Editor II

Summary

Join NPR, a leading multimedia organization, as a temporary Editor II for Morning Edition and Up First. This role involves pitching and executing interviews, editing stories for various platforms, upholding NPR's editorial standards, and managing program content. The position requires at least five years of journalism experience, including two years editing daily national news, and the ability to work varied shifts and travel. Preferred qualifications include experience with senior-level broadcast hosts and public media journalism. This is a remote-permitted, temporary full-time position with a competitive hourly rate and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• At least five years of journalism work experience as an editor, reporter or producer
• At least two years of experience editing daily national news
• Experience writing and editing international news
• Ability and willingness to work varied shifts that can start at 11 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. ET, 5 a.m., ET, or 9 a.m. ET, for example
• Ability and willingness to travel on assignment
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in work experience
• Expertise in writing and editing content for broadcast and digital platforms
• Familiarity with techniques and strategies for producing, editing audio or using audio editing software
• Proficiency in independent, problem solving
• Ability to adapt and accommodate differing styles of editorial workflows and communication
• Ability to negotiate and compromise
• Professional communication skills when representing the NPR organization

Responsibilities

• Pitches and executes live and pre-taped guest interviews
• Edits and helps produce interviews and stories on multiple platforms and mediums
• Upholds NPR’s editorial and ethical standards on any piece of journalism they are working on
• Manages and executes original program content for the show, podcast or other products Morning Edition and Up First produces
• Travels with hosts and staff on field reporting assignments as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience editing and working with senior-level broadcast show hosts and journalists
• Ability to work on site at NPR’s HQ in Washington, D.C
• At least six years experience in journalism with at least three years as an editor working in a national news organization
• Proficiency in another language than English such as Spanish, Mandarin or Arabic
• Experience with public media journalism

Benefits

• Access to health and wellness
• Paid time off
• Financial well-being
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life/ accidental death and dismemberment
• Long-term disability
• Short-term disability
• Voluntary retirement savings