Job Description

The New York Post delivers the best in News, Sports, Entertainment and Pop Culture with wit, irreverence and authority. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post is seeking a Digital Editor (Tues-Sat, 2pm-10pm) to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an iconic media brand as it continues to experience exponential growth online.

The New York Post Digital Production team is responsible for optimizing every story that goes live on website. The digital team has a hand in headlines, visuals, videos and story builds to ensure that it is up to The Post's high standards.

Responsibilities

Manage production and publishing of digital content, packaging each story with headlines and visuals that are uniquely New York Post.
Program the Post's homepage at times, ensuring a balance of the most important, interesting and attention-grabbing stories of the moment
Use analytics-driven decision making, while also focusing on our core audience
Assist with breaking news, including sending out push notifications
Collaborate with reporters and editors across editorial departments
Serve as a point person for digital best practices
Pitch stories that are of interest to the Post audience across all sections

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience as a homepage or content editor in an online news environment
Excellent editorial judgment and communication skills
Proven ability to write pithy, web-friendly headlines
Ability to leverage multimedia content to enhance stories and user experience
Experience using social media to find and promote stories
Familiarity with content management systems, photo editing software and web analytics tools

Note: The New York Post adheres to a hybrid work model. This role will be expected to report into the office 4 days per week (subject to change depending on business needs).

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: $70,000 - $75,000

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