Senior Editor

About the role

Northeastern Global News is seeking a Senior Editor to lead innovative storytelling and manage content production for its fast‑paced daily news operation on the Boston campus. The role requires a seasoned journalist with commercial daily news experience, strong editing skills, and the ability to work across multiple digital platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Edit a variety of stories—including breaking news, features, and enterprise pieces—ensuring clarity, engagement, and accuracy.
• Craft SEO‑friendly headlines and captions and collaborate with reporters to refine story pitches.
• Work with media relations, social media, and multimedia teams to enhance stories with data, graphics, photos, and video.
• Monitor analytics and audience metrics to guide coverage decisions.

Required profile

• 5‑7 years of editing experience at a commercial daily news organization.
• Proven ability to edit quickly and accurately under tight deadlines.
• Strong news judgment and experience assigning stories and managing content production.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and respond rapidly to developing stories.

Required skills

• Proficiency with AI tools for editing and content creation.
• Knowledge of SEO and audience‑engagement strategies.
• Familiarity with digital publishing tools.
• Experience with multimedia, video reporting, and basic visual storytelling.
• Data‑journalism skills, including interpreting public documents and data sets.