About the role
Brightfield Digital is a fictional digital publisher. This sample listing illustrates an editor for a daily morning newsletter: the person who decides what readers see first thing, writes the connective copy and makes sure everything is correct before it is sent.
A good newsletter editor has a clear voice, a sense of what matters and a strong eye for detail.
What you will do
- Select, edit and sequence the stories and links that go into each morning edition.
- Write headlines, short summaries and introductions in the newsletter's voice.
- Test subject lines and layouts, and review simple engagement measures to learn what works.
- Follow the send checklist, including link checks, accessibility checks and a final read-through.
- Handle reader replies and corrections politely and promptly.
- Work with reporters and the audience team to plan special editions.
What we are looking for
- Experience writing or editing for newsletters, digests or other regular formats.
- A strong sense of voice and economical writing.
- Careful attention to detail, since errors are sent to every reader at once.
- Basic comfort with email publishing tools.
- An interest in readers' needs and a respectful tone.
How the team works
The newsletter team is small and remote-first, with an early start in US and European time zones. Editors share the rota, and a backup editor is always named. Weekly meetings review recent editions and plan upcoming ones.
The team keeps a public corrections note and a clear policy on when an edition is updated after sending.
Every new editor shadows two full send cycles before taking a rota slot. The team also keeps a short style note covering tone, punctuation and how to describe uncertain stories, so that the newsletter sounds the same whoever is on shift.
Pay and conditions
The illustrative salary range is $72,000 to $92,000 for a full-time role. This is a made-up figure written for this launch edition and does not reflect real pay.
A real listing should explain working hours, early shifts, equipment and how holidays are covered. Candidates are welcome to discuss accessibility adjustments, including for screen-reader testing.