Bustle Digital Group is looking for an Editor who can manage the day-to-day, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute pace of Bustle UK's daily news, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle coverage. The Editor will be the second member of the Bustle UK editorial team, and will report into the Executive Editor.
The Editor will need to see everything and, working with the Executive Editor, decide what's worth our coverage, decide when to swarm on a story, anticipate news and plan for it, and manage a team of part-time writers and freelancers.
The Editor will oversee roughly 10-15 stories a day, Monday through Friday. The Editor will also help strategize about editorial direction and will collaborate frequently with Bustle US editorial management.
Responsibilities
Manage a team of 3-5 writers and their daily coverage (including story selection, headlines, and angles)
Edit 10-15 daily stories, ranging from news to evergreen content
Sweep the internet for relevant news that would appeal to the Bustle UK audience and identify unique angles on those stories
Assist in coverage of live and breaking events
Monitor daily traffic for Bustle UK, and suggests strategy adjustments
Requirements
4+ years editing experience, preferably in entertainment
Experience synthesizing traffic, trends, and brand to best select stories on a micro and macro scale
Pitch-perfect news judgment
The ability to generate, assign, and edit relevant thought-provoking angles and - analysis of news topics quickly and efficiently
Strong attention to detail
Excellent time management skills
Extensive SEO experience
At least 2 years of management experience