Apple News is the most innovative news aggregation app, providing millions of users with a part-curated, part-personalised news feed from the world’s best publishers. Apple News+ offers hundreds of magazines and leading newspapers in one subscription. We are looking for an expert news editor to help take our weekend coverage to the next level. This is a fast paced role, requiring expertise in breaking news, features and sport - and a willingness to work independently for long periods. Applicants should have a strong sense of the news and sport landscape in the UK and US, a keen interest in journalism, awareness of the big running news stories, and be able to spot a snappy headline. You should also have an appreciation of what makes good features journalism: what readers want in a story, and what they would be prepared to pay for.
Description
- Curate news, features and sport coverage from Apple News publishers, with a focus on quality writing, in-depth reporting and accuracy. - Write sharp and engaging copy in the Apple News voice. Craft headlines that highlight the most engaging angle of a story. - Explain and provide context around sophisticated news stories, often on tight deadlines. - Create high-profile packages around key news moments and major issues. - Work from Thursday to Sunday - with Saturday and Sunday being the main focus. - Using analytics to test and sharpen ideas for features curation in the week ahead. - Work cross-functionally (product, engineering, business) to support News projects and goals. Additional Information : Apple’s most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programs. We’re proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, and we also give employees the option to buy Apple stock at a discount - both offer everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company’s success. You’ll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programs that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products. You are also eligible for a competitive pension and private health insurance. Apple benefits programs vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Description
- Curate news, features and sport coverage from Apple News publishers, with a focus on quality writing, in-depth reporting and accuracy. - Write sharp and engaging copy in the Apple News voice. Craft headlines that highlight the most engaging angle of a story. - Explain and provide context around sophisticated news stories, often on tight deadlines. - Create high-profile packages around key news moments and major issues. - Work from Thursday to Sunday - with Saturday and Sunday being the main focus. - Using analytics to test and sharpen ideas for features curation in the week ahead. - Work cross-functionally (product, engineering, business) to support News projects and goals. Additional Information : Apple’s most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programs. We’re proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, and we also give employees the option to buy Apple stock at a discount - both offer everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company’s success. You’ll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programs that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products. You are also eligible for a competitive pension and private health insurance. Apple benefits programs vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience with curating breaking news for a national or international audience.
- A background in working in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
- You have strong editorial judgement and excellent headline writing skills.
- A deep familiarity with the UK and US media landscape - and major writers and journalists.
- You’ve worked in a variety of CMSs and social-media platforms, and have a keen understanding of the tools that support innovative editorial.
Preferred Qualifications
- You are proficient with data and analytics, and can responsibly incorporate user behaviour into your editorial strategy.
- Experience working at a magazine, and sub-editing would be a bonus.
- You have a keen feel for local news, and which publishers are strong across the various cities and regions of the UK. You have experience covering big moments in sport.
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