Digital News Editor - EU Affairs

Digital Editor – EU Affairs

 
Euronews

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Euronews is launching EU.XL, a new digital project reimagining European affairs coverage through audience-first storytelling — blending explainers, video, data, polls, newsletters, and AI-driven interaction.

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Context:

Each week, the EU.XL editorial team explores one major EU topic — from climate and migration to regulation, democracy, or technology — through a coordinated cycle of digital explainers, vertical videos, interactive polls, a curated newsletter, and an AI-powered “Answer Machine.”

We’re seeking a Digital News Editor with deep expertise in EU affairs, strong leadership and video storytelling skills, and a proven record in digital journalism to lead this Brussels-based project team.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate a small, cross-functional team of journalists and producers delivering high-quality weekly stories on EU affairs.
• Set the editorial vision for the EU.XL project, ensuring topic selection aligns with the EU agenda, audience interests, and Euronews’ editorial values.
• Oversee production of the full weekly editorial cycle: explainer, vertical video, Euro-poll, newsletter, and AI-powered Answer Machine.
• Ensure excellence in digital video storytelling, guiding the production of short, vertical videos optimized for mobile and social platforms.
• Supervise the creation of the Euro-poll, ensuring questions are timely, engaging, and relevant to the weekly topic, and integrate poll results into editorial outputs.
• Edit and contribute to the weekly newsletter, providing editorial context and insight on the chosen topic.
• Collaborate with Euronews’ Product and AI teams to feed, curate, and refine content for the AI-based Answer Machine, ensuring accuracy, tone, and audience value.
• Guide journalists in translating technical or legislative topics into compelling, accessible narratives.
• Shape and enforce digital storytelling standards, ensuring effective use of multimedia formats — text, video, data visualization (Flourish), and interactive graphics.
• Apply SEO and social optimization strategies to maximize reach and discoverability.
• Use analytics and audience feedback to refine editorial formats and engagement.
• Mentor and inspire the team, fostering innovation, collaboration, and journalistic excellence.

 
Your profile:

Prerequisites

• 4 or 5 years of higher education in Journalism, a journalist qualification or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years in journalism, including 2+ in an editorial leadership role, ideally within European or international news media.
• In-depth understanding of EU institutions, policymaking, and the Brussels agenda.

Skills

• Excellent command of English (C1 level). Any other European language is an asset.
• Editorial leadership: ability to lead digital teams and manage complex editorial workflows.
• Video storytelling excellence: strong ability to shape, script, and oversee engaging vertical video content for digital platforms.
• Digital journalism mastery: deep understanding of multimedia storytelling, data visualization, SEO, and platform strategy.
• AI-curiosity: interest and/or experience in AI-assisted journalism, chatbots, and digital innovation workflows.
• Audience-centric mindset: commitment to understanding and engaging diverse European audiences through interactive formats (polls, newsletters, videos).

Contract information:

• Location: Brussels, near European decision-making institutions
• Contract: Fixed-term
• Schedule: To be determined
• Application: Please submit your CV and cover letter in English presenting your experience, skills and achievements, how you meet the requirements of the position as outlined and salary requirements.

 
We look forward to me you and welcoming you to our team!

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