Night & Weekend Political Breaking News Editor

Versant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Versant Media in Washington, D.C. is seeking an experienced editor to lead MS NOW Digital's breaking political news during nights and weekends.

You will identify key storylines, land scoops, and coordinate with the breaking news and political teams to ensure timely coverage and maintain the MS NOW editorial voice. The ideal candidate will have superb writing and editing skills, thrive in a fast‑tempo newsroom, and edit across media platforms while upholding the MS NOW voice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant working experience.
• 8+ years working in a newsroom environment.
• 8+ years working in a strictly digital shop.
• Must be able to edit quickly and accurately.
• Must have experience working in breaking news and political news.
• Must have the desire to work in a creative, demanding and competitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify storylines and execute on timely coverage at night and on weekends.
• Coordinate with the D.C. bureau and breaking news teams, especially regarding campaign events and scoops.
• Stay informed about the 2028 political campaign and its candidates, helping to keep track of reporter deployment, linear TV plans and reading widely.
• Help lead live blog coverage on primary nights, and coordinate the reporting of election results.
• Collaborate across editorial and platform teams to optimize reader engagement.
• Work with platforms producers to keep the homepage looking updated and fresh, and help with headlines, push alerts and newsletter production.
• Edit and occasionally write breaking news and enterprise articles throughout the evenings and weekends on the top headlines.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Digital newsroom

Editing

Political news

Breaking-news judgment

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CMS platforms

Job description

Versant Media in Washington, D.C. is seeking an experienced editor to lead MS NOW Digital's breaking political news during nights and weekends.

You will identify key storylines, land scoops, and coordinate with the breaking news and political teams to ensure timely coverage and maintain the MS NOW editorial voice. The ideal candidate will have superb writing and editing skills, thrive in a fast‑tempo newsroom, and edit across media platforms while upholding the MS NOW voice.