Cointelegraph, the world-famous digital asset and crypto media, is looking for a Deputy News Editor, who'll be creating news and managing the team of Editors.

What are the benefits?

1. Working with a world-known brand: with as many as 20 man visitors a month, we are the top-1 crypto media on the globe;
2. Opportunity to write useful & popular posts read by a huge amount of people;
3. Working for a stable and trustable organization that preserves the excitement and spirit of a startup;
4. Opportunity to dig deeply into crypto industry and be aware of all the newest trends;
5. Career opportunities: you'll be managing a team of Editors when Chief Editor is not available. So it's a great oppotunity to gain experience of being a Chief Editor!
6. 100% remote work;
7. Flexible working hours;
8. Working days: 5 days a week (Mon-Fri);
9. Working hours: 9am-5pm ET.

What do I have to do?

1. Monitor and pitch the latest news and announcements that come through, without bias.
2. Quickly react to breaking news, turning in briefs of 100–150 words in no longer than 20 minutes.
3. Act as back-up to the U.S. News Editor when they are unavailable or on vacation, taking charge of the news shift, editing and publishing all of the stories.
4. Liaise with major companies, niche projects and stakeholders, conducting interviews and sourcing original and pertinent stories.
5. Writing headlines and social media copy that draw in readers. Work together with the SMM team to deliver new articles on social media.
6. Use our in-house style guide (a slightly modified variant of AP style) to copy edit all content.

What skills should I have?

1. Experience in reporting on breaking news.
2. Deep knowledge of the cryptocurrency industry, at least 4+ years.
3. Fluent English.
4. Experience editing news, follow-ups and interviews.
5. Experience in both working and publishing content without supervision.
6. Experience in managing a team of writers.
7. Experience in communicating with marketing departments and PR agencies and dealing with requests.
8. Strong skills in interviewing and building relationships with sources.
9. A nose for a story and the instinct to ignore PR blitzes.