Job Description
Title: Editor I, Digital Editor,
Temporary
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OVERVIEW
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
NPR is looking for an editor adept at audience strategy to help ensure that NPR is nimble in its digital storytelling, and can help distribute our reporting on- and off-platform to meet the needs of our audience.
This means exercising stellar news judgment, having an eye for what stories audiences are interested in and optimizing our journalism to fit varying distribution channels. It also means jumping in at a moment’s notice to strategize how we should cover a breaking news event.
The right candidate for this position should be comfortable shifting seamlessly between different coverage areas, from political news to science coverage, and have hands-on experience working across various different third-party platforms. They should thrive in a high-adrenaline news environment, and can think quickly and creatively about how we reach and retain new audiences.
This is a temporary 3 month position.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drafts and edits display copy, including story headlines, social media summaries for Facebook and alert language.
- Sends push notifications for planned features and breaking news.
- Liaises with our third-party platforms to distribute our daily journalism, including Apple News and Flipboard.
- Perform keyword research and advise on SEO for daily news items.
- Monitor social media and search trends and recommend story assignments based on audience and news demands.
- Write and edit for the web and social media with speed, accuracy and voice while on deadline and/or under pressure.
- Be well versed in audience metrics and use real-time analytics to inform decision making.
- Exhibits stellar news judgment and ensure all materials meet NPR News standards and practices, including standards of accuracy and fairness.
- Show flexibility in priorities and subject matter under tight deadlines.
- Willing to work weekends and evenings, as news demands warrant.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or a writing-intensive discipline (or the equivalent combination of education and experience)
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience editing and managing branded social accounts on deadline, preferably at a news organization
- Demonstrated excellence in writing and editing for digital
- Demonstrated news judgment
- Demonstrated familiarity with NPR journalism and AP Style
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions
- Ability to both work independently and collaborate with others
- Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating, at all times, respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system.