West Coast Entertainment Breaking and Trending News Editor, USA TODAY

West Coast Entertainment Breaking and Trending News Editor USA TODAYLocation: Remote in Los AngelesAre the Oscars your Super Bowl Do you mark your calendar months in advance for the Met Gala Do you follow Threads like the stock market USA TODAY is looking for an entertainment editor whose passion for entertainment and pop culture shines through. The West Coast Entertainment Breaking and Trending News Editor is responsible for identifying editing and driving timelyentertainment coverage with strong audience engagement potential. The role focuses on real-time and daily trending news event staffing and coordination across Entertainment content areas while upholding USA TODAY editorial standards and sourcing guidelines. Were looking for an editor who can react quickly to breaking news and wont hesitate to jump in to write stories when needed. Responsibilities:Oversee and contributes to breaking and trending entertainment news including high-traffic moments live events and rapid-response high-interest entertainment and pop culture stories ahead of competitors and at times jumps in to write breaking and trending entertainment by strong fact-checking and accuracy standards with a solid command of AP news judgment and ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced West Coast press invites recommend coverage strategies and coordinate staffing for entertainment events (e.g. awards shows media previews celebrity appearances). Communicates staffing options and constraints with senior editors and photo and video closely with senior editors and peer editors to manage coverage plans shift schedules and handoffs including coordination across time zones and during travel or remote work as a point of contact between Entertainment and related desks to flag relevant interviews pitches or coverage passion for entertainment and pop culture with prior digital news AI tools responsibly to assist with research trend analysis transcription and content packaging to improve efficiency and creativity. Requirements:Bachelors or masters degree in communications journalism marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.5 years experience in entertainment journalism including covering news in a fast-paced competitive instincts and intellectual curiosity; core knowledge of the entertainment industry. Access to cable TV and streaming in digital publishing metrics and SEO best editorial judgment and storytelling working with CMS SEO and analytics communication and collaboration of industry contacts and to try new things in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. Media and entertainment are changing daily and we aim to meet the moment. Application InstructionsWe are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply dont limit your upload to a resume; show us what youve done. To do so put together a single document file that includes the following in this order:Your resume one to two pages. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.#Newsgnt#LI-NC1#LI-RemoteThe annualized base salary for this role will range between $73000 and $114063. Base compensation is reflective of many factors including but not limited to the market in which one lives/works individual education level skills certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role may be applicable.