Newsperson (AP News Engagement Editor)

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

The Associated Press seeks an India-based engagement editor to join our growing team of diverse journalists focused on digital audiences. We’re looking for a journalist with curiosity, drive and creativity. You’re someone who has a rich understanding of how news travels on site, social, search, newsletters and other platforms.

We’re hiring engagement editors around the world, meeting global audiences when they’re most active in their time zones. If you’re based in a location with an AP office and work regular business hours, you will work in-office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Responsibilities: Reporting to a News Manager for Digital Curation and Engagement, your day-to-day responsibilities will vary. You could be the lead homepage curator for that shift, or you could be the editor who’s ensuring our stories are optimized for search, or you could be responsible for push alerts and social posts.

In each case, your primary responsibility will be to ensure that we are selecting, curating and promoting the best content that AP has to offer in text, photo, video, audio and interactives. You will also help develop digital-first story ideas for AP reporting teams.

Preferred qualifications: We’re looking for digital natives with strong news judgment, a sharp eye for detail and a deep understanding of how to target and serve online audiences that come – and are guided to – AP’s digital platforms. The successful candidate is someone who knows how to make a good headline great; who has their finger on the pulse of the social conversation; who can make data-informed news decisions; and who can collaborate with – and complement the expertise of – AP journalists around the world. You should be someone who can thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and you relish multi-tasking.

We’re looking for journalists who:

understand how to monitor and interpret metrics to serve and grow AP’s diverse global audiences.
can quickly become conversant with every aspect of AP’s all-formats news report.
have strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams of journalists and designers at the AP who operate in all formats: text, photo, video, audio, digital/social, interactive and graphics.
pursue innovative and inclusive techniques while maintaining AP’s standards for integrity and objectivity.
have the ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends as AP is a 24/7 operation.

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as an editor, reporter or social media producer at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, online or digital news outlet or AP bureau.
All applicants must be able to work in India or be able to gain permission to do so.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

Application deadline is 11:59pm EST on November 1, 2023.