Coordinating Editor - Politics, MS NOW Digital (Weekends)

Versant3; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

MS NOW Digital is seeking an experienced editor with deep political knowledge to lead our breaking news efforts on nights and weekends from Washington, DC. You will identify key storylines, land scoops, and coordinate with the breaking news and political teams for timely coverage.

The ideal candidate has superb writing and editing skills, a strong newsroom judgment, and the ability to uphold MS NOW's voice and standards under pressure.

Qualifications

• superb writing and editing skills.
• deep understanding of journalistic standards.
• ability to uphold MS NOW's tone and editorial values under pressure.

Responsibilities

• lead breaking news efforts on nights and weekends.
• identify key storylines and land scoops for timely coverage.
• coordinate with breaking news and political teams to ensure synchronized reporting.

Job description

We're looking for an experienced editor with political knowledge to help lead MS NOW Digital's breaking news efforts on nights and weekends. This role focuses primarily on breaking political news with additional coverage of select trending and other news topics.

This editor will play a key role in MS NOW's 2028 presidential campaign coverage, helping to identify key storylines, land scoops, elevate stories and coordinate with the breaking news and political teams for timely coverage. The ideal candidate will have excellent news judgment, a deep understanding of journalistic standards and the ability to consistently uphold MS NOW's tone and editorial values in high-pressure situations.

You should have superb writing and editing skills, be willing to edit across media platforms, a keen understanding of the MS NOW voice and brand, and a proven track record of thriving in a fast-tempo newsroom.

The position is based in Washington, D.C., 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday (with the ability to adjust working hours in the event of breaking news.)

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.