Sr. Homepage Editor (Evenings)

Onward Search is hiring a Sr. Homepage Editor for a global online media client to cover the evenings

Notes:

• 1-year W2 Contract with the potential for FTE. 1099 and C2C are not available for this role.
• Remote, but must work EST.
• There is a possibility that the candidate will help cover tradeshows as needed. This may include in-person and/or online-only events.

Summary:

We are hiring a Senior Editor to run the site's bustling news desk in the evenings. The ideal candidate is conversant in consumer tech and is comfortable covering breaking news in a fast-paced environment. You don’t need to be a subject-matter expert in everything we cover, but a broad understanding of our bread-and-butter beats is a definite plus.

During the day, you’ll be filing a mix of breaking news stories, second-day news analysis, and medium- to long-form reported features. After 5 PM ET, you’ll be working for several hours to run the news desk, which involves editing and scheduling articles from other contributors and writing news articles yourself. Because you’ll be working on breaking news and will have minimal supervision for a portion of the shift, having solid news judgment and being able to quickly turn around clean copy are both paramount.

While your exact hours are up for negotiation, being available to run the news desk from 5 PM-8 PM ET from Monday to Friday is a requirement for this role. This is a 12-month, 40-hour-a-week contract position, with the possibility of later full-time employment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the site in the early evening. This entails selecting stories, writing some yourself, and editing/scheduling articles written by other contributors.
• Update the during your evening shift.
• Regularly pitch stories to your editor (and be receptive to some prompts from them as well).
• Attend embargoed news briefings as needed.
• Help cover tradeshows as needed. This may include in-person and/or online-only events.

Requirements:

• A familiarity with and sincere interest in consumer technology.
• Strong news judgment.
• Experience working in a newsroom, preferably covering consumer technology, science, autos, or another related field.
• Must be comfortable covering fast-moving breaking news stories.
• Willingness to work a regular evening shift.
• Works well with others and is receptive to feedback.

Preferred:

• Basic photography and photo-editing skills in the event we assign you the occasional product review.
• Experience editing short-form news content.

What’s in our benefits packages:  

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• Life Insurance 
• 401k Program 
• Commuter Benefit 
• eLearning 
• Education Reimbursement 
• Ongoing Training & Development  
• *To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.  

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