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Staff Editor

The New York Times· Editor
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Hybrid (London)permanentPosted 1w ago

About the role

Staff editor to join The New York Times Home team in the London newsroom, focusing on programming and presentation of digital platforms (home screen and push notifications) to improve reader engagement and ensure Times standards in content production.

Responsibilities

  • Master the production tools and workflows for our home screen(s) and push notifications
  • Write lively and compelling summaries, headlines and captions in a manner that is consistent with Times style
  • Handle fast-moving breaking news presentations
  • Build and/or execute special presentations for the home screen
  • Workshop and send push notifications
  • Work with product and CMS teams to provide insights and feedback about our home screens, along with helping guide development of tools and platforms used to produce our report
  • 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

Qualifications

  • Experience as a digital news editor, working with audience data to inform programming decisions, including evaluating story performance, weighing reader interest and assessing the strategies and performance of our competitors
  • Excellence in news judgment, audience-sensitive framing and writing mechanics
  • Ability to quickly and cleanly execute changes to the layout and order of our platforms while showing creativity and initiative in presentation and framing
  • Ability to work well under pressure, setting priorities among many tasks and keeping up with the demands of multiple editors and supervisors
  • Sensitivity to visual design and user experience

Skills

Required:Digital news editingNews judgment and writingLayout and presentation changesPressure managementVisual design and user experience

Benefits

  • Additional Compensation and 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.
  • For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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