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Senior News Editor, Current Events, PEOPLE

Meredot · 2 Locations · On-site

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About Meredot

Revolutionize your charging experience with our Contactless Wireless Charging Stations – the market. Backed by Techstars.

About the role

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, People Inc.

What they're looking for

  • Minimum 7 years experience working in a high volume, digital news operation, with proven leadership experience
  • • Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to work independently
  • • Strong writing and editing skills, impeccable journalistic standards, and attention to detail
  • • Ability to respond quickly to breaking news and understand how to prioritize urgent vs. non urgent content
  • • An understanding of SEO and analytics
  • • A proven ability to drive traffic!
More about this role

Job Title

Senior News Editor, Current Events, PEOPLE

Job Description

I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.

The Senior News Editor will be responsible for coordinating PEOPLE’s personality-focused national affairs coverage with the Senior Editor to lead digital coverage for PEOPLE’s Current Events vertical. This includes leading digital coverage of key events and managing digital coverage, from routine daily news to breaking news situations that arise within the vertical; helping to develop strategy and content opportunities around trends, first families, national figures, and topical issues. The ideal candidate is a dynamic editor who’s extremely skilled at mining social media and other sources (both online and/or through contacts) for new and exclusive stories. A compelling storyteller, quick—and impeccable—line editor, writer (whenever needed), and headline writer. Must have solid news judgment and the ability to prioritize and identify potentially high-traffic stories. This candidate would also need to be able to ideate key second beat and breakout posts, to fully leverage breaking and trending news stories. A fluent understanding of the digital landscape, including...

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