Editorial Assistant Jobs

Status: 18-month Contract / Compensation: $50.00/Hour

Job Summary:

You will work with Amy Webb, CEO, with an eclectic mix of editorial projects, including research for articles and books, television commentary, speeches, trend reports, and policy work. If you are entering a career in research or journalism and have a keen interest in the influence of technology on business and society, this position could be an excellent opportunity for you.

You will:

• Identify emerging concerns in technology and society
• Help write email newsletters
• Read through a list of publications and synthesize research briefs for articles, speeches, panel discussions, and TV/ radio/ podcast appearances
• Maintain a database of upcoming newsworthy events and update the CEO with relevant information
• Conduct some interviews for articles; also review transcripts and highlight relevant quotes, ideas
• Stay curious and connected to elusive information and individuals
• Read robust documentation including but not limited to academic papers, think tank papers, policy documents, patent and trademark databases
• Interview and briefing preparation

You are/have:

• Able to tell a story and advance an argument in an engaging, lively (read: journalist, rather than academic) style.
• A clear and concise communicator, researcher, and writer.
• An insatiable, natural curiosity.
• A great eye for finding, interpreting, and distilling fata, facts and figures
• A voracious consumer of information: you’re eager to learn about the latest developments in tech, and you often find yourself wandering down rabbit holes after asking a simple question.
• Detail-oriented: you keep detailed notes and have a source for everything. That includes sources themselves.
• Time Manage skills: you independently prioritize your tasks and meet deadlines with limited direction.
• Creative bones: you use creativity to create solutions that reduce bottlenecks, increase speed, and make your research, writing, and publishing process easier.
• Execution skills: you like to check items off your to-do list and stay organized so nothing falls between the cracks

Requirements

Minimum qualification:

• Ability to stay productive under pressure (especially high-profile deadlines).
• 2-5 years of previous research or reporting experience.
• Ability to adapt and think quickly
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Trello, Slack, Miro, Keynote.
• An absolute conviction for conducting high-quality reporting and research.

Benefits

Ready to work with one of the fasted growing, innovative and small businesses in the world? We are small and powerful and want to work with you!

• 11 Paid Company Holidays
• 100% remote environment
• Winter Sabbatical [available for FTE only]
• Medical Dental and Vision [available for FTE only]
• 4 Weeks of PTO [available for FTE Only]

Equal Opportunity Statement:

FTI is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to participate in that process fully. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability-related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.