Description
VERSANT Media is hiring a Breaking News Editor to lead MS NOW Digital’s breaking political news coverage on nights and weekends, including identifying storylines, coordinating with the D.C. bureau and breaking news teams, supporting live blog and election-result coverage, and editing or writing headlines and enterprise articles. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, at least eight years in a newsroom and eight years in a strictly digital shop, plus breaking-news and political-news experience. It is based in Washington, D.C., with a Wednesday-through-Sunday schedule from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., and offers a salary of $115,000 to $130,000 plus medical, dental, vision, retirement, leave, and other benefits.
