Deputy Team Lead - Labor

Bloomberg Industry Group

$105K — $135K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Exceptional curiosity and news judgment for effective assignments
  • Outstanding editing skills to enhance stories and provide feedback
  • Proficiency in adapting to new technology and excellent organizational skills
  • Decisive in challenging situations with a focus on learning from outcomes
  • Self-starter with high standards and a motivational leadership style
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
  • 5+ years of proven journalism experience with track record of impactful storytelling

Responsibilities

  • Lead a newsroom team, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
  • Oversee news flow to maintain quality and comprehensive coverage
  • Coordinate with reporters and editors to ensure diverse perspectives are represented
  • Set the agenda for daily and long-term journalism targets
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to elevate team performance
  • Adapt editorial strategies based on real-time developments

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with top industry journalists
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
  • A culture that values quality journalism and teamwork
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • A platform for impactful storytelling in legal, government, and financial sectors
Full Job Description
You will manage, coach, and train some of the brightest reporters in the business and be a resource and partner when news breaks or we're pulling together captivating enterprise stories. Your goal each day will be great journalism that drives value across our consumer platforms and delights customers reading our work via channels for legal, government, and financial professionals, i.e. Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax, Bloomberg Government, and the Bloomberg terminal. Your job is to drive coverage by working with frontline editors and reporters, editing stories, and building a culture of excellence where your team leads by example when it comes to breaking news, moving fast, owning developments, and driving the news cycle.

What you will do:
  • Be a newsroom leader. Yes we produce great journalism, but what makes it possible is our culture and our people. Your job is strengthening both.
  • Monitor the daily flow of news, and ensure quality standards remain high. Coordinate not only your team of reporters and editors, but understand what's happening in the rest of the newsroom and ensure that we're covering major developments from all relevant angles.


You need to have:

  • Exceptional curiosity and news judgment to make assignments and set the team's agenda, from daily coverage to longer term targets.
  • Top-notch editing skills and the ability to make a story shine, provide constructive feedback, and help editors communicate in a similar way. Knowledge of what our readers need and what coverage will resonate.
  • Ability to adapt to new technology and tools, as well as excellent organizational skills to track reporter/editor availability, prioritize resources on a daily and weekly basis, and analyze data to help inform coverage decisions.
  • Courage to make tough decisions in the moment as news breaks, learn from mistakes, and adjust as needed. Educate reporters and editors about newsroom goals and help them create the best possible stories on their beat.
  • Be a self-starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example. You will need to think big and challenge your team to do the same.
  • Bachelor's degree with coursework in journalism or equivalent experience.
  • Five-or-more years of experience in journalism, with demonstrated success producing excellent and ambitious stories.


Compensation Range:
$105,000.00-$135,000.00

Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process. Salary determination will be determined based on factors including but not limited to relevant experience, demonstrated skills related to the requirements of the role, education, certifications, and geographic location.

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