Night-Shift Digital Editor – Entertainment News

New York Post; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Post is seeking a seasoned digital journalist to lead and edit entertainment coverage for Page Six Digital, ensuring fast, SEO-driven reporting and compelling storytelling. The role requires at least 4 years in a digital newsroom as writer/editor, strong editing, reporting, and media-law understanding, plus adaptability for nights and holidays.

On-site NYC-based role; NYC-based candidates will be expected to report into the office 5 days per week. LA-based candidates considered.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 4 years in a digital newsroom as writer and editor.
• Exceptional editing, writing and reporting skills.
• Understanding of media law and reporting on sensitive issues.

Responsibilities

• Assign and edit multiple stories per day from a team of writers and reporters.
• Write daily SEO-optimized news stories with speed, efficiency and clean copy.
• Think strategically about the daily entertainment news cycle and pitch stories to move topics forward.
• Be a self-starter and able to work independently, especially at night.
• Use traffic analytics to guide coverage and measure success.
• Operate efficiently in breaking news situations and coordinate with other departments.

Skills

Digital newsroom

Editing

SEO

CMS experience

Web analytics

Tools

Google Analytics

Parse.ly

Job description

The New York Post is seeking a seasoned digital journalist to lead and edit entertainment coverage for Page Six Digital, ensuring fast, SEO-driven reporting and compelling storytelling. The role requires at least 4 years in a digital newsroom as writer/editor, strong editing, reporting, and media-law understanding, plus adaptability for nights and holidays.

On-site NYC-based role; NYC-based candidates will be expected to report into the office 5 days per week. LA-based candidates considered.