Lead US news and politics editorial coverage, including breaking news, elections, analysis, commentary, and major current affairs. Plan coverage, assign and edit stories, mentor writers and sub-editors, maintain accuracy and fairness, monitor audience analytics, improve editorial strategy, and support recruitment and team development. The role owns the quality, consistency, and performance of the editorial team during regular and high-impact news cycles.
This is a remote position.
Company: Eleven Int Service Private Limited
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: News, Politics, Editorial
About Eleven Media
Eleven Media is an established media company with more than 10 years of experience building and operating digital media brands. We own a diverse portfolio of properties with a strong presence across web, video, and social platforms.
Our editorial, production, audience development, partnerships, and publishing teams work together to strengthen our brands and deliver engaging content to audiences worldwide.
Website: www.elevenispl.com
About the Role
Eleven Media is looking for an experienced Senior Editor to lead our US News & Politics coverage. This is a leadership role focused on breaking news, analysis, commentary, and in-depth reporting. This is not traditional SEO content writing.
The role includes leading daily editorial coverage, mentoring the team, planning around major news events, maintaining high editorial standards, and driving audience performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the editorial coverage of US politics, national news, global news, elections, and major current affairs.
- Develop daily and long-term coverage plans, ensuring the team is prepared for upcoming news cycles, political events, and major stories.
- Track breaking news, identify important developments, and ensure timely, comprehensive coverage across the team.
- Guide, train, mentor, and develop writers and sub-editors through regular feedback and coaching.
- Assign stories, identify strong editorial angles, and help shape reporting, analysis, explainers, and commentary.
- Review, edit, and occasionally write stories while maintaining the highest editorial standards.
- Ensure accuracy, fairness, sourcing, consistency, and overall editorial hygiene across all published content.
- Monitor audience performance, identify trends, review analytics, and use insights to improve editorial strategy and coverage.
- Help recruit, interview, onboard, and develop editorial talent.
- Maintain clear communication across the editorial team and ensure priorities are aligned throughout the news cycle.
- Take ownership of the overall quality, consistency, and performance of the US News & Politics editorial team.
- Remain flexible during breaking news, elections, major political events, and other high-impact news situations.
What You Will Need
- Significant professional experience editing and leading coverage of US politics, government, elections, public policy, or national news.
- Previous experience managing, mentoring, or leading editorial teams in a newsroom or digital publishing environment.
- A strong understanding of the US political system, institutions, elections, public policy, and the broader news landscape.
- Outstanding editorial judgment and the ability to identify stories and angles that matter to audiences.
- Excellent editing, research, reporting, fact-checking, and analytical skills.
- The ability to distinguish verified facts, reported claims, analysis, and opinion, while maintaining high editorial standards.
- Experience planning editorial coverage around breaking news, major events, and long-term news cycles.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Experience using analytics and audience insights to improve editorial performance and coverage strategy.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to editorial accuracy, consistency, and quality.
- Strong ownership, accountability, and a willingness to take responsibility for team performance.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV along with links to published work that best demonstrates your editorial experience. If you have managed editorial teams or led major news coverage, please include examples that highlight your role in planning, editing, mentoring, and delivering high-quality journalism.
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