Support Engineer (EMEA - Weekends)
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Mid-level (3 to 4 years)
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Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Media, Journalism, PublishingIndustries
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ journalism experience, with editorial leadership or team management responsibilities
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field
- Exceptional news judgment, editing, and headline-writing skills
- Experience leading breaking news coverage, as well as producing, editing, and publishing breaking news stories
- Strong familiarity with SEO, analytics, visual storytelling, and trending content tools
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Proactive, organized, and adaptable; adept at both collaboration and independent work
- Experience managing or working within digital newsrooms, including remote or hybrid teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Lead weekend news coverage, prioritizing speed, accuracy, and unique editorial perspectives
- Find, commission, write, edit, and publish timely stories on a range of subjects (politics, world, business, entertainment, etc.)
- Produce, edit, and advance breaking news stories and live blogs from scratch
- Monitor newswires, TV, podcasts, social media, and search trends to surface storylines and anticipate news cycles
- Manage and develop a team of reporters, ensuring consistency and quality control
- Use SEO and visual storytelling best practices to maximize impact and reach
- Foster a proactive newsroom culture using planning and pre-writing systems for breaking news
- Collaborate closely with other Newsweek editors in the U.S. and UK
- Uphold Newsweek’s standards of accuracy, fairness, and responsible journalism in every piece of content
- Set engaging headlines and lead images to drive readership
- Carry out other reasonable duties as required to meet business needs
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this Weekend News Editor role remote?
The role may be remote within the U.S. and covers East Coast hours, Wednesday–Sunday.
What are the key skills required for the Weekend News Editor position?
The role requires superior news judgment, ability to work independently or lead a team, excellent SEO instincts, commitment to visual storytelling, and technical skills for editorial creativity.
What does the Weekend News Editor do on a daily basis?
Responsibilities include leading weekend news coverage, finding and commissioning stories, managing reporters, producing live blogs, monitoring trends, using SEO and visual storytelling, and collaborating with U.S. and UK teams.
What is the work schedule for this position?
The role covers East Coast hours from Wednesday through Sunday.
What makes a strong candidate for the Weekend News Editor role at Newsweek?
A strong candidate has superior news judgment, experience directing teams and breaking news coverage, SEO expertise, visual storytelling skills, and the ability to anticipate news cycles while upholding accuracy and fairness.
Newsweek
Global news magazine providing in-depth coverage
About Newsweek
Newsweek provides in-depth coverage and analysis of significant global events through its print and digital platforms. With over 80 years of experience, it offers readers a unique perspective on world affairs, helping them understand the context behind major news stories. Newsweek publishes both a U.S. edition and an International edition, which caters to various regions including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, along with language-specific editions for countries like Japan, Korea, and Latin America. The print magazine is distributed in 68 territories, while its website offers continuous updates on breaking news. Newsweek's goal is to inform and guide readers through the complexities of a rapidly changing world.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1933Year Founded
M_AND_ACompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
501-1,000Employees