Weekend News Curator & Engagement Editor

The role

The Weekend Editor will perform editorial curation to highlight breaking news and significant events. You will also create content for social media and the platform to engage and expand the audience.

What you will do

• Plan and shape the news of the day for users
• Manage breaking news events with urgency and accuracy
• Coordinate with news partners to feature timely content
• Support editorial planning and special coverage for major news events
• Write and send targeted push notifications to users
• Create engaging content such as polls, quizzes, and social media posts
• Produce social media and on-platform content
• Occasionally appear on camera
• Support audience growth through strategic content creation

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in broadcast or digital news
• Strong journalism judgment
• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Enjoys working in small teams
• Tech-savvy and able to quickly learn and adapt to new digital tools and evolving content trends

Nice to have

• Experience or interest in digital content creation for audience engagement
• Familiarity or comfort appearing on camera
• Basic video production skills

About the company

Haystack News is a news video streaming app. They partner with television manufacturers and broadcasters including ABC News, CBS, and Bloomberg.