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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong editorial judgment and the ability to mentor and manage reporters effectively while ensuring high standards of accuracy and clarity in storytelling across platforms. Familiarity with audience metrics and a commitment to fair reporting are essential.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Editing ExperienceManaging ReportersEditorial JudgmentCross-Platform StorytellingAudience Metrics
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
EditingFact-CheckingStory Pitch ReviewNewsroom ManagementDeadline Management
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsPeople ManagementConstructive FeedbackMentoring
Industry Keywords
News CoverageDC CommunitiesEditorial StandardsAudience EngagementBreaking News
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Monitor news developments to identify what to turn into coverage
- Guide and consult reporters on coverage decisions
- Edit a team of reporters, providing daily feedback and support
- Review, refine, and approve story pitches
- Help reporters sharpen angles, identify gaps, and prioritize coverage
- Edit newsletters and written reporting for clarity, structure, voice, and accuracy
- Ensure work meets City Cast DC’s editorial standards
- Collaborate with podcast and social teams to translate reported stories across platforms
- Use audience metrics and reader feedback to inform coverage decisions
- Fact-check reporting and oversee accuracy and fairness
- Coach and mentor reporters as writers, reporters, and public-facing journalists
- Report to the Managing Editor
- Help expand City Cast DC’s newsroom and build a new venture
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3-5 years editing and managing reporters at a news outlet
- Strong editorial judgment and a deep understanding of how to shape and elevate reported stories
- Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven newsrooms
- Experience assigning and editing breaking news
- Keen eye for detail and commitment to accuracy, fairness, and clear fact-checking processes
- Excellent communication and people-management skills, with the ability to give constructive feedback and set clear expectations
- Understanding of cross-platform storytelling, including how written reporting translates to audio and social media
- Familiarity with audience metrics and applying them to editorial decision-making is a plus
- Genuine interest in DC and its communities, with appreciation for the city’s complexity and nuance
- Must reside in the D.C. region
Benefits
Comp & perks- Excellent benefits
- Primarily remote work
- Equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity