The Los Angeles Times has an opening for a temporary multiplatform editor on the News copy desk. The desk handles our National, Foreign, California, Business, Politics, Science, Editorial and Opinion digital and print coverage.
If you join us, you will:
- Edit articles, photo captions and galleries, news breakers and newsletters; text for graphics, videos and databases; and other coverage for grammar, syntax and style as well as for formatting, search engine optimization and legality
- Serve as a newsroom quality-control specialist, ensuring that all content meets Times standards
- Write engaging headlines and photo captions that are optimized for search and can perform well on social media
- Work with a level of accuracy that allows immediate posting on the website
- Operate in a fast-paced environment with continuous digital publishing demands and daily print deadlines
- Expedite the movement of material between the website and print by collaborating with copy editors, assigning editors, reporters, website producers, page designers, graphics editors and photo/visual journalists
- Work occasionally as a lead slot, managing copy flow and deadlines
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Requirements:
- A minimum of six years of experience editing news and features stories for a journalistic publication; copy desk experience editing the coverage areas listed above is a plus
- Strong skills in line and copy editing and headline writing for digital and print, strong news judgment and knowledge of taste and legal considerations
- Consistent ability to work quickly, accurately and with precision
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a team setting and multitask in a deadline-driven environment
- Expertise in using production systems and software tools required to edit, produce and curate content for digital and print. This may include Slack, Cue/CCI, Google Docs, Gmail, search engines and social media tools
- An ethical and inclusive approach in the workplace that promotes positive collaboration
- Versatility and adaptability, working not just across production platforms but also across subject areas and possibly filling in on the other Times' copy desks from time to time
The temporary, full-time position will include afternoon, night and weekend shifts and is expected to last 30 days. We will consider candidates who would work remotely in other time zones as well as those who would work in El Segundo, Calif.
Qualified applicants should upload a resume and cover letter to Assistant Managing Editor Ruthanne Salido and News Copy Desk Manager Dave Bennett at the apply link.