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Twitter seeks head of news and journalism [US]

Date: 5/8/13

Journalists with at least 15 years of experience can apply for a full-time position in New York.

Twitter is seeking a head of news and journalism to shape and drive the next growth phase of Twitter’s partnership with the news industry.

The candidate will be responsible for devising and executing the strategies that make Twitter indispensable to newsrooms and journalists, as well as an essential part of the operations and strategy of news organizations and TV news networks. The candidate should have a strong vision for the broad potential of Twitter and news, while also being able to rigorously manage and scale the news team’s daily impact.

The head of news and journalism will be also Twitter’s representative to the news industry. He/she will manage Twitter’s partnerships with newsrooms in the United States as well its relationships with journalists.

Requirements: minimum of 15 years in news in editorial or journalism, 10 years of managing teams and at least 5 years executing strategic partnerships.

To see the full job description, and to apply for this job, click here.