Senior Editor (18-month FTC)

NBCUniversal; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media organization is seeking a Senior Editor to lead training initiatives and enhance journalism quality. This role involves mentoring journalists, developing training programs, and collaborating across newsroom teams. Strong background in journalism and excellent coaching skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a newsroom or journalism training capacity.
• Proven ability to design and lead newsroom training initiatives.
• Strong editorial judgment and knowledge of journalistic best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead newsroom learning through tailored training sessions.
• Coach reporters and editors on pitches and story framing.
• Provide constructive feedback to improve journalism quality.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Editorial Judgment

Job description

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Role Overview

We’re looking for an experienced and highly collaborative Senior Editor to play a dual role in this exciting 18 month FTC opportunity: championing great journalism and building the skills of our newsroom teams across EMEA and APAC.

This editor will serve as a coach and mentor, helping reporters and editors sharpen pitches, refine story framing, and develop their voice. You’ll be a key thought partner on everything from daily assignments to longer-form projects, offering constructive editorial guidance and encouraging more ambitious, original storytelling.

At the same time, you’ll lead newsroom learning in a hands-on, practical way. That means running tailored sessions on everything from headline writing to narrative structure, offering feedback in real time, and creating space for continuous growth. Whether through one-on-one coaching or group workshops, you’ll help our journalists stretch their craft and adapt to a fast-evolving media environment.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of editorial leadership and talent development, someone who believes that strong journalism and strong coaching go hand in hand.

Key Responsibilities

Training Strategy & Execution

• Work closely with reporters and editors to brainstorm ideas, sharpen pitches, and shape story framing, encouraging more original, impactful journalism.
• Provide ongoing coaching and editorial feedback through one-on-one sessions and story clinics, helping journalists at all levels strengthen their craft and confidence.
• Design, implement, and manage newsroom-wide training programs across the digital and TV newsroom internationally.
• Facilitate trainings to fit a multi-platform strategy approach and help reporters enable specialism.
• Coordinate and collaborate across the TV and digital teams to understand their training needs.
• Deliver bespoke workshops and upskilling initiatives for journalists, reporters and editors, including writing, reporting, visual storytelling, ethics, verification, digital innovation, and audience engagement.
• Identify training resources for the newsroom to support development
• Assess training needs through surveys, performance reviews, and leadership input to co-create learning paths with managers and employees.
• Track outcomes and effectiveness of training programs and iterate accordingly.

Collaboration & Partnerships

• Collaborate across the newsroom leads to develop training programs specific to broadcast needs.
• Work closely with newsroom leadership to ensure alignment with broader editorial goals.
• Build partnerships with journalism schools, professional bodies, and external trainers where relevant.

Editing activities

• Providing constructive feedback on reporters copy to improve structure, clarity, tone and accuracy.
• Reinforcing newsroom style guide including story quality and headline tone.
• Identify common writing weaknesses across the team and feed that into training sessions.
• Work with reporters on developing strong intros, nut grafs, and takeaways.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience in a newsroom or journalism training capacity, preferably in a global media organization.
• Proven ability to design and lead newsroom training initiatives.
• Strong editorial judgment and knowledge of journalistic best practices.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and coaching skills.
• Experience in working across multicultural, international teams is a plus.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.