Senior Content Editor - Bloomberg Government

Bloomberg Industry Group • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

You will work with outside authors from pitch to publication – coaching them, driving coverage, and producing high-quality opinion and analysis pieces. The content you edit will be featured on our consumer platforms and create value for the legal, tax, government and financial professionals subscribing to our Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax and Bloomberg Government platforms, and the Bloomberg terminal. You are on the front line of our coverage, producing daily copy alongside some of the most talented journalists in the industry, and helping us elevate our coverage, connect the dots for readers, and create a newsroom culture of excellence. What you will do: Plan, pitch, and execute stories that inform and delight our audiences. Seriously, it’s that first thing. But you will also get to coach reporters on how to break more and bigger stories, help us select terrific feature ideas, make sure we meet deadlines, and pitch ideas for videos and podcasts.

Requirements

• Have exceptional curiosity and news judgment to unpack complicated legal and government actions, and then to help reporters make them interesting.
• Demonstrate excellent editing and writing skills.
• Be highly collaborative and show the ability to manage change, influence others in the newsroom, and communicate with reporters and editors of various backgrounds and experience levels.
• Have excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, along with the ability to juggle stories and meet tight newsroom deadlines.
• Be a self-starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example and can help guide reporters towards becoming stronger journalists.
• A bachelor’s degree required.
• Seven-or-more years of experience in journalism.

Responsibilities

• Plan, pitch, and execute stories that inform and delight our audiences.
• Coach reporters on how to break more and bigger stories
• Help us select terrific feature ideas
• Make sure we meet deadlines
• Pitch ideas for videos and podcasts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees