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New York Post · 3 hours ago

PT Assistant Editor

positionNYC Metro Area
timePart-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp

The New York Post is a multi-platform media company that provides a diverse range of news and entertainment. They are looking for an experienced part-time editor to join their Sunday staff, responsible for editing and assigning stories under tight deadlines while maintaining the publication's unique voice.

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Responsibilities

The editor is expected to be a line and assignment editor who possesses fine attention to detail, critical thinking skills, and who can also aggressively transform breaking copy on deadline to sing in The Post's unique tabloid voice
The editor should be able to mine, assign and edit an array of stories -- impactful, quirky, scandalous, etc. -- on immediate deadline for our website, and also for the Sunday print edition
The editor must be able to give clear direction to our team of award-winning field reporters and in-office journos
The Sunday team breaks local, national and international news, investigates government corruption, crushes hypocrisy wherever we find it, mines the world for the quirky and the funny, and delivers award-winning, long- and short-form journalism in the boldest tabloid voice
The ability to handle anything from a breaking brief to a sprawling news feature, in a wide range of subjects, is needed

Qualification

Editing experienceTabloid proseStory findingCritical thinkingBroad knowledge baseCollaborationCommunicationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher
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 and ability to communicate with a close-knit team of NYC's best journalists

Company

New York Post

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The New York Post is an American daily newspaper, primarily distributed in New York City and its surrounding area.
dateFounded in 1801
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://nypost.com/

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