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The Weather CompanyCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong editorial judgment and decision-making skills in a fast-paced newsroom environment, with a focus on audience engagement and analytics. Capable of managing editorial standards and workflows across time zones while maintaining accuracy and quality under pressure.
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8+ Years Newsroom ExperienceStrong Editorial JudgmentAudience Analytics ProficiencyExperience Coordinating Across DesksAbility to Work Autonomously Under Pressure
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Run the overnight and early-morning news agenda for North American audiences
- Decide story leads, selection, framing, headlines, packaging, and placement
- Test editorial packaging to grow engagement
- Manage handoffs with the US desk, picking up open threads and handing off in-progress stories
- Keep the site and app current and credible through breaking news, severe weather, and developing stories
- Pick up outstanding assignments from the U.S. news team
- Serve as the senior editorial decision-maker on shift and set publication standards
- Maintain accuracy, quality, and voice under time pressure
- Coordinate with the US newsroom, video, and product teams across time zones
- Establish handoff processes for logging, flagging, and escalation
- Represent the overnight window in planning for known events
- Own overnight and early-morning engagement targets
- Use analytics to guide timing, packaging, and story mix
- Optimize headlines, alerts, and modules for the overnight audience
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years in a newsroom, including significant time making live editorial decisions on shift
- Strong editorial judgment and ability to run a desk and make final calls without a senior editor on shift
- Experience coordinating across desks or time zones, with clean handoffs and no dropped threads
- Comfort with audience analytics, including Chartbeat, Parse.ly, and Google Analytics
- Familiarity with North American news and audiences, or demonstrable ability to get up to speed quickly
- Self-directed and calm under pressure; able to work autonomously and maintain standards during breaking news
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Able to reliably cover the US overnight / early-morning window
- Nice to have: fluency with current engagement and distribution tools
- Nice to have: experience building and running workflows for a 24/7 or breaking-news operation
- Nice to have: experience managing editorial talent across text and video
Benefits
Comp & perks- Contract role
- Remote UK work arrangement
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Hard Skills
Live Editorial Decision-MakingStory Selection and FramingEditorial PackagingEngagement Target ManagementWorkflow Management
Soft Skills
Self-DirectedCalm Under Pressure
Tools & Technologies
ChartbeatParse.lyGoogle Analytics
Certifications & Qualifications
Eligible to Work in the UK
Industry Keywords
North American NewsBreaking NewsEditorial StandardsAudience Engagement24/7 News Operations