Deputy White House Editor - Live News & Enterprise

The New York Times Company; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

The New York Times Company in Washington, DC is seeking an Assistant White House Editor to shape the Washington Bureau report, support the White House editor, and lead a team of reporters across platforms. Based in DC with night/weekend coverage and in-office four days a week, with potential remote flexibility.

You will manage editors, assign first edits, and oversee budget planning while ensuring accuracy, tone, and independence in coverage of the President and related stories.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience at a journalism or media company or other relevant organization.
• Editing skills that demonstrate mastery of journalistic style and standards, including ethical standards.
• Proven news judgment.
• Previous experience managing and editing reporters.
• Previous experience juggling multiple storylines with rigor and judgment.
• Experience with coverage of some combination of government, policy and politics.
• Openness to and comfort with new story forms, live coverage and adopting new ways of working as the newsroom's needs evolve.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as a deputy first editor for the White House team, stepping in to support the White House editor. You will assign and cover first edits for breaking, live news and some enterprise stories, ensuring continuity of coverage and clear direction for reporters across beats.
• You will handle edits of all sorts, including quick cuts, write-throughs, live stories, dailies and lead-alls as needed.
• You will help set up weekend and off‑peak Washington coverage for these teams, including assigning, editing and coordinating with the News Director, editors managing live and breaking news stories as well as staff editors on key stories and providing additional support for stories that move or break at night, on weekends or holidays.
• You will be nimble and flexible about being directed to other news developments and coverage teams as necessary and to work across platforms.
• You will support live and alternative formats, helping decide when developments should go into live files versus traditional stories, and partnering with other news editors as needed.
• You will be organized and work in close partnership with other editors on the bureau to build out the day's budget and update the week's budget, anticipating news needs and planning future coverage.
• You will be skilled at anticipating potential problems, addressing unexpected issues and finding solutions.
• You will help identify potential stories, including non-traditional story formats, visual stories, service and explanatory pieces.
• You will coordinate with editors and the audience team on story publication and promotion plans and foster group headline brainstorming and promotion planning.
• You will work in close partnership with the Weekend Editor on planning handoffs at the start and mid-points of the week so we have clarity and continuity in our storylines and with other editors on the team to help identify potential stories, assign and edit the daily report.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Skills

Editing

News judgment

Managing reporters

Juggling storylines

Politics coverage

Adaptability

Job description

The New York Times Company in Washington, DC is seeking an Assistant White House Editor to shape the Washington Bureau report, support the White House editor, and lead a team of reporters across platforms. Based in DC with night/weekend coverage and in-office four days a week, with potential remote flexibility.

You will manage editors, assign first edits, and oversee budget planning while ensuring accuracy, tone, and independence in coverage of the President and related stories.