Senior Editor, Lifestyle

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Fox News Digital Lifestyle team is seeking an experienced Senior Editor to manage a team of reporters and writers in our Lifestyle verticals, covering news-based topics that focus on, but are not limited to, travel, food & drink, and healthy living. In this role, you will identify, assign, and edit (and sometimes write on) topics of interest to readers across FoxNews.com, driving original and exclusive content production while mining potential story ideas from news sources, social media platforms, online forums and more.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Working closely with the Managing Editor and other editors on the team, assign and edit a group of Lifestyle writers & content producers of timely, trending, on-brand content and/or breaking news coverage under tight deadlines, including matching video content
• Monitor the news, social media platforms, and online forums for the latest breaking news and trending news items
• Uphold & enforce SEO best practices
• Maintain contact with, as needed, partner sites and/or affiliates to identify partner content that would be of interest to Lifestyle audience
• Monitor site traffic and analytics to maximize page views, unique users, time on site, and media initiates
• Oversee/work on lifestyle alerts and newsletters

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 5+ years of experience editing, reporting, and writing engaging digital content
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience reporting and writing hard news and breaking news
• Experience managing, assigning and editing an editorial team
• Expertise in AP style
• Thorough knowledge of SEO best practices and digital analytics
• Familiarity with Photoshop or photo-editing software, as well as Premiere Pro
• The ability to identify trending news and viral trends
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent judgment and news-gathering skills
• Impeccable editing and proofreading skills
• Experience as a team player
• Can-do spirit and ''all-in'' mentality

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $102,000.00-135,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9zw754-52-14-45-216-42 in your application.