Deputy Editor, US and Canada Breaking News (EIC) Thomson Reuters Washington, DC 20005

Job Description
Reuters is seeking an experienced and talented journalist to join us as a Deputy Editor on our Breaking News Team in the United States and Canada.

 

The Breaking News Team is in charge of producing fast and sharp coverage of major news stories in the United States and Canada for Reuters’ global audience of decision makers in business, media and politics. The team monitors and reports on a wide range of live events and feeds, including federal and state governments, news conferences, TV broadcasts, Twitter and other social media.

 

About the Role

As Deputy Editor you will:

  • Focus on the speed part of the operation, ensuring that we are extremely fast at publishing market-sensitive and other important news alerts
  • Take charge of coverage plans for major events
  • Lead by example when news is breaking
  • Train other reporters on speed
  • Track the team’s performance on timings
  • Lead efforts to ensure we have the right tools and software in place to be the fastest in the business
  • Work closely with other editors and multimedia reporting teams in Washington, New York and bureaus across the United States and Canada

 

About You

You will likely have:

  • A deep understanding of politics, government policy, the economy and society
  • An ability to work under pressure
  • Strong writing and organizational skills
  • A proven record of covering breaking news in a fast-paced environment
  • At least 5-years of experience as a journalist

 

What’s in it For You

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities

Learning & Development: we have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our employees

Benefits: we offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits

Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories

 

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

 

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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

 

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

 

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.

 

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Washington-District of Columbia-United States of America

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