Senior Editor

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Seeking an experienced professional to fill a senior editor role at Brussels Signal , one of Europe’s most exciting news media start-ups.

Check us out at BrusselsSignal.eu, also on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

As one of the leaders of the editorial team, the senior editor collaborates with other editorial leadership to direct a team responsible for developing, writing, commissioning, editing and publishing content to meet the required daily news, opinion, newsletter and video output. As one of the core members of the team, the senior editor will have significant opportunity to shape the output of this new media outlet, providing substantial creative input in recruiting and managing the team, recruiting other writers and contributors – and developing new audio-visual content for Brussels Signal .

Our mission: Challenging the status quo. Brussels Signal brings a refresh to the field of media outlets offering news and commentary on European politics and policy. The Brussels Signal team delivers reporting that questions prevailing ideas and policies, demands accountability from decision-makers, and counters the group think that shuts out critical voices on the questions confronting the Europe of today and tomorrow.

The senior editor collaborates closely with other senior members of the editorial team and reports directly to the chief executive officer of Remedia Europe and will work closely with management in the development and editorial operation of this new media outlet.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the position will include:

Playing a leadership role on the editorial team and collaborating closely with other senior editors to ensure smooth operation and quality output

Deciding, in collaboration with other senior editor, the daily coverage – news, commentary, newsletters and video

Developing policies, editorial positions, and ensuring professional standards

Approving the publication’s layout, design, style and tone – and, ultimately, the content that gets published

Writing and editing original articles daily to be published on the website and social media channels

Writing and commissioning original commentary and long-reads to be published on the website and social media channels

Managing newsletter development and publication

Daily copy editing of content to be published on the website and social media channels

Identifying and recruiting new members of the editorial team, including senior editors, reporters, contributing writers and columnists

Developing and managing budgets for the editorial team

Developing new content, in collaboration with editorial staff — newsletters, podcasts, video and other — to generate growth for the brand and the page

Collaborating closely with publisher and business team to meet business goals

Acting as a representative for the publication at events and other meetings

Qualifications

At least five years of professional journalism experience in a leadership role

Audio and video digital media production experience a huge plus

Knowledge of European and EU politics and policy

Native or fluent English language skills (proficiency in other European languages a plus)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

University degree -- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; advance degree a plus

Other requirements

The position will require the senior editor to be in Brussels. In exceptional cases, the senior editor may work remotely (at facilities provided for at the senior editor’s own expense) but be required to interact with other members of the team frequently via video and messaging applications and workflow management tools.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Internet News

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