What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editor, Apple News, Local position at Apple?
Summary
Posted: May 27, 2022
Role Number:200344180
Apple News provides millions of users with trusted news from leading news organizations around the globe. Editors at Apple News highlight the best and most engaging content on our platform for our large national audience with a fun and fast paced team environment. You will make real-time decisions based on the day’s events, curate content, write copy, and interact with our publisher partners. We are looking for an editor who loves curation and has a genuine passion for local news. Is this you? If so, we look forward to reviewing your application. This is a Washington DC-based position.
Key Qualifications
- The right person for this role has strong editorial judgment, excellent headline-writing skills and can make curation decisions independently when news breaks.
- We're looking for someone who has experience with a variety of CMSs and has a keen understanding of the tools that support state-of-the-art editorial.
- Our next editor will be proficient with data and analytics and responsibly incorporate user behavior into your editorial strategy.
Description
- Use your journalistic experience, sound editorial judgment, and team standards to source and select stories for our Local News feature, with an emphasis on quality, accuracy, topic diversity, and liveliness! - Write sharp and engaging headlines with the Apple News audience in mind. Work with our copy editors to ensure your work meets all aspects of our house style. - Work closely with your counterparts in Apple News’ publisher relations and engineering departments. This could include providing editorial input on the look and feel of new products, or improving the backend tools the team uses. Track the progress of product updates with our editorial goals in mind. - Maintain relationships with editors and engineers at a variety of local publications. - Understand the critical metrics for your projects and — with News leadership — work toward them strategically. Play an active role in communicating and explaining your work to an internal audience. Share takeaways from your projects with the editorial team and to the larger News org. - Surface bugs and other performance issues. - Work with editorial team members to ensure that the best local stories and publishers get the most exposure possible.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred
Additional Requirements
- Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants!
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