Managing Editor Front Page NBC News Digital

NBCUniversal; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative media organization is seeking a newsroom leader to guide its editorial publishing operations. This role involves setting strategies for engaging front pages, ensuring top-quality journalism, and managing a talented team. The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer and editor with a passion for news and a strong understanding of audience metrics. This entrepreneurial position offers the chance to shape the voice of digital journalism and attract new audiences. Join a forward-thinking company committed to delivering compelling news content and fostering a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a newsroom editor with team leadership experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with a focus on audience engagement.
• Deep knowledge of audience metrics to inform editorial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Direct editorial publishing operations and oversee quality of work.
• Set strategy for front-page content and evaluate performance metrics.
• Coach and develop team leads and individual contributors across desks.

Skills

Writing Skills

Editing Skills

Audience Metrics Knowledge

Team Management

Communication Skills

News Judgment

Job description

Job Description

NBC News Digital is seeking a newsroom leader to direct its editorial publishing operations and the “front pages,” so to speak, where our award-winning journalism appears.

This person will set the strategy and oversee the owned platforms, social, art and copy teams, and will be responsible for the planning and quality of work published on our megaphones: the NBCNews.com homepage, app and social accounts.

There are two main components of this role.

First is directing and setting the strategy for the look and feel of our “front pages.” Questions you might ask are: Is this story strong enough for top or second billing on our app? When should it run? Is the art compelling enough? What is the most accurate and compelling headline for the homepage? Is there an angle we are missing during a major news event that the “front page” needs?

Second is evaluating and ensuring the quality of the work on those “front pages.” As such, the person in this role must be an absolutely impeccable writer and editor, able to identify where copy can be improved and sometimes diving in and rewriting. This could include improving the mainbar on a major breaking news event, like a terrorist attack, or providing top edits on a news feature scheduled to run on the front page on Saturday morning , or helping bulletproof an enterprise piece.

The editor should be an audience metrics obsessive and seek to understand the NBC News Digital reader/viewer, able to quickly grasp performance numbers and distill them into actionable takeaways. The person needs to be an excellent manager, able to coach and career-develop team leads, senior editors and individual contributors on every desk they oversee. And they should be an excellent communicator and collaborator, able to work across digital and the broader broadcast organization.

This is an entrepreneurial role that will help set the voice and strategy for NBC News Digital. It will also involve experimenting with how to appeal to new audiences and make them habitual consumers of our journalism.

Most critically, the editor should be incredibly passionate about the news — well-read, curious, ambitious and always thinking about what will make NBC News stand out to our audience and attract new readers and viewers.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

• 10+ years as a newsroom editor, preferably leading a team
• Excellent writing and editing skills, able to topread copy and make it sing
• A successful career as a newsroom manager, showing the ability to develop talent and shepherd their part of the business
• Deep knowledge of audience metrics and how to put them to work
• Ability to communicate clearly — with authority and also humility — across a wide variety of teams and stakeholders
• Exceptional news judgment, with an ability to see the bigger story or the story coming around the corner, and know what the NBC News audience will demand to see on the front pages

Desired Characteristics

• Strong eye for design and layout, ensuring visuals enhance the storytelling and engage the audience effectively.
• Skilled in communicating across teams, fostering collaboration, and aligning editorial and digital strategies.
• Always looking for new ways to engage audiences and willing to try fresh approaches to improve content.

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week.

This position is eligible for company-sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $175,000 — $210,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible.)

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].