Night Editor, Politics

The New York Times•New York, NY

9d•$175,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times Politics desk is seeking a Night Editor to drive our evening operation, editing news, features and live stories across our platforms. This essential role requires an essential quality: excellent news judgment. You will manage the Politics news report during the evening, coordinating with leadership and the subject matter and live editors, serving as the primary liaison. You will edit a wide range of copy including major enterprise pieces and breaking news. You will launch reporters on breaking stories and start live blogs with speed and good judgement when the news rises. You will monitor and anticipate news developments, make assignments, and handle first reads — comprehensive edits for structure, framing and balance – and second reads – close-in edits for grammar, spelling and New York Times style. You are curious and passionate about meeting our audience needs. You are excited to collaborate with departments across the newsroom, experimenting with different storytelling formats to find the best ways to connect our journalism with audiences around the world. This is a collaborative desk; you must be able to navigate input from colleagues across the newsroom and develop superb relationships with the news desk, live, audience, video, photo and print teams, among other collaborators.

Requirements

5+ years editing experience at a journalism or media company
Experience working independently in high-pressure, deadline-driven newsrooms -- including coverage and workflow, as an editor
Writing/editing skills that demonstrate mastery of journalistic style and standards, including ethical and superb news judgment
Experience working independently and setting priorities when breaking news demands attention
Proficiency in all aspects of digital production

Nice To Haves

A willingness to be flexible as the newsroom’s needs evolve
Experience covering American politics
Experience supervising reporters

Responsibilities

Supervise and work with reporters on shaping stories and lifting copy and may be expected to manage one or more reporters.
Make news judgments, including launching reporters on stories, under intense pressure and consult widely with colleagues around the newsroom.
Oversee coverage of breaking news stories, including live blogs.
Work closely with the live editors during the evening.
Generate story ideas that demonstrate solid news judgment and knowledge of a subject area.
Coordinate and maintain strong relationships and communication with colleagues on visuals, audience, news desk and more.
Stay current on and willing to work with new story forms, visual formats and digital innovations in the newsroom.
Monitor sources for breaking news, coordinating with other editors on deployment decisions and launching reporters as needed.
Edit a vast range of material from the reader’s perspective for accuracy, grammar, comprehension and readability.
Provide first and second edits for a variety of stories and topics across the desk
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.
Report to a Politics Editor.