Night & Weekend Political Editor for Breaking News
Versant Media
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Job summary
VERSANT Media in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced editor to lead MS NOW DigitalB4s breaking news efforts on nights and weekends. The role focuses on breaking political news with additional coverage of trending topics while upholding MS NOW9s tone and editorial values. The editor will work 2 p.m.
to 11 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, coordinating with the D.C. bureau, identifying storylines, and shaping coverage for the 2028 presidential campaign.
Qualifications
- Bachelor0s 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.
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Job description
VERSANT Media in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced editor to lead MS NOW DigitalB4s breaking news efforts on nights and weekends. The role focuses on breaking political news with additional coverage of trending topics while upholding MS NOW9s tone and editorial values. The editor will work 2 p.m.
to 11 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, coordinating with the D.C. bureau, identifying storylines, and shaping coverage for the 2028 presidential campaign.
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