Copy Editor

12 hours ago

🗽 New York – Remote

Although this job is listed in New York, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $85k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📝 Copywriter

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ProPublica

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ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account.

51 - 200 employees

💰 $1M Grant on 2020-01

📋 Description

• work on our copy desk to maintain the high quality our stories • manage the flow of copy • publish our work online • flex your editing muscle on complex and lengthy investigations and breaking news stemming from our deep dives, newsletters, graphics, videos, and columns • convert stories from the style of a partner newsroom into Associated Press style • help draft corrections, clarifications, and updates to stories • occasionally fill in for the assistant managing editor for standards

🎯 Requirements

• At least three years of experience as a copy editor at a news organization. • Experience working with Google Docs and publishing tools, including a CMS like WordPress and an organization app like Trello. • Razor-sharp news judgment and an unshakeable sense of fairness. • Prior experience bulletproofing and polishing hard-hitting investigations and long-form narratives. • An eye for detail; you should be meticulous in examining copy and matching facts in text with those presented in graphics, in video and on social media platforms. • The ability to make sure all copy is consistent and typo-free. • A deep understanding of AP style. • Experience working with complex and sensitive topics. • Good communication skills and diplomacy. In this role, you’ll work across teams and need to seamlessly handle requests both large and small from reporters and editors. • The ability to work on-call nights and weekends as part of a rotation. • Excellent time management skills and experience meeting deadlines. • Experience prioritizing and handling multiple projects at various stages of production. • The ability to travel as necessary for team meetings and trainings.

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