TOP & Today Editor - Los Angeles

Bloomberg; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Paid holidays

Job summary

Bloomberg News is seeking an Editor for the Americas News Desk's Top & Today team. The editor will curate TOP and Today pages, craft headlines and ledes, and push mobile alerts for breaking stories.

They will guide coverage strategy, work with teams on presentation, and advocate for readers while maintaining high editorial standards. With 5+ years in real-time newsroom editing, you will leverage financial markets knowledge to steer coverage across beats, coordinate multimedia elements, and

Qualifications

• Excellent news judgment and strong editing/writing skills.
• At least five years of experience in an editing role in a real-time newsroom.
• Experience working across multiple beats or regions is a plus.
• Digital, video and multimedia skills are a plus.
• Knowledge of financial markets and the ability to understand market impact of news developments.

Responsibilities

• Curate TOP and Today pages daily in line with terminal clients' interests.
• Provide guidance and feedback to teams on coverage and story pitches.
• Advocate for the reader's time and interests and ensure clear, compelling presentation.

Skills

Editing

News judgment

Beats experience

Multimedia skills

Financial markets knowledge

Job description

Bloomberg News is seeking an Editor for the Americas News Desk's Top & Today team. We're looking for a self-starter with a passion for breaking news as well as longer-form pieces, a journalist who can also generate ideas and present them in clear and exciting ways to reach the widest possible audience.

As a member of the newsroom's control center, you will be responsible for showcasing our best work on TOP and the Today section of the Bloomberg Professional app. We'll expect you to make confident decisions on which stories belong where in the limited space available. To ensure the quality of our coverage, you'll work with teams to craft compelling headlines and ledes, and bring together all the relevant multimedia elements that make a story effective. You'll also push mobile alerts on the best and biggest stories to reach clients wherever they may be.

Teams across the newsroom will look to you for guidance on coverage, feedback on writing, editorial troubleshooting and advice on publication strategy. You'll draw on your extensive experience in financial and business news to steer our coverage in a smart direction that speaks to the strengths of Bloomberg News, connecting the dots between various themes and going beyond the obvious angles of a story. At the same time you'll advocate for the reader, ensuring that we answer their questions, and respect their time and intellect, through our writing and presentation.

We'll trust you to:

• Curate the TOP and Today pages on a daily basis, in line with terminal clients' interests
• Offer thoughtful guidance and feedback to teams on coverage and story pitches
• Advocate for the reader's time and interests
• Be calm under pressure
• Be comfortable dealing directly with senior management
• Spot coverage gaps and opportunities across platforms

You’ll need to have:

• Excellent news judgment and strong editing/writing skills
• At least five years of experience in an editing role in a real-time newsroom
• Experience working across multiple beats or regions is a plus
• A talent for looking beyond the obvious story
• Digital, video and multimedia skills are a plus
• Knowledge of financial markets and the ability to understand the market impact of news developments

Salary Range = 90,000-125,000 USD Annual+ Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

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