Giant Bomb (East) is hiring a Senior news editor

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29267214

Job description

The Senior News Editor will bolster Giant Bomb's day-to-day news coverage and will be responsible for assigning work both internally and externally, managing freelancers and budgets, peer-editing that work to meet our standards, and entering external contributions into our content management system. The Senior News Editor will also be expected to provide day-to-day coverage of the gaming industry.

The news department will be tasked with making and breaking stories, as well as reporting on the latest happenings around the games industry. Reports will be conveyed by text, via audio podcast, and on video, so experience in all of these areas is a must. Our ideal candidate should be capable of self-producing a diverse range of content both in the field and at home.

Beyond covering the daily news cycle, the editor will have the opportunity to meet and interview developers and executives throughout the game industry, as well as cover some of the biggest events in the gaming world, including the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Any hire would also be expected to travel on occasion to participate in a variety of external events.

Additional editorial work, such as appearances in Quick Looks and writing reviews, would also be a part of this role. A wide base of gaming knowledge from the biggest of the big budget releases to small, art-house-style projects is expected. As this position is on the New York team, the ability to assist our existing New York crew with occasional production/control room help is also expected.

A thorough knowledge of and appreciation for video games, previous journalism education/experience, and a college degree are all desired qualities. We also rely largely on peer-editing, so an ability to accept and give constructive criticism is expected. Japanese language skills are a plus, but not a requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation, is the premier online content network for information and entertainment. With more than 250 million people visiting its properties each month, it is a top 10 Web property globally and a top 5 Web property in the U.S. in terms of unique video viewers. Its portfolio of leading brands, which include CNET, CBS.com, CBSNews.com, CBSSports.com, GameSpot, TV.com and Last.fm, span popular categories like technology, entertainment, sports, news and gaming.

Knowledge of the Japanese language (written and spoken)

5+ years of experience in games journalism
Established track record of presenting video, news, and features content on video games
Experience with video production/distribution
High standards of editorial excellence, and a proven ability to lead a team that can deliver it
Leader with history of success working across organizational boundaries
Extensive contacts in games industry
On-camera and/or video programming experience
Podcast or other audio programming experience
Passion for video games
Recognized expert in gaming media
Substantial network of writers and editors
Must successfully pass a background check
In addition, CBS will be guided by applicable federal, state and local laws when considering for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

Didn't see this posted here yet. Lock if old.

You must have 5+ years in games journalism and you must be a recognized expert in games media to get the job.

It's Senior editor for a reason :)

Cool, man. Seeing that new office, they're being treated like kings so this position is the first step towards a life of luxury.

Let's not flip out if they choose someone you didn't want this time!

No chance of them hiring a relative unknown, then? Bummer.

Knowledge of the Japanese language (written and spoken)

Interesting. Does Cara Ellison know Japanese?

Good to see more (budget) room opening for extra staff though. I hope they can keep on growing without losing people for a good long time.

yaay for more GBEAST people but more written article-type people is something i thought CBSI was moving away from.

Also knowledge of Japanese?? We already have at least three full time anime editors!

Anybody who knows Japanese come to mind? The folks from 8-4, a couple of folks at US gamer and Kris Kohler from Wired are the only ones I know of and they aren't going anywhere.

The focus on managing freelancers and external content is interesting, and possibly indicates an expansion in at least the range on amount of content.

Hope mthis leads to a weekly Giant Beastcast :D

That's cool they're bolstering up the staff on the east coast. I know Alex does news as well apart from Patrick for Giant Bomb so I'm hoping this doesn't mean for his departure. Guns of Navarro was some of my favorite weekly written pieces here at Giant Bomb. I know everything is transitioning to video content but nothing ever beats saving the written content through instapaper and reading them during a long commute.

Wait, why do people think this may lead to Patrick leaving? I'm pretty sure he's recently found himself a studio to work from or something.

Also, they have to hire a woman for this, don't they? I envision flaming bags of shit being flung at the NY CBSi windows if not.

If it isn't a woman the internet's head will fucking explode.

@yummylee: Probably because Patrick is on his own and maybe CBSi don't want to have him solo out in Chicago when they just let a bunch of people go and merged offices together in NY and the role sounds like what his role already is. I'm not saying that it means Patrick is leaving, but that would be a rational reason to me if he does leave.

And no, they don't have to, if they don't then there'll be some fuss on it here for a little while, like a week or two, mostly contained to one thread and then that'll be that.

Very cool!

If GiantBomb could land Cara Ellison (assuming she'd even want the job), man would that be super exciting! She's super talented and is doing the most unique stuff in Video game Journalism these days.

And hopefully GiantBomb eventually starts hiring some junior positions too, to help bring new people and fresh perspectives into the field.

Probably this position has the same title as his and he is the one physically isolated from everyone else (making it harder to appear in shared Quick Looks etc).

Personally I don't see why GB can't have 2 senior news editors if they want to, but it's reasonable to see why the inference could be made eventhough I don't think there is any actual evidence to think that is what is happening.

Even if it's not someone "new", it would be pretty cool of them to get someone on staff who'll talk more about cool news coming out of Japan. There are a lot of really weird, interesting games that I never hear about on this site and it's kind of disappointing... granted, those are also mostly the same games the staff here seems to hate, so there's probably a good reason.

This sounds like a GameSpot type job posting. Not Giant Bomb.

Managing Freelancers? Knowledge of Japanese?

The merger is upon us.

Hmm, I suppose. I guess Patrick of all people would also still be able to flourish outside of GB at that. Still, I can't imagine he'll be leaving anytime soon. If anything I'd say he's only becoming more entrenched in things with each year, especially if he really is getting himself his own studio to work from.

It is ridiculous that people are saying that any potential hire MUST check some boxes on the diversity form. They should hire the most qualified person, period.

People do, as evidenced by the controversy that erupted around Dan and Jason's hiring. I don't really have any picks as to who I wish they would hire really (though I was enthusiastic of the idea of Tara Long joining before she decided to leave the industry entirely), but comon... it has been exceedingly obvious that for a surprising number of people on here, the site getting a new perspective related to someone's gender/race/sexuality is important.

I hope Giant Bomb continues to ignore the internet on this matter and hires the person that's best suited for the job regardless of gender, race, religion, or what have you. 90% of the people complaining about such things aren't worth listening to as they are usually arguing for the very thing they're fighting against in the first place.

The weird thing is... if no one is leaving (which is highly likely), Giant Bomb would have a larger editorial team than Gamespot US with this new position. Or perhaps they already do?

I doubt people give up a Kotaku gig easily, but it would be pretty rad if they got Tina Amini, given that Alex already has a rapport with her and she already lives in the area.

@carryboy said:

Calling all engineers. @snide@alexisg@edgework@rorie

@giantlizardking:

Oh yeah completely forgot about that, balls.

@bisonhero: This seems unlikely. If I remember correctly she is the next most senior editor under Stephen Totilo over there. Would be a super weird jump.

Senior News Editor is literally Patricks position, on a site that doesn't emphasize news, I hope this has nothing to do with him and it's just more expansion. Of course, nobody at GB is talking about it yet, no reason to jump to conclusions.

I guarantee the position has already been filled.

Please to be Cara Ellison.

@enemylandlord said:

Eh, there are multiple senior editors on the site already. I think the title applies more to paygrade than that person's actual place in the hierarchy.

If Cara Ellison is interested in the position, she would be a fantastic addition to the team.

I know Patrick genuinely loves daily news, but I would love to see him go fully into written and video essays/editorials. Wonder if that is what is happening...

I think everybody on staff is a Senior X.

There's a lot of "unknowns" who have been in the industry for 5+ years.

@conmulligan: I agree that worrying about Patrick is more an emotional response than a logical one.

For the record someone asked Patrick about older games writers changing careers recently on his Tumblr, and it doesn't seem like he's going anywhere soon. Guess it's vague enough that it could be taken either way tho.

http://patrickklepek.tumblr.com/post/104182505289/i-sometimes-think-jeff-is-in-an-unusual-position

Giant Bomb gettin bigger! Again!

Awesome!

I guess you could say that Giant Bomb has been going through some pretty... explosive growth this year!

...I'll leave now.

#HireODwyer2014jk