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About the Role
ABC News is seeking an experienced Senior Digital Editor to provide editorial leadership and oversight of breaking news coverage across ABCNews.com. This role leads a team of editors and reporters through a 24/7 news cycle, sets editorial standards and coverage strategy, and serves as a senior editorial decision-maker on fast-moving stories.
Responsibilities
- Provide editorial leadership and sign-off for written breaking news coverage across a 24/7 news cycle
- Assign, edit, and, when necessary, write breaking news stories under deadline
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of editors and reporters, including scheduling, shift coverage, and performance development
- Leverage real-time analytics and insights to inform coverage, story development and strategy
- Collaborate with digital leadership team on key decision-making
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years' experience editing for a digital news outlet, including experience managing or leading editors
- Proven track record leading breaking news coverage at a major digital news organization
- Demonstrated people-leadership experience: hiring, scheduling, coaching, and performance management
- Ability to write and edit on deadline with speed and accuracy under high pressure
- Sound editorial judgment and ability to make high-stakes calls independently
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, overnights, and weekends, to ensure 24/7 editorial coverage
- Excellent cross-team collaboration and communication skills
- Experience running point on major breaking news events at a national or international level
- Experience managing distributed or cross-time-zone teams
- Track record of developing editorial talent and building high-performing teams
- Deep familiarity with legal, standards, and editorial risk considerations in fast-moving news
- Experience partnering with broadcast and audience/social teams on integrated coverage
Skills
- Digital editing
- Breaking news coverage
- Team leadership
- Editorial strategy
- Real-time analytics
- Cross-team collaboration
- Communication
Location
- New York, NY, USA
Work Type
- Full time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- BA or BS from a 4-year accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
- Master's degree in journalism from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $132,800 - $178,000 per year
Benefits
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
About the Company
- ABC News is seeking an experienced Senior Digital Editor to provide editorial leadership and oversight of breaking news coverage across ABCNews.com.
- This is a senior, high-visibility leadership role for someone who has run point on major breaking news at a national digital news organization, can manage and develop a team under pressure, and is comfortable making high-stakes editorial calls in real time.
- The role is based in our New York City office and may require some flexibility to provide leadership coverage to ensure continuous editorial oversight of breaking news.