Enterprise Editor (Digital Media / News)
Mediabistro · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteMarketing$100k–$120k/yrFull-time
Remote (West Coast Preferred) | Full‑Time | $100,000‑$120,000 per year
About the Role
The country's oldest international English‑language Jewish news service, part of the largest digital nonprofit Jewish publisher in North America, is hiring an Enterprise Editor to conceptualize, assign, and edit news features, explainers, and other deep‑dive content. The editor will also oversee social‑media staff and work to bring content to new audiences using creative, multimedia storytelling. This position joins the newsroom leadership team, helping set strategy and craft new editorial processes during a time of growth and transition, and will assist with breaking‑news coverage as needed.
Responsibilities
- Develop and edit original enterprise articles that are distinctive, deeply reported, timely, and compelling.
- Work with reporters to generate story ideas, shape pitches, identify sources and reporting opportunities, and oversee projects from conception through publication.
- Maintain rigorous standards for ethics, accuracy, fairness, neutrality, and clarity.
- Participate in breaking‑news coverage as needed, helping assign, edit, and publish fast‑moving stories.
- Monitor major developments in Jewish communities, Israel, American politics and culture, antisemitism, religion, and other areas relevant to the organization’s mission and readership.
- Oversee the organization’s social‑media production and strategy, especially short‑form video, and manage social‑media staff.
- Develop a freelancer network to provide on‑the‑ground coverage of events and developments in Jewish communities throughout the Americas.
- Work collaboratively with audience, product, and other teams to maximize the impact of the journalism.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional journalism experience, including substantial experience editing or reporting news and feature journalism.
- Demonstrated ability to develop ambitious story ideas and work with reporters to produce high‑quality, deeply reported journalism.
- Strong news judgment and the ability to make sound editorial decisions under deadline pressure.
- Experience editing breaking news and working effectively in a fast‑paced digital newsroom.
- Strong understanding of digital journalism, audience development, and social‑media platforms.
- Excellent writing, editing, organizational, and communication skills.
- A sophisticated understanding of Jewish life, Jewish communities, Israel, and issues of particular importance to Jewish audiences.
- A collaborative leadership style and enthusiasm for managing and mentoring journalists.
- Preferred: Experience editing investigations, overseeing innovative projects, and/or long‑form journalism.
- Preferred: Experience with short‑form video and audio production.
- Preferred: Familiarity with analytics and audience‑development tools.
- Preferred: Familiarity with the New York Jewish community.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan
Pay
$100,000‑$120,000 per year
Schedule
Full‑time, remote with West Coast hours preferred.