Assistant Editor

Atlantic Media

103d • $69,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to help deepen engagement among The Atlantic’s readers. The ideal candidate will be creative, organized, and energized by fast-paced work. This assistant editor will support the Community team’s work designing and building a social forum for Atlantic readers. The ideal candidate should therefore have plenty of experience with the social web—professionally and/or personally—and accompanying thoughts about what strategies will (or won’t) drive reader engagement. The assistant editor will also be counted upon to help senior editors brainstorm any and all elements of community at The Atlantic. Big ideas are encouraged, and an appetite for experimentation is necessary. This editor will be expected to collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom, as well as with peers from the Product and Growth teams, and other parts of The Atlantic’s business operation. This position will also involve promoting community initiatives and occasional night and weekend work.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience in journalism, at a social platform or in a related field
• Excellent writing and research skills, but also experience in other mediums—or at least a willingness to learn
• A deep understanding of The Atlantic’s mission and journalism
• Familiarity with video and graphics editing, including CapCut or Adobe Premiere and After Effects
• Open-mindedness and a commitment to diversity of opinion and respectful debate
• Strong time management, with the ability to communicate effectively within a tight-knit team, as well as across a large organization, and to accomplish both discrete tasks and longer-term projects on deadline
• Familiarity with reading and understanding user analytics, and then using them to inform decision making
• A dedication to making The Atlantic’s journalism accessible and approachable to as many people as possible
• A natural knack for bringing people together, whether through rigorous debates or delightful surprises or, ideally, both!

Responsibilities

• Vetting and moderating comments and contributions from readers
• Writing, editing and/or fact-checking work produced by the Community and Audience team (text, audio, and video)
• Filming, editing, and producing social videos
• Administrative duties to support building this project
• Publishing videos on social platforms
• Brainstorming new ways to engage with readers
• Promoting community initiatives across platforms

Benefits

• Annual compensation minimum: $69,000
• Annual compensation maximum: $75,000

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees