivalent experience is required, along with five or more years of journalism experience and demonstrated success producing excellent, ambitious stories.
Requirements
- Exceptional curiosity and news judgment to make assignments and set the team’s agenda.
- Top-notch editing skills and the ability to improve stories and provide constructive feedback.
- Knowledge of readers’ needs and the coverage likely to resonate with them.
- Ability to adapt to new technology and tools.
- Excellent organizational skills, including tracking staff availability and prioritizing resources.
- Ability to analyze data to inform coverage decisions.
- Ability to make tough decisions as news breaks, learn from mistakes, and adjust.
- Ability to communicate newsroom goals and help reporters and editors produce strong stories.
- Self-starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example.
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in journalism, or equivalent experience.
- Five or more years of experience in journalism, with demonstrated success producing excellent and ambitious stories.
Responsibilities
- Lead the newsroom’s tax legal coverage and manage a team of reporters.
- Cover major legal cases affecting the IRS, companies, and the implementation of federal and state tax laws.
- Steer breaking news and enterprise reporting and help the team connect developments for legal readers.
- Strengthen newsroom culture and support newsroom staff.
- Monitor the daily flow of news and ensure quality standards remain high.
- Coordinate the team’s coverage with the broader newsroom, ensuring major developments are covered from relevant angles.
- Make assignments and set the team’s agenda for daily coverage and longer-term targets.
- Edit stories, improve their quality, provide constructive feedback, and help editors communicate feedback effectively.
- Use knowledge of readers and coverage data to inform decisions about assignments and coverage.
- Track reporter and editor availability and prioritize resources daily and weekly.
- Make decisions as news breaks, learn from mistakes, and adjust coverage as needed.
- Educate reporters and editors about newsroom goals and help them produce the best possible stories on their beats.
- Set high standards, lead by example, and encourage the team to think ambitiously.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
