Americas Day Editor, Global News Desk

Reuters is looking for an experienced Americas Day Editor to oversee the daily Global News Desk editing assignments and breaking news during the day in the Americas. The successful candidate will have impeccable news judgment, sharp editing skills and the ability to help us deliver on new ways of storytelling. They will play a key role in driving performance to ensure that our editing desk is truly world class and supports the ambition of our newsroom, work closely with the Head of the Global Desk and our Global Editor, Ethics and Standards, to uphold our rigorous standards across the file, and think creatively about the role the desk can play in our evolving digital and visuals strategies.

The Americas Day Editor will work effectively under time pressure with bureaus, hubs and teams around the world, as well as with other newsroom leaders. The person will work very closely with other Global News Desk leaders to develop a clear strategy and help execute on it and will have a deep understanding of the needs of our diverse audience and client base.

The position will be based in New York, although we will consider other locations in North America.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Americas Day Editor, you will:

• Assign the biggest stories of the day, in collaboration with other Day Editors around the world and Global News Desk leaders
• Share responsibility for ensuring strong customer focus for the production, curation and publishing of our news file in the Americas
• Work seamlessly with our global managing editors for newsgathering and with digital and visuals editors to deliver on our journalistic priorities
• Work collaboratively with Reuters colleagues around the world, both in hubs and bureaus, to inspire and produce top quality journalism, with a special focus on delivering first-class breaking news coverage
• Collaborate with Spot Enterprise and Global Enterprise editors on story assignments to ensure we deliver strong, longer-form journalism
• Work closely with our Global Editor, Ethics and Standards, to ensure we are adhering to the highest journalistic ethics in everything we publish, as set out in the Trust Principles
• Manage a team of desk editors in North America: develop high performers and rigorously manage underperformance in your immediate team, with the aim of driving a nimble, engaged editing operation at the heart of our newsroom
• Help forge deeper collaboration with our digital, social and visuals teams, identifying opportunities for building up digital skills among desk editors and forging a more integrated production operation. Look to drive efficiencies through the simplification of our editing processes globally
• Work with the team to help develop a diverse pipeline of possible future recruits to the desk to increase the diversity of experience and background on the team. Ensure that in conjunction with your direct reports there is a comprehensive succession plan for all critical roles

About You

You're a fit for the role of Americas Day Editor, if your background includes:

• A strong track-record of handling/producing major breaking news stories at speed, according to Reuters standards and principles
• Deft communication skills
• Experience leading teams and creating a high-performance culture by managing effectively and in a positive fashion; differentiating performance; developing talent; and building diverse team
• Excellent news judgment, strong editing skills, and an ability to quickly get to the crux of a story.
• An ability to remain calm under pressure, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrable experience of leading change in a newsroom environment.
• Ideas for new ways of storytelling and an ability to provide innovative thinking to distinguish us from competitors
• An ability to see the big picture while managing competing coverage priorities and show decisiveness and superb judgement to achieve this
• An ability to be a role model for other Editors and Bureau Chiefs, with a track record of developing effective working relationships with senior managers general managers, other regional editors, business colleagues and HR/Finance
• Experience running a large reporting team, region or bureau
• Understanding of the challenges our reporters face in the field
• A track record of working with clients and other areas of Thomson Reuters to make changes within the Reuters Editorial organization and meet current and future customer needs and requirements would be a plus

What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world's leading provider of trusted news, insight and analysis. Founded in 1851, it brings together world-class journalism, industry expertise and cutting-edge technology to enable people to make better decisions. Reuters is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. It delivers unmatched coverage to the world's news and media organizations and professionals in over 16 languages. Reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters is the essential source of business and world news, delivering with unparalleled speed, reliability and accuracy.

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Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

As required by the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) for New York City based roles, the base compensation range for this position is $130,200 - $241,800. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

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