Washington Desk Senior Editor - Live News & Enterprise

The New York Times; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Times’ Washington bureau is seeking a temporary senior staff editor to edit Washington news, including stories on the White House, Congress, the military, intelligence agencies, the Justice Department, the State Department, the Supreme Court, health care, economics and more.

You will work on a mix of daily and enterprise stories as well as breaking news and live coverage during weekday evenings, picking up from the dayside team and working alongside other editors in the Washington

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editing and writing experience at a journalism or media company or other relevant organization.
• Commitment to NYT strategy, ethics, standards and mission for themselves, their team, stringers and colleagues.
• Ability to collaborate across the Washington bureau and The New York Times newsroom.
• Experience in high-pressure, deadline-driven newsrooms including breaking-news or live-coverage workflows.
• Writing and editing skills demonstrating mastery of journalistic style and standards.

Responsibilities

• Edit a wide range of material for accuracy, grammar, style and readability, including breaking news, live updates, daily news and major enterprise stories.
• Provide first and second edits for a variety of stories and topics across the desk.
• Manage coverage of breaking news stories, coordinate with editors on deployment decisions and launch reporters as needed.
• Coordinate with editors and the audience team on story publication and promotion plans as needed.

Skills

Editing experience

Deadline-driven

Journalistic writing

Collaboration

Job description

The New York Times’ Washington bureau is seeking a temporary senior staff editor to edit Washington news, including stories on the White House, Congress, the military, intelligence agencies, the Justice Department, the State Department, the Supreme Court, health care, economics and more.

You will work on a mix of daily and enterprise stories as well as breaking news and live coverage during weekday evenings, picking up from the dayside team and working alongside other editors in the Washington