Staff Editor, EW
About The Position
EW Staff Editors are responsible for coordinating breaking news content and other features. A successful Staff Editor will be a team player who has excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, as well as a deep love and knowledge of entertainment and pop culture. This role will play a key part in supporting Entertainment Weekly’s East Coast news operation, helping the team stay competitive in the fast-moving daily news cycle by identifying breaking stories, guiding coverage decisions and ensuring timely, high-quality execution. In addition to covering news of the day, they will work closely with the rest of the team, suggesting story ideas, and pitching unique ways to advance a story. Successful candidates will be able to guide writers as they produce well-reported and engaging content under tight deadlines. They will collaborate with Senior Editors on coverage plans, negotiating exclusives, and cultivating relationships with publicists and other pertinent external collaborators and sources. The Staff Editor must also be willing to work occasional off-hours and weekends as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or related field or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 2-5 years of experience, with at least 1 year in an editing role
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
- Strong knowledge of entertainment, pop culture, and the EW brand
- An idea generator who can think of new, fresh story ideas
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with SEO, social media, content management systems, analytics tools, Photoshop
Responsibilities
- Editing breaking entertainment news stories and other features
- Reporting and writing: deliver great entertainment access stories and news; other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- prescription drug coverage
- unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- adoption or surrogate assistance
- donation matching
- tuition reimbursement
- basic life insurance
- basic accidental death & dismemberment
- supplemental life insurance
- supplemental accident insurance
- commuter benefits
- short term and long term disability
- health savings and flexible spending accounts
- family care benefits
- a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
- 10-12 paid holidays annually
- generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
- pet insurance
- accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
