Washington News Editor — Night & Live Coverage (Temp)

New York Times; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

Company-matching 401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times in Washington, D.C. seeks a temporary Senior Staff Editor to edit Washington news, including White House and Congress coverage, with evenings, live updates, and enterprise stories.

You will read for accuracy, correctness, and readability, guiding framing and length while coordinating with editors in New York and Washington. You will oversee first and second edits, manage live blog coverage as needed, and collaborate across desks to ensure timely, accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editing and writing experience in journalism or media.
• Commitment to The New York Times strategy, ethics, standards and mission.
• Ability to collaborate across the Washington bureau and The New York Times newsroom.
• Experience working in high-pressure, deadline-driven newsrooms.
• Mastery of journalistic style and superb news judgment.

Responsibilities

• You will edit a wide range of material for accuracy, grammar, style and readability, including breaking news, live updates, daily news and major enterprise stories.
• You will provide first and second edits for a variety of stories and topics across the desk.
• You will manage coverage of breaking news stories, coordinate with other editors on deployment decisions and launch reporters as needed.
• You may work with reporters on stories from assigning to publication, including framing, shaping and close-in editing.
• You will monitor wires, social media and other sources for news developments and stay in touch with reporters and editors about advancing running news stories to keep the report fresh and competitive through the evening, with an eye to coverage into the next news cycle.
• You may manage the Washington live blog, as needed. Be familiar with its workflows and adjust presentation and coverage plans as news developments require.
• You will work with other editors in the Washington bureau, on the Live team and across the newsroom to collaborate as necessary.
• You will coordinate with editors and the audience team on story publication and promotion plans as needed.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Washington Night Editor.

Skills

Editing & writing

Collaboration

Deadline-driven

Journalistic standards

Newsroom experience

Job description

The New York Times in Washington, D.C. seeks a temporary Senior Staff Editor to edit Washington news, including White House and Congress coverage, with evenings, live updates, and enterprise stories.

You will read for accuracy, correctness, and readability, guiding framing and length while coordinating with editors in New York and Washington. You will oversee first and second edits, manage live blog coverage as needed, and collaborate across desks to ensure timely, accurate reporting.