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Copy Editor Jobs

Company

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Address Washington, DC, United States
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Category Non-profit Organizations
Expires 2023-06-20
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description
Position Summary
The copy editor ensures that Chronicle copy receives a high standard of copy editing, fact checking, and polishing. This editor works on stories for both the website and print, builds the daily newsletter, copy edits other newsletters, and does some web production, such as publishing articles online. The person in this position writes compelling headlines, captions, and pullquotes to draw in readers on all platforms.
This position has the option of being fully remote, in-office, or hybrid.
Duties And Responsibilities
Copy Editing
  • Fact-check and copy-edit articles and accompanying graphics, newsletters, videos, and promos (such as for webinars) for accuracy, grammar, logic, fairness, style, spelling, rhythm, and grace.
  • Write captivating headlines, blurbs, captions, social-media posts, and other elements with SEO in mind.
  • Review website articles after they’ve been published as a quality-control measure.
  • Polish stories and newsletters to be the best they can be.
  • Take a final look at print stories in Adobe InCopy and sign off on finished pages.
Production
  • Learn to do production as a backup for when the production manager is away.
  • Assemble newsletters.
  • Post articles on the website, adding author bios, captions, sidebars, and pullquotes.
Applicants Must
  • Be adept at working in digital technology — such as updating websites — as well as print.
  • Have experience using SEO to draw in more readers.
  • Have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of copy-editing experience.
A Plus But Not Essential
  • Familiarity with Slack and InCopy
  • Familiarity with nonprofit issues
  • Experience using visualization tools such as Datawrapper
  • Familiarity with New York Times style
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
  • Good collaboration and communication skills
  • Excellent editing and writing skills
  • Facility at learning new technology
  • Up-to-date knowledge of SEO
  • Ability to work fast and stay calm despite myriad interruptions
  • Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and story construction
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Fundamental skills in Excel
  • Solid news judgment