Senior Associate Editor

Atlantic Media

4d • $85,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Atlantic is seeking a senior associate editor to join the newsroom’s fact-checking team. This senior associate editor will work with The Atlantic’s journalists and editors to ensure the accuracy and fairness of our work. This position will involve fact-checking across our editorial platforms (magazine, web, podcasts, etc.) on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, science, and technology. About The Atlantic: The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.

Requirements

• Commitment to accuracy
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Persistence and resourcefulness in tracking down information/sources
• Ability to swiftly identify logical errors or significant omissions in an article
• Diplomacy and tact in dealing with a variety of personalities and communicating complex issues
• Keen editorial judgment
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, juggling various projects and deadlines
• Strong communication and interviewing skills
• Ability to work independently
• A genuine love of research
• A flexible schedule; night, early-morning, and weekend work often required
• Able to uphold the highest editorial standards under tight deadlines
• Minimum of five years post-college fact-checking experience

Responsibilities

• work with The Atlantic’s journalists and editors to ensure the accuracy and fairness of our work
• fact-checking across our editorial platforms (magazine, web, podcasts, etc.) on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, science, and technology

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees