Multiplatform Wire Editor: Real-Time News, Clear Headlines

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Boston, Northern (MA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 91,000 - 117,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Boston Globe is seeking a Multiplatform/Wire Editor to publish journalism across digital and print platforms. This editor combines exceptional copy editing skills with strong news judgment, ensuring Globe journalism is accurate, compelling, ethically sound, and presented in ways that best serve our audiences.

Working with a high degree of independence, the Multiplatform/Wire Editor makes real-time editorial decisions in a fast-paced news environment.

Qualifications

Five or more years of experience in copy editing, production editing, or a related newsroom role.
Exceptional editing skills with demonstrated expertise in grammar, AP style, accuracy, clarity, and ethical decision-making.
Excellent news judgment and the ability to independently evaluate stories and make sound editorial decisions under deadline pressure.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom.
Strong headline writing skills with the ability to write engaging, accurate display copy for multiple platforms.
Experience working with content management systems and digital publishing tools.
Familiarity with metadata, tagging, taxonomy, and digital publishing best practices.
Experience selecting, editing, or adapting wire service content preferred.
Print production and page layout experience is preferred.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across newsroom teams.
Adaptable, audience-focused, and committed to inclusive journalism.
A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the final review before publication in print and digital, ensuring stories meet Globe standards for accuracy, fairness, style, clarity, and ethics.
Exercise independent editorial judgment in evaluating stories, determining publication readiness, and identifying issues that require additional reporting, editing, or escalation.
Write clear, accurate, and engaging headlines, decks, and display language optimized for both readers and digital platforms.
Select photos, apply metadata, tags, and taxonomies, and ensure stories are presented effectively across digital and print channels.
Select, edit, and publish wire content, making independent decisions about which stories best serve Globe audiences and adapting coverage as needed.
Merge reporting from multiple sources into cohesive, accurate stories when appropriate while maintaining editorial quality and attribution standards.
Prioritize competing assignments and manage multiple fast-moving stories simultaneously, adjusting priorities quickly as news develops.
Collaborate with reporters, editors, photographers, audience teams, and production colleagues to ensure timely, high-quality publication across platforms.
Assist in print production and page layout as needed, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met.
Contribute ideas that improve newsroom workflows, publishing practices, and the reader experience.
Foster a collaborative, audience-focused culture that values continuous learning, adaptability, and inclusion.