US Features Assistant Editor Location: New York
Position: Full Time/permanent
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 depending on experience
About the roleWe are looking for a dynamic candidate to join the Daily Mail's growing Features desk in our New York office as Assistant Editor.
The successful candidate will have at least four to five years of newsroom experience working at a newspaper, news website, magazine or television news show. Ideally you will be comfortable writing as well as editing as the role is varied, and some degree of flexibility is a plus.
This is an in-office position and a 9-hour shift Monday to Friday, but applicants must be willing to work flexible hours and shifts as news arises.
Main ResponsibilitiesYour responsibilities will include:
- Pitching feature ideas daily
- Composing briefs for feature writers
- Editing under tight deadlines
- Restructuring articles
- Researching article ideas
- Fact-checking drafts of feature articles
- Legalling articles and working on sourcing with reporters.
- Working with photo editors to create images to illustrate articles
- Building articles in a content management system
- Processing contributor payments
- Familiarity with online research tools is essential
You must have an understanding of, and enthusiasm for, the DailyMail.com brand, our editorial voice and audience.
