Editorial Manager, Curation

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A little about us:

At Yahoo News, we are building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) by making it easy to discover the most useful and interesting content online. We do this by collaborating cross-functionally to deliver high-quality content and engaging experiences to the 35 million users who come to us everyday. Under a new leadership team, we are committed to revitalizing this well-recognized and reliable source of breaking news, entertainment, culture, wellness, sports and finance content and positioning it for the future. On the Curation team, we spend our days selecting the content featured across Yahoo News, from breaking news and trending storylines to deeper dives and delightful distractions. When we're not focusing on the news itself, we're busy developing new experiences and tools to modernize our offerings and provide a best-in-class experience for our users. 

A lot about you:

We are seeking a dynamic and news-obsessed Editorial Manager to drive day-to-day curation across the Homepage and app teams while also supporting strategic and product initiatives. This role requires stellar breaking news judgment, compelling headline craftsmanship, strong attention to detail and knowledge of journalistic standards and ethics. The ideal candidate will be a solutions-oriented editor with experience managing breaking news and editorial projects and collaborating cross-functionally in a news environment. This person should be familiar with content management systems, data tools and the emerging AI landscape in journalism. It is important they have data-driven audience thinking and decision-making skills paired with top notch journalistic standards.  

In addition, the ideal candidate will have a passion for innovation and experimenting with evolving formats, templates and modes of content distribution as we strive to meet the changing needs of our increasingly mobile audience. Help us to stay creative and anticipate what’s next when it comes to curation so we remain a vital source of information for our users.

Responsibilities: 

• Help to shape and decide the news of day on Yahoo.com and the Yahoo News app including curation of content, headline writing, notifications and more

• Support, plan and execute coverage plans for tentpole events across a variety of content categories including News, Entertainment, Sports, Tech and more

• Manage breaking news with urgency, speed, accuracy and attention to detail

• Help grow the audience for Yahoo originals through distribution efforts

• Facilitate headline coaching in partnership with search and copy desk 

• Manage relationships with internal content teams and key product stakeholders on projects to grow user engagement and diversify experiences 

• Deliver actionable insights from analysis of content performance and user needs 

• Collaborate with key partners to assess and grow our robust content library and strengthen our programming 

• Support critical relationships with internal teams, including product, engineering, product design, visuals, analytics, search and platforms

• Help editorial and product deliver a best-in-class user experience 

• Facilitate user testing, QA and experimentation at scale

• Consistent weekend coverage: At least one regular weekend day will be covered by this position, either on a Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday schedule.

• Nontraditional hours: Willingness to work at times that may include early mornings or evenings.

 

What we’re looking for:

• 5-7+ years of experience in newsrooms with past experience projects and/or team, as well as collaborating with product 

• Exceptional journalism, copywriting and editing skills with demonstrated experience in past projects aimed at editorial innovation

• Passion for content curation and creating balanced editorial experiences

• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, goal-driven team environment 

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Proven ability to juggle multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail