Editor, Politics & Society
- Five years of journalism experience, including at least three years or more editing experience, preferably in a daily news environment. Wire experience is a plus.
- Previously covered government and politics
- A sense of humor and the ability to work as a team player.
- The ability to quickly grasp the deeper meaning and context behind political developments and trends.
- An understanding of the crucial difference between opinion and analysis.
- A commitment to strong journalistic ethics.
- Commission and edit 3-4 clear, thoughtful and important articles each week on politics and government, including on breaking news, working with scholars to bring their expertise to the public in the form of expert analysis and explanatory journalism.
- Keep abreast of both current and emerging news, ideas and trends in government and politics.
- Participate in brainstorming and planning discussions for stories and series in collaboration with other desks and Conversation editors in other countries.
- Identify scholars of government, politics and other relevant fields in member universities and cultivate their enthusiasm to write for The Conversation.
- Understand and embrace our mission.
- Commission and edit stories for their desk, including photo research.
- Have the news judgment to generate ideas for stories as well as the knowledge to seek out meaningful new research, helping us meet our double aspirations of reacting to the news with original insight and context and setting the agenda by covering new ideas.
- Create and maintain clear, timely and professional communications with academic authors and fellow editors.
- Help maintain The Conversation’s high standards by editing the work of other editors.
- Work with scholar-authors to structure stories, simplify research without losing nuance, line-edit copy into plain English and fact-check (this includes being on the lookout for any conflicts of interest).
- Assess and give substantive feedback to scholars’ story pitches.
- Attend daily news meetings as well as monthly planning and staff meetings.
- Learn and apply our house style.
- Participate in The Conversation’s public outreach, including running training sessions for scholars and attending relevant conferences.
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum of five ears of journalism, including three years editing
- Highly organized, articulate, meticulous and insightful editor with the ability to meet fast-paced daily deadlines, manage multiple tasks and work as part of a diverse collaborative team with high editorial and ethical standards.
- Ability to be highly productive while working independently and remotely.
- Skilled at developing story ideas of interest to the public.
- Experience in online content production.
- Five years of journalism experience, including at least three years or more editing experience, preferably in a daily news environment. Wire experience is a plus.
- Previously covered government and politics
- A sense of humor and the ability to work as a team player.
- The ability to quickly grasp the deeper meaning and context behind political developments and trends.
- An understanding of the crucial difference between opinion and analysis.
- A commitment to strong journalistic ethics.
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