Newsletters Deputy Team Lead

Bloomberg Industry Group; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg Industry Group is seeking a deputy team leader for its newsroom in Arlington, VA. You will guide a team of dedicated reporters and editors, shaping engaging newsletters across tax, legal, government, and business beats.

This leadership role requires strong news judgment, strategic thinking, and a track record of delivering high-quality stories that resonate with readers. You’ll monitor daily flows, coordinate with the wider newsroom, and drive coverage decisions with data-informed

Qualifications

• Strong newsroom leadership capabilities and ability to set the agenda for reporting teams.
• Top-tier editing skills and ability to elevate story quality with constructive feedback.
• Ability to analyze data to inform coverage decisions and allocate resources efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Be a newsroom leader driving culture and standards across the team.
• Monitor daily flow of news, coordinate reporters/editors and ensure coverage from all relevant angles.

Skills

Newsroom leadership

Editorial judgment

Strategic thinking

People management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

The most important way Bloomberg Industry Group gets top-tier, industry-leading news in front of the professionals who need it is through newsletters. That's where you come in. Help to guide our team of dedicated and creative newsletter journalists and play a key role in crafting engaging and fun newsletters that keep readers coming back day after day. We're looking for someone who can be smartly experimental in content and presentation as the newsroom continues to innovate newsletter offerings and stand out in a competitive environment. The deputy team leader should have exceptional news judgment, be a strategic thinker, and have proven leadership skills. You'll work on products that touch all corners of one of Washington's busiest newsrooms. You'll help lead a team that has a hand in everything from breaking news to special deep-dive projects. This is your opportunity to own inboxes across the tax, legal, government, and business world.

What you will do:

• Be a newsroom leader. Yes we produce great journalism, but what makes it possible is our culture and our people. Your job is strengthening both.

• Monitor the daily flow of news, and ensure quality standards remain high. Coordinate not only your team of reporters and editors, but understand what's happening in the rest of the newsroom and ensure that we're covering major developments from all relevant angles.

You need to have:

• Exceptional curiosity and news judgment to make assignments and set the team's agenda, from daily coverage to longer term targets.

• Top-notch editing skills and the ability to make a story shine, provide constructive feedback, and help editors communicate in a similar way. Knowledge of what our readers need and what coverage will resonate.

• Ability to adapt to new technology and tools, as well as excellent organizational skills to track reporter/editor availability, prioritize resources on a daily and weekly basis, and analyze data to help inform coverage decisions.

• Courage to make tough decisions in the moment as news breaks, learn from mistakes, and adjust as needed. Educate reporters and editors about newsroom goals and help them create the best possible stories on their beat.

• Be a self-starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example. You will need to think big and challenge your team to do the same.

• Bachelor's degree with coursework in journalism or equivalent experience.

• Five-or-more years of experience in journalism, with demonstrated success producing excellent and ambitious stories.

Compensation Range:

$105,000.00-$135,000.00

Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process. Salary determination will be determined based on factors including but not limited to relevant experience, demonstrated skills related to the requirements of the role, education, certifications, and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity

Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group's policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law ("Protected Characteristic"). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics ("Discrimination").