Multiplatform Wire Editor

Responsibilities

• Serve as the final review before publication in print and digital, ensuring stories meet Globe standards for accuracy, fairness, style, clarity, and ethics.
• Exercise independent editorial judgment in evaluating stories, determining publication readiness, and identifying issues that require additional reporting, editing, or escalation.
• Write clear, accurate, and engaging headlines, decks, and display language optimized for both readers and digital platforms.
• Select photos, apply metadata, tags, and taxonomies, and ensure stories are presented effectively across digital and print channels.
• Select, edit, and publish wire content, making independent decisions about which stories best serve Globe audiences and adapting coverage as needed.
• Merge reporting from multiple sources into cohesive, accurate stories when appropriate while maintaining editorial quality and attribution standards.
• Prioritize competing assignments and manage multiple fast-moving stories simultaneously, adjusting priorities quickly as news develops.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, photographers, audience teams, and production colleagues to ensure timely, high-quality publication across platforms.
• Assist in print production and page layout as needed, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met.
• Contribute ideas that improve newsroom workflows, publishing practices, and the reader experience.
• Foster a collaborative, audience-focused culture that values continuous learning, adaptability, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in copy editing, production editing, or a related newsroom role.
• Exceptional editing skills with demonstrated expertise in grammar, AP style, accuracy, clarity, and ethical decision-making.
• Excellent news judgment and the ability to independently evaluate stories and make sound editorial decisions under deadline pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom.
• Strong headline writing skills with the ability to write engaging, accurate display copy for multiple platforms.
• Experience working with content management systems and digital publishing tools.
• Familiarity with metadata, tagging, taxonomy, and digital publishing best practices.
• Experience selecting, editing, or adapting wire service content preferred.
• Print production and page layout experience is preferred.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across newsroom teams.
• Adaptable, audience-focused, and committed to continuous improvement and inclusive journalism.