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Senior Staff Editor (Temporary)

The New York Times· Editing
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Washington, DC$125k - $135kTemporaryPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Temporary senior staff editor based in Washington, DC, editing Washington news including the White House, Congress, the military, intelligence agencies, and more. Serves on daily, enterprise, breaking news and live coverage with evening hours, coordinating with editors in Washington and New York Live team. Requires versatility, quick judgment and collaboration across desks.

Responsibilities

  • You will work with other editors and reporters to ensure stories are cleanly edited.
  • You will edit a wide range of material for accuracy, grammar, style and readability, including breaking news, live updates, daily news and major enterprise stories.
  • You will provide first and second edits for a variety of stories and topics across the desk.
  • You will manage coverage of breaking news stories, coordinate with other editors on deployment decisions and launch reporters as needed.
  • You may work with reporters on stories from assigning to publication, including framing, shaping and close-in editing.
  • You will monitor wires, social media and other sources for news developments and stay in touch with reporters and editors about advancing running news stories to keep the report fresh and competitive through the evening, with an eye to coverage into the next news cycle.
  • You may manage the Washington live blog, as needed. Be familiar with its workflows and adjust presentation and coverage plans as news developments require.
  • You will work with other editors in the Washington bureau, on the Live team and across the newsroom to collaborate as necessary.
  • You will coordinate with editors and the audience team on story publication and promotion plans as needed.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
  • You will report to the Washington Night Editor.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of editing and writing experience at a journalism or media company or other relevant organization
  • Commitment to The New York Times strategy, ethics, standards and mission for themselves, their team, stringers and colleagues
  • A willingness to collaborate and the ability to partner with colleagues across the Washington bureau and The New York Times newsroom
  • Experience working in high-pressure, deadline-driven newsrooms, including breaking-news or live-coverage workflows
  • Writing and editing skills that demonstrate mastery of journalistic style and standards, including ethical and superb news judgment

Skills

Required:EditingColaborationNews judgment

Benefits

  • For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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