What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Opinion/Features Editor position at DailyMail.com?
Assistant Opinion / Features Editor
Location: dmg::media Head Office – New York, NY 10003
Salary: $70,000 - $120,000 depending on experience
Position: Permanent
DailyMail.com is seeking an assistant editor on the Opinion/Features desk to join the growing team in our New York City office. This is an in-office position and a 9-hour shift Monday to Friday but applicants must be willing to work flexible hours and shifts as news arises.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Pitching opinion and feature ideas daily
- Composing briefs for opinion and feature writers
- Editing under tight deadlines
- Restructuring articles
- Researching article ideas
- Fact-checking drafts of opinion and feature articles
- Legalling articles and working on sourcing with reporters
- Working with photo editors to create images to illustrate articles
- Building articles in a content management system
We are seeking professionals with the following experience:
- Experience of working as an editor at a newspaper, news website, magazine or television news show
- Understanding of the DailyMail.com brand, editorial voice and audience
- Knowledge of online research tools
Dailymail.com operates a 24/7 newsroom, and all shifts are expected to be worked from the office. Applicants must be willing to work flexible hours.
About Us
Dailymail.com is the world’s largest English-language newspaper website with more than 220 million monthly unique visitors. Our teams across the globe strive to provide our readers with engaging, fast and rolling news, 24/7, 365 days a year. With more than 600 journalists worldwide, we are seeking individuals who want to join a global media organization with excellent career development opportunities.
Salary : $70,000 - $120,000
