Senior News Editor, U.S. Desk - Real-Time Reporting

Newsweek; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsweek seeks a Senior Editor for Newsweek.com to lead the U.S. newsroom, setting the editorial bar and enforcing it relentlessly. You will run the U.S.

desk at peak coverage hours, make final framing decisions, and push for reporting that is fast, authoritative, and analytically sharp. You will rewrite leads, nut grafs, headlines, and sourcing; mentor reporters; and oversee coverage of national stories with calm, decisive leadership under pressure.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience at a high-level U.S. digital newsroom.
• Proven editing of breaking news, exclusives, and enterprise reporting at speed.
• Exceptional news judgment.
• Comfortable making consequential editorial decisions independently.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and legally complex stories.
• Deep understanding of U.S. political, legal, and cultural dynamics.
• Calm, decisive leadership style under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Run the U.S. news desk during peak coverage hours, making final calls on framing, prioritization, and play.
• Rewrite leads, nut grafs, headlines, structure, sourcing, and tone.
• Turn raw field notes, transcripts, interviews into clean, analytical journalism.
• Perform rapid second-day and rolling rewrites as events evolve.
• Mentor reporters and junior editors into sharper thinkers and stronger journalists.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Newsroom leadership

Breaking news editing

Independent decision making

High-pressure leadership

US politics & culture

Leadership under pressure

Job description

Newsweek seeks a Senior Editor for Newsweek.com to lead the U.S. newsroom, setting the editorial bar and enforcing it relentlessly. You will run the U.S.

desk at peak coverage hours, make final framing decisions, and push for reporting that is fast, authoritative, and analytically sharp. You will rewrite leads, nut grafs, headlines, and sourcing; mentor reporters; and oversee coverage of national stories with calm, decisive leadership under pressure.