The New Statesman is looking for a talented and experienced journalist to join its online editorial team. The right candidate for this role will be a skilful editor with excellent news instincts and a first-rate knowledge of UK politics. They will also have a strong interest in ideas and concepts and a keen understanding of the New Statesman’s editorial voice.
Salary: DOE (competitive)
The job will involve:
– Commissioning and editing staff writers for the website and assisting with the daily schedule
– Working closely with writers to sharpen and improve their pieces
– Working flexibly, including possible evening and weekend shifts
– Contributing ideas for impactful interviews, guest pieces and themed series
– Assisting with social media promotion
– Curating the homepage and editing columnists in the senior editor’s absence
The ideal candidate will have:
– Significant experience of commissioning and editing writers across a range of subjects
– A firm grasp of the news agenda, strong journalistic impulses, and a sense of what the NS can add to the debate
– Good contacts and ideas on writers to bring to the NS
– Sharp political instincts and an interest in domestic and foreign affairs, ideas, science, technology and books
– Experience of using social media to promote pieces
– An understanding of how data and analytics are used in journalism
– An interest in production and design and a willingness to engage with other aspects of the publishing operation, including marketing and events
Please apply by email, with “NS deputy online editor” in the subject line, and your CV, a cover letter including a critique of the New Statesman website, as well as three writers who you would like to read in the NS and why, to emily.bootle@newstatesman.co.uk.
Closing date: Friday 30 October 2020
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