Billboard is seeking a dynamic News Editor to support our fast-paced coverage of the music industry, culture, and breaking news. The ideal candidate is a sharp writer and editor with a strong sense of urgency, excellent judgment, and deep knowledge of the music and entertainment landscape. Reporting to the director of business news, the News Editor will focus on music industry news, trends, and developments, while crafting newsletters and social media posts to grow and engage Billboard's business audience.
What You’ll Do:
- Write, edit, publish and promote Billboard's coverage of breaking industry news, ensuring excellence in accuracy, timeliness, and relevance.
- Craft high-quality news articles and analysis that resonates with Billboard’s audience of music professionals and enthusiasts.
- Design and oversee the production of daily and weekly newsletters, crafting compelling subject lines and engaging content tailored to subscribers.
- Collaborate with the social media team to increase traction for industry news across platforms, leveraging trends and analytics to engage and expand Billboard’s audience.
- Build and maintain relationships with key industry contacts and serve as a trusted voice in music business reporting.
- Monitor music industry developments including labels, streaming platforms, touring, tech, legal disputes, policy changes, and executive movements to develop timely stories and exclusives.
- Manage content updates and ensure team coverage on tight deadlines during breaking news scenarios.
- Work collaboratively with writers, reporters, editors, and designers to uphold Billboard’s standards for visual and editorial excellence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field.
- 5+ years of editorial experience in a fast-paced newsroom or digital media outlet.
- Strong writing, editing, and headline skills.
- Proven ability to manage breaking news cycles.
Typical wage range: $66,500k - $75k. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.
It’s all About You…
PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meeting employees’ needs, we are currently launching a new Flexible Vacation Policy.
At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.
About Billboard:
Billboard is the world's most influential music media brand reaching key executives and tastemakers in and around the music business through Billboard Magazine and millions of music fans through Billboard.com and Billboard Events. The Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all genres of music. Billboard receives hundreds of millions of brand impressions daily through many strategic relationships with major companies across various industries. These relationships leverage Billboard's brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms. In addition to North America, Billboard operates businesses in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Korea and Russia
About PMC:
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Dick Clark Productions, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, TVLine, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Artforum, Gold Derby, and Luminate, the premier data and analytics company. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, and Latin Music Week. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. PMC is committed to fostering a working environment that is inclusive and responsible, where we value a company culture built on all backgrounds, voices, and experiences. For more information on the company, please visit www.PMC.com