Weekend Programming Editor – PEOPLE

This assignment posting is for an opportunity with People Inc. The Agency Worker is paid by a staffing agency employer. Agency Workers will receive a W2 from the staffing agency reporting their earnings for tax purposes. Location: Remote Department: Editorial Reports to: Senior Director, Programming & Engagement

Overview

PEOPLE is seeking a news-savvy Morning Programming Editor to help grow our expanding newsletter program as well as our programming and interactive surfaces on PEOPLE.com and the PEOPLE app. The role blends editorial judgment with audience development sensibilities and is critical to the morning operations for PEOPLE.

Key Responsibilities

• Write, build and deploy PEOPLE newsletters, including breaking news and app newsletters
• Program the people.com and PEOPLE app homepage
• Write and deploy notifications for PEOPLE content for the app push notifications, Apple News notifications and browser notifications
• Collaborate with the PEOPLE editorial teams to make sure news is getting promoted quickly and efficiently
• Analyze analytics (real-time and historical) and report to programming and edit teams on how content is performing on programming channels
• Fully manage morning coverage for PEOPLE programming on your own until the rest of the team signs on

Hours

• Monday - Friday from 7 am - 3 pm ET

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in digital media, editorial or a related field. Experience working in a newsroom or fast-paced news environment is a huge plus.
• Experience working with marketing platforms such as Iterable, Braze, Salesforce
• A strong command of entertainment and pop culture across TV, film, music, celebrity, internet culture, and lifestyle.
• Proven writing and editing skills with the ability to produce crisp, engaging, error-free content.
• Familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Parsely, in-platform dashboards) and an ability to use insights to guide creative decisions.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A playful editorial voice and a passion for crafting delightful user experiences.

What We’re Looking For

• A creative thinker who lives and breathes news and has a great eye for knowing what is newsworthy
• Someone who is comfortable working in a fast-paced newsroom environment and can quickly jump from one news item to the next
• A collaborator excited to shape the future of PEOPLE