Breaking News Editor, Politics, NBC News Digital

NBC News Digital is seeking an editor to oversee its breaking politics coverage on weekend nights for NBCNews.com. The ideal candidate will have experience editing political news and have sharp news judgment, knowing which storylines to assign. The person should be able to publish work that is accurate, timely, clear and informative. We also want to hear from experienced reporters who are interested in moving into editing and have the chops to handle a fast-paced breaking news environment. The breaking desk is the heart of the politics team on NBCNews.com. The reporters and editors cover and bring together all the latest news around campaigns, Congress, the White House, state legislatures and more, pulling in reporting from across the news organization into a comprehensive report. The person in this role will be comfortable assigning and editing stories on all aspects of politics coverage, know how to move a story forward and make it appeal to our audience. The night shift plays an important role covering news of the moment, picking up stories percolating from earlier in the day and getting a jump on stories coming the next day. The person should be interested in live coverage of news events, including live blogging. They should be a master at SEO, headlines and ledes. This job will require occasionally writing news when the situation calls for it. The ideal candidate will be able to work quickly, accurately and competitively, with acute attention to detail at all times. They should be comfortable with, at times, making quick independent decisions on fast-breaking news and alerts. The schedule is Wednesday to Sunday, 4 p.m.-midnight ET. The editor would be the lead politics editor on Saturday and Sunday nights. Responsibilities Lead politics coverage on weekend nights and edit politics coverage during the week Assign and edit news stories to ensure they are accurate, thorough, well written, authoritative and engaging Actively monitor sources of breaking news and be prepared to jump on developments as soon as they happen Write stories when needed Collaborate and coordinate with staff across NBC News Make sure stories are optimized with SEO, smart headlines, strong ledes and visual elements