Weekend Editor, Weather and Climate (Contract) Job at AAJA25 in New York

Weekend Editor, Weather and Climate (Contract) Job ID : 11190 Location : New York, New York, United States Salary : 60- USD per hour Posted : 10.20.2025 Job Description Apple News provides millions of users with trusted journalism from leading publishers around the globe. Editors at Apple News highlight the best and most engaging content on our platform and make real-time decisions based on the day’s events, curate content, write copy, and work cross-functionally to support News projects and goals. The ideal candidate for this contract role will have strong editorial judgment, excellent curation and headline‑writing skills, and will have demonstrated experience and genuine interest in covering weather (both daily forecasts and severe‑weather events), climate, and science news. Responsibilities Source, select, and curate stories for weather and climate coverage across key areas of Apple News and Apple Weather, with an emphasis on timeliness, accuracy, quality, and engagement Write sharp and engaging headlines with the Apple News audience in mind, guiding them through day‑to‑day weather coverage and severe‑weather events Work with copy editors to ensure your work meets all aspects of our house style Work with editorial team members to ensure that the best weather and climate stories and publishers get the most exposure possible Communicate with editors at a variety of publications, and help them achieve success on the platform Work cross‑collaboratively with teammates and internal partners to create strategies for daily‑ and severe‑weather news coverage and climate storytelling Surface bugs and other performance issues This role covers East Coast hours, Wednesday‑Sunday (or alternate schedule that includes weekends), and may be remote within the U.S. Requirements Strong editorial judgment, excellent headline‑writing skills, and an ability to make curation decisions independently during severe‑weather events Experience in using a variety of CMSs and a keen understanding of the tools that support state‑of‑the‑art editorial Proficient with data and analytics, and can responsibly incorporate user behavior into editorial strategy Thorough knowledge of, and/or genuine interest in, working with and explaining weather or climate to a general audience Experience with, and a preference for, working collaboratively on a multidisciplinary team Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: The ideal candidate for this contract role will have strong editorial judgment, excellent headline‑writing skills, and will have demonstrated interest in covering weather (both daily forecasts and severe‑weather events), climate, and science news . This role covers East Coast hours, Wednesday‑Sunday (or alternate schedule that includes weekends), and may be remote within U.S. En Español: Editor de fin de semana, Meteorología y Clima (Contrato) Identificación del trabajo: 11190 Ubicación: Nueva York, New York, Estados Unidos Salario: 60 USD por hora Publicado: 10.20.2025 Descripción del empleo Apple News proporciona a millones de usuarios periodismo confiable de editores líderes en todo el mundo. Los editores de Apple News destacan los mejores y más atractivos contenidos en nuestra plataforma y toman decisiones en tiempo real basándose en los eventos diarios, curan contenido, escriben copias y trabajan interfuncionalmente para apoyar proyectos y objetivos de Noticias. El candidato ideal para este papel de contrato tendrá una fuerte capacidad editorial, excelente curación y juzgamiento de titulares, y habrá demostrado experiencia e interés genuino en cubrir las noticias sobre clima (tanto previsiones cotidianas como meteorológicas graves). Responsabilidades Fuente, seleccionar y curar historias para la cobertura meteorológica y climática en las áreas clave de Apple News y Apple Weather, con énfasis en la puntualidad, precisión, calidad e implicación Escribir titulares agudos y atractivos teniendo en cuenta al público de AppleNews, guiándolos a través de la cobertura del tiempo cotidiano y eventos meteorológicos severos Trabajar con los editores de copia para garantizar que su trabajo cumple todos los aspectos de nuestro estilo doméstico Requisitos Poderoso juicio editorial, excelentes habilidades de redacción de titulares y capacidad para tomar decisiones de curaduría independientemente durante eventos meteorológicos severos Experiencia en el uso de una variedad de CMSs y un profundo conocimiento de las herramientas que apoyan la última generación editorial Proficiente con datos y análisis, y puede incorporar responsablemente el comportamiento del usuario a su estrategia editorial Conocimiento exhaustivo y/o interés genuino por trabajar y explicar tiempo o clima a un público general