Sub-Saharan Africa Editor Job Thomson Reuters
Job description & requirements
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the regional news file across all formats, ensuring editorial prioritisation.
- Drive coverage that sets the agenda for global audiences.
- Deliver fast, accurate breaking news while developing deeper enterprise and explanatory journalism.
- Champion cross-format storytelling, integrating text, video, pictures, into compelling narratives.
- Manage staff safety, working in close coordination with the editorial safety team.
- Collaborate closely with senior producers, editors, and newsroom leaders globally to shape coverage and strategy.
- Cultivate a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement in storytelling.
- Understand the grammar and cues of both written and visual journalism; appreciate what success looks like across mediums, products and platforms.
- Recruit, mentor, and manage diverse teams across multiple bureaus, including in challenging environments.
- Represent the region in global editorial planning and contribute to newsroom transformation initiatives.
- Ensure high editorial standards and alignment with Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.
**Qualifications**
To be our Sub-Saharan Africa Editor, you will have:
- Excellent news judgement and decision-making under pressure.
- Proven senior editorial experience in a global news organisation with high level leadership and people management skills.
- The ability to leverage the skills of others to manage a file potentially beyond your own experience/expertise.
- Deep understanding of regional story and global client needs.
- Strong planning, organisational, and communication skills.
- Ability to drive innovation, and experience working in different news formats.
- Track record of developing talent and promoting inclusion and belonging.
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