At Fandango/Rotten Tomatoes, we love movies. From showtimes and ticketing, to engaging content and innovations in movie going- we strive to deliver the perfect movie going experience-anytime, anywhere.

And to be the go-to destination for moviegoers, we think it’s all about collaboration. Anyone can build a website or app, but it takes a special group across many disciplines to create an experience that can live across multiple platforms and connected devices. Thanks to an exceptional team, we’re working hard to make Fandango a little bit better every day. Our 30 million (and growing!) online and mobile monthly visitors can now buy movie tickets at over 25,000 screens nationwide and stay for exclusive trailers, our award-winning original video series, movie reviews, celebrity interviews and more. So, if you’re looking to inspire, be inspired and work at the intersection of entertainment and technology look no further than Fandango.

Job Description

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• The Assignment Editor will handle day-to-day content operations including receiving and tracking freelance invoices, assigning, and scheduling content for the website, and ensuring best practices are met
• Manage a team of freelance writers/editors and recruit additional editorial talent to expand contributor pool
• Oversee day-to-day execution of the editorial content (assignments, planning, deadlines, and editing)
• Manage the site’s editorial calendar, planning and executing editorial packages surrounding seasonal events, holidays, and more
• Lead editorial pitch meetings approving content in line with RT’s editorial vision
• Provide editorial support for SEO, copy editing and original content
• Grow audience across multiple distribution channels (search and newsletter)
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, including deadlines, legal practices, confidentiality, and design standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• 2+ years of on-site team management
• 4+ years experience working as an Editor, preferably for media organizations-must understand fact-checking, and what makes a compelling story.
• Strong journalism & copy-editing skills
• Strong communication & teamwork skills
• Strong editorial judgement for making real-time decisions

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field
• Excellent oral and written communicator, comfortable with cross-functional and senior management contact
• Self-motivated, extremely organized, and detail-oriented, with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Accustomed to working with talent, studios, networks, and industry experts
• Used to a fast-paced media environment with tight deadlines and pivoting at the last minute to reflect cultural events.
• Deeply familiar with what does and doesn’t work in digital and social space.
• Enjoy collaborating closely and graciously with colleagues.
• Movie and television knowledge, with an appreciation for all genres and eras

Additional Information

NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.