Deputy Director of Digital Production
$155,000–$185,000 year
On-siteManhattan, New York, United States
Job Summary
Manage schedules and oversee four production areas including Breaking News, Curation, Features, and Tech Development while supporting the Executive Production Editor and Digital Production Director. Lead a team of Senior and Production Editors through mentoring and constructive feedback, ensuring work meets rigorous copy-editing standards across grammar, style, and accuracy. Independently make packaging and presentation decisions for breaking news, features, and enterprise journalism, applying metadata and technical publishing requirements without reference. Execute daily programming decisions for app and desktop homepages, push notifications, and email alerts using audience data to inform real-time curation. Liaise with the London hub for seamless timezone transitions and collaborate with reporters, coverage editors, and tech teams to enhance reader experience and internal workflows. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of publishing systems and digital design concepts while working fast under intense pressure. Requires weekend and evening flexibility with mandatory NY office attendance.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in digital news editing, platform curation, or a role that required both strong and demonstrable management experience
- A track record of strong, independent news judgment under deadline pressure
- Expert-level proficiency with digital publishing tools, metadata and newsroom workflows
- Deep, applied knowledge of SEO best practices and audience data platforms, with the ability to act on both in real time
- Experience curating digital homepages, app feeds or equivalent native platform surfaces
- Fluency editing across media types: text, graphics, captions, push copy and social
- The ability to work independently and as a team contributor with equal effectiveness
- Composure and flexibility in a fast-moving, high-stakes editorial environment
- Must be available for weekend and evening work
- Some Deputy Director tasks require mandatory attendance in the NY office
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