One person is in slot, one person is on wire, meaning layout and editing of page 1. One covers the business pages. One covers the region page. And there are usually two people doing advance feature pages. Everyone except the wire editor is expected to pitch in with headlines during the night.
Copy editors tend to remain copy editors here.
Some days are better than others. The copy desk also can go to most reporters with questions. Yes, we rotate the schedule, which definitely makes for a versatile copy desk. Usually other papers. For the most part, we can work together as a team, even though that sounds corny.