Newsletters Editor

Bloomberg Government is seeking an enterprising editor for our newsletters team to shepherd the second half of the day into the evening hours. You’ll help create a suite of newsletters on Congress and a variety of policy areas. Successful candidates will be able to work independently and as part of a team, have a breadth of knowledge, solid news judgment and careful attention to detail. You’ll work with reporters and other editors to produce high-quality daily newsletters that tell our readers what they need to know. You’ll be on the front line of our coverage, working with some of the most talented reporters in the industry and helping us elevate our coverage, break more news, and create a newsroom culture of excellence.

What you will do:

Produce newsletters that inform and delight our audiences.
Help us innovate on how we produce our newsletters. We never consider innovation done and always want to keep improving. You will also get to coach reporters on how to break more and bigger stories, help us select terrific feature ideas, make sure we meet deadlines, and pitch ideas for videos and podcasts.

You need to have:

Have exceptional curiosity and news judgment to unpack complicated legal and government actions, and then to help reporters make them interesting.
Demonstrate excellent editing and writing skills.
Be highly collaborative and show the ability to manage change, influence others in the newsroom, and communicate with reporters and editors of various backgrounds and experience levels.
Have excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, along with the ability to juggle stories and meet tight newsroom deadlines.
Be a self-starter who sets high standards and leads by personal example.
A bachelor’s degree required.Five-or-more years of experience in journalism.