Multiplatform News Desk Editor

The Seattle Times; United States; Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Vacation accrual

Paid holidays

Internet stipend for remote employees

Job summary

The Seattle Times is seeking an experienced Multiplatform News Desk Editor to copy edit and manage digital tasks, ensuring timely, accurate and fair reporting. You will edit on deadline, support multiple editors, and apply AP style with strong local geography knowledge.

Role requires collaboration across teams, headline writing with SEO focus, and engagement with readers on social platforms from a Puget Sound area base.

Qualifications

• Copy-editing of diverse story types with accuracy and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Copy-edit news, business and arts/lifestyle stories.
• Produce digital news alerts and email newsletters.
• Write web headlines with SEO and homepage readers in mind.
• Collaborate with teams on web and print production.
• Maintain high quality with sharp grammar and accuracy.
• Multitask on deadline and communicate via Slack/email.
• Curate SeattleTimes.com homepage and online nation/world report.
• Post stories to social media and engage readers.
• Uphold ethics, fairness and independence standards.
• Stay updated on digital best practices to optimize content.
• Ensure coverage is inclusive across race, language, culture and identity.

Skills

Copy editing

AP style

Digital production

Deadline-driven

Communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Analytics awareness

Education

College degree

Tools

WordPress

Chartbeat

Google Analytics

Marfeel

Job description

The Seattle Times, a family-owned news organization and one of the nation’s premier regional news sources, is seeking an experienced Multiplatform News Desk Editor.

As part of our team, you will copy edit stories and perform important digital tasks. You’ll ensure newsworthy stories move rapidly from initial draft to final product with accuracy, clarity, fairness, grammar and style. You should be comfortable working under tight deadlines with ease while supporting multiple editors at once. Ideally, you have strong knowledge of AP style as well as local geography and nomenclature.

Schedule: Starting times for our shifts can range from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. This position will typically work Thursday through Monday from 1:00 to 9:30 p.m. Depending on skill and background, an earlier Sunday shift from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. may apply.

Applicants may work remotely but must be based in the Puget Sound area.

Responsibilities

• Copy-editing news, business and arts/lifestyle stories.
• Helping produce digital news alerts and, potentially, email newsletters.
• Writing web headlines with SEO and our homepage readers in mind, along with print headlines.
• Working collaboratively with various teams at The Seattle Times on web and print production.
• Maintaining a consistently high-quality product with sharp grammar and unfailing accuracy.
• Multitasking with the demands of production work – editing on deadline as well as communicating continuously on Slack and email.
• Curating and producing the Seattletimes.com homepage and online nation/world report.
• Posting Seattle Times stories to social media and engaging with readers.
• Upholding our ethics code and standards of fairness and independence.
• Staying up to date on digital best practices to optimize our content.
• Practicing a commitment to coverage that is inclusive. This means considering in our stories, headlines, other display type and photos the full range of human diversity with respect to race, ability, language, culture, gender, age, sexual orientation and identity.

Qualifications

We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive newsroom, and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply.

• Experience: At least 2 years' experience working on a copy desk at a daily news organization
• Education: College degree, or equivalent combination of education and/or professional experience
• Strong editing and communication skills
• Expertise in digital production
• Ability to collaborate and thrive in high-pressure situations when big news hits
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Predictable attendance and reliable punctuality are required
• Familiarity with tools for web publishing and analytics, such as WordPress, Chartbeat, Google Analytics and Marfeel.

Compensation

The full salary range for this position is $63,900 to $95,100. We typically pay between $63,900 to $80,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Optional life and AD&D insurance and long-term care insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 10 days of annual vacation accrual, increasing with tenure up to 20 days
• 10 days of annual sick accrual; unused sick pay accrues to an extended illness bank
• 9 paid holidays
• Monthly internet stipend for predominately remote employees
• Subsidized transit cards and parking costs
• Complimentary Seattle Times subscription
• Wellness program
• Fertility coverage (with lifetime limits) for eligible employees
• Parental leave options

Please note

This is a union-represented position.

Founded in 1896, The Seattle Times continues its tradition as a family-owned, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper that cuts through the clutter and provides readers with timely, relevant news. We serve the Pacific Northwest with thoughtful, independent journalism that makes a real difference in our community. And as a media solutions company, we combine cutting-edge digital capabilities and service with the values and integrity of respected traditional media... with an established audience of 1.9 million. At The Seattle Times, you’ll find work that matters.