Senior Editor

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AFAR

πŸ’΅ $90k-$95k
πŸ“Remote - United States

Summary

Join Afar's digital editorial team as a Senior Editor, responsible for top editing diverse digital travel content. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative, fully remote environment based in New York. This role involves line editing, headline writing, story packaging, idea development, and assigning articles. You will cultivate relationships with freelance writers and contribute to content calendars. Industry event attendance is expected. Note that this role does not include travel.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years hands-on text editing experience
  • 5-7 years working in a deadline-driven, journalism environment
  • Sharp line editing, story shaping, and packaging skills
  • Reporting experience and knowledge of fact-checking best practices
  • Meticulous attention to detail and grammar
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
  • Ability to write clear, engaging copy and help others to do the same
  • Agility in storytelling skills, jumping from a longform feature to a short news item to a roundup to a destination spotlight
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to cooperate effectively with staff and freelancers in a remote work environment
  • Experience assigning and commissioning articles
  • Experience working in a CMS
  • Experience writing newsletters
  • Experience scriptwriting and capturing footage for social video
  • Must have a passion for travel, and be interested in conceptualizing new and interesting ways to create travel storytelling

Responsibilities

  • Line editing and top editing several stories a day
  • Headline and display writing
  • Story packaging
  • Idea development
  • Assigning articles
  • Cultivating relationships with freelance writers from a diverse range of backgrounds and identities
  • Writing and updating articles
  • Organizing and developing content calendars
  • Attending industry events and meetings

Preferred Qualifications

  • A strategic and creative thinker
  • Capable of bringing out the best in both writers and editors
  • A proactive self-starter with a collaborative spirit
  • A team player who finds satisfaction in both contributing ideas and doing the work to make them happen

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