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About the Role
The New York Post seeks an experienced editor for its Sunday staff. This role involves line and assignment editing, with a focus on transforming breaking copy into the Post's unique tabloid voice under deadline pressure. The editor will mine, assign, and edit a variety of stories for both web and print, providing clear direction to reporters.
Responsibilities
- Line and assignment editing
- Transforming breaking copy on deadline to sing in The Post's unique tabloid voice
- Mining, assigning, and editing an array of stories on immediate deadline for website and Sunday print edition
- Giving clear direction to reporters and journalists
- Collaborating on world-famous Page 1 headlines
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of editing in a busy newsroom
- Comfortable editing/re-writing both breaking news and long-form stories in lively tabloid prose for web and print
- A keen understanding of the voice of the Post
- A knack for finding stories our readers crave
- A critical eye for facts and tone
- Broad knowledge base
- Willingness to collaborate
- Ability to communicate with a close-knit team of NYC’s best journalists
- Requires onsite work in our Midtown Manhattan office 1–2 days per week, with a regular Friday–Saturday schedule
Skills
- Fine attention to detail
- Critical thinking skills
- Editing/re-writing breaking news
- Editing/re-writing long-form stories
- Understanding of the Post's voice
- Story mining and assignment
- Fact-checking
- Tone assessment
- Communication
Location
- Midtown Manhattan
Work Type
- Part-time (16-24 hours per week)
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5 years of editing experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
Salary/Compensations
- $40.00 - $50.00 Hourly
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more
- Optional benefits to meet diverse needs
About the Company
- The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture, Fashion and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month.
- Over the past 225 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.
- The NY Post is the nation’s 5th-largest U.S. newspaper by circulation and its website routinely generates tens of millions of pageviews every weekend.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process.