What you will do:

• Curate and edit the Morning Wire, AP’s flagship daily morning newsletter, selecting and prioritizing the strongest journalism for a large and loyal U.S. audience.
• Work closely with the Morning Wire writer to shape each edition, including story selection, framing, headlines and presentation.
• Apply strong news judgment and line editing skills to make AP journalism clear, engaging and useful for newsletter audiences.
• Monitor AP’s global news report and identify the stories, photos and videos that should be featured in Morning Wire and other newsletters.
• Use audience data and analytics alongside editorial judgment to understand what serves newsletter readers and identify opportunities to deepen engagement and loyalty.
• Help shape and refine AP’s broader newsletter portfolio, including contributing to the development and launch of new newsletters.
• Edit, produce and support other AP newsletters as needed, moving comfortably between curation, editing and production responsibilities.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the newsletter team, global news desks, engagement, product and design to strengthen AP’s newsletter offerings.
• Bring a strong understanding of U.S. news and digital audience habits while recognizing the global stories and perspectives that matter to U.S. readers.
• Help maintain AP’s standards for accuracy, fairness, speed and editorial excellence across all newsletter products.

Who you are:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in reporting, editing, line editing or assignment desk roles, including significant recent experience with U.S. politics or general news for a large U.S. audience.
• You have a degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• You have deep and comprehensive news judgment, strong line editing and headline writing skills and a high level of comfort with international news.
• You are skilled at quickly sorting through a large volume of news and identifying the stories, visuals and developments that matter most to a specific audience.
• You have hands-on experience using audience analytics at a large news organization and can combine data with editorial judgment to make decisions and solve problems for distinct audiences.
• You have demonstrated experience programming journalism for loyal and highly engaged audiences. Experience with app audiences and news alerts is a plus.
• You understand U.S. digital news habits and how audiences discover, consume and engage with journalism.
• You are comfortable collaborating across editorial, product, design and audience teams and can work effectively in a fast-moving global newsroom.

Hours:

This is a Monday through Friday job, with the bulk of the shift before the 7 a.m. ET send time for Morning Wire. AP requires three days per week in the office.

Why join us:

• A mission-driven, inclusive environment focused on both individual and collective success.
• Opportunities for professional development to help you reach your career goals.
• Access to tools, mentorship, and resources tailored to elevate your proficiency and contributions.

Application deadline is September 9, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.