Nights Editor

Entertainment Weekly; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Entertainment Weekly seeks a Nights Editor to lead after-hours operations, curating a high-volume entertainment news pipeline and directing edits. The role requires quick editorial calls, strong judgment, and the ability to assign teams to priority stories.

The position is fully remote with minimal in-office requirements. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years editing, a solid grasp of SEO, analytics, and EW’s brand, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience, with at least 2 years in an editing role.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of entertainment, pop culture, and the EW brand.
• Experience with SEO, social media, CMS, analytics tools, and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Lead EW's after-hours news operation, overseeing writers and serving as the primary editorial decision-maker during shift.
• Curate the news list, assign and edit stories, handle breaking news, and prioritize coverage for audience interest.
• Oversee a high volume of content, ensure edits are complete, and pivot coverage as news develops.
• Help writers strengthen news judgment and learn to close out the biggest stories.

Skills

Editing

News judgment

Time management

Communication

SEO awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field

Tools

Content Management Systems

Analytics tools

Photoshop

SEO tools

Social media tools

Job description

People Inc. and Entertainment Weekly is looking for a Nights Editor! The schedule for this role will be Monday-Thursday 2pm-10pm PT and Sunday 12pm-8pm PT.

About The Position

The Night Editor will lead EW's after-hours news operation, overseeing writers and serving as the primary editorial decision-maker during their shift. They will curate the news list, assign and edit stories, handle breaking news, and ensure the team is focused on the biggest and most important entertainment stories of the day. This person will oversee a high volume of content, prioritizing assignments based on editorial importance and audience interest. They will assign writers to priority stories, pivot coverage as news develops, lead edits, and ensure the edit queue is cleared before the end of their shift.

The Night Editor will help writers strengthen their news judgment and learn how to identify, advance, prioritize, and close out the biggest stories. They must be comfortable making independent editorial decisions during off-hours when senior leadership is unavailable and taking initiative to ensure strong coverage.

The ideal candidate will have excellent news judgment, editing and communication skills, a deep knowledge of entertainment and pop culture, and a strong understanding of the digital news landscape, including SEO, analytics, and traffic-driving opportunities.

The schedule for this role will be Monday-Thursday 2pm-10pm PT and Sunday 12pm-8pm PT.

In-office Expectations:

This position is fully remote with no in-office requirements (might require coming into an office 1 or 2x a year).

About The Team

Entertainment Weekly is an entertainment news brand with approximately 35 full-time employees, predominantly based in New York City and Los Angeles.

Contributions

• 70% - Leading, editing, and assigning breaking entertainment news stories and other features; prioritizing coverage, pivoting assignments as news develops, and ensuring the edit queue is cleared before the end of the shift
• 20% - Managing and providing feedback to writers
• 10% - Reporting and writing: deliver great entertainment access stories and news; other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of experience, with at least 2 years in an editing role
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
• Strong knowledge of entertainment, pop culture, and the EW brand
• An idea generator who can think of new, fresh story ideas
• Good time management, multitasking skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with SEO, social media, content management systems, analytics tools, Photoshop

Pay Range

California: $70,304.00 - $80,000.00. The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance.