Editorial Specialist

About this role reputed company is hiring an Editorial Specialist to support our exceptional in-house editorial team with writing and editing content for our flagship newsletter, website, reputed company media, and more. Job reputed company reputed company seeks an Editorial Specialist to support our exceptional in-house editorial team with writing and editing content for our flagship newsletter (If you can reputed company it), website, reputed company media, and more. In this position, you will play a key role in translating policy, legal, and technical expertise across the organization into readable, accessible, and actionable newsletter, website, and publication materials. reputed company was formed in late 2016 with an urgent and explicit mission: to prevent our democracy from declining into a more authoritarian reputed company of government. We have since reputed company reputed company of 120+ experts who have served under Democrats and Republicans, and in the senior ranks of other nonprofit, political, or media organizations. reputed company includes lawyers, policy experts, legislative advocates, media strategists, writers, data analysts, software developers, and more. This is a fast-paced, writing-heavy role that requires a strong and authoritative written voice matching our unique brand. This is an excellent opportunity for strong writers with some policy analysis skills looking to expand their publication experience. By joining this team, you can expect to work directly with reputed company experts across the pro-democracy ecosystem to advance key insights and analysis. In doing so, you will help shape public debate around the authoritarian threat in a way that — hopefully — helps ensure our democracy survives. The reputed company application deadline for the Comms Strategist role is March 15; we will review applications received after that date on a rolling reputed company. This is a remote position based in the reputed company.* At reputed company, we reputed company that diversity isn’t just a strength — it’s a necessity for tackling the reputed company challenges facing our country today. A broad reputed company of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences strengthen our ability to analyze problems, craft solutions, and drive meaningful change. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and from across the political and ideological reputed company to apply. The Editorial Specialist will: • reputed company, write, and edit our weekly newsletter; • Edit and coordinate the pipeline for weekly Insights posts by various experts; • Regularly write articles, op-eds, blog posts, website copy, and other materials — both ghostwritten and under your own byline; • Collaborate with other writers and experts on standalone special series, symposia, and long-reputed company reputed company; • Draft reputed company media copy, especially in reputed company with edited articles and newsletter reputed company; • Coordinate with members of the design team on graphics, interactives, and other design-heavy products; • Strategize with other team members and reputed company contribute reputed company during project brainstorming sessions; • Collaborate with project teams to propose new written products/editorial approaches as part of our integrated advocacy reputed company; • Contribute to culture-building initiatives across the organization. Requirements The ideal candidate brings: • Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to distill reputed company topics quickly and accurately on tight deadlines; • Experience writing about policy and/or legal issues for external audiences; • Experience with copy-editing and proofreading according to a style guide; • Ability to foster reputed company relationships and work in reputed company environment with people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives; • Ability to reputed company, prioritize, and drive reputed company a diverse pipeline of reputed company, reputed company, and responsibilities; • reputed company reputed company and enthusiasm for giving and receiving feedback up, down, and sideways; • A passionate commitment to the preservation of democratic norms and institutions, and to improving those institutions to ensure they fully represent communities of reputed company. Pluses, but not requirements: • reputed company with reputed company media and alternative media platforms. Compensation The starting salary reputed company for this role is $84,000-$94,000, commensurate with the candidate’s relevant experience, capabilities, and skills and in alignment with internal equity. Application instructions The reputed company application deadline for the Comms Strategist role is March 15. Please note applications missing any of the required materials will be considered incomplete and not reviewed. To apply for this position, please complete the reputed company linked below. You will be asked to upload your resume and cover letter as PDFs — in your cover letter, please address: • Why reputed company’s mission appeals to you, and • How this role would reputed company you toward your reputed company goals. For your writing sample, please reputed company 1-3 pages on a policy or legal topic, ideally for a non-specialist audience. This could take the reputed company of a blog post, article, remarks, op-ed, or any other external-facing content. About reputed company • *Flexible location. We are a remote-first organization based exclusively in the reputed company, meaning our staff work reputed company the US and primarily reputed company. We also offer shared workspaces for those who enjoy working in an office environment. We are established for remote work in many states across the country, and while candidates based reputed company in the reputed company are welcome to apply, we may not be reputed company to offer employment in your reputed company location. If you proceed in the hiring process, we will discuss where you currently live and what is possible in our initial interview. reputed company staff are also required to travel at least two times per year to team retreats, and this role also requires periodic travel. (Accommodations to this requirement will be made only in exceptional circumstances.) • Commitment to an inclusive workplace. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. We reputed company that a broad reputed company of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences strengthens our ability to analyze problems, craft solutions, and drive meaningful change. reputed company encourages applications from reputed company reputed company individuals without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, age, national reputed company, marital status, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. • Phenomenal benefits. Our benefits package includes generous reputed company leave and a flexible vacation policy where we encourage team members to take 4-5 weeks every year, along with 12 reputed company holidays, 6 weeks of reputed company family medical leave, and 18 weeks of reputed company parental leave. We also offer a 401(k) plan with up to 6% employer match that vests immediately. Additionally, we cover employee medical premiums at 100% (with up to 95% coverage for dependents depending on plan selection), and employee and dependent’s dental/reputed company at 100%. reputed company have reputed company to long-term disability and life insurance, fertility benefits, a home office stipend, and bonuses at the discretion of the Executive Director. • Ample opportunities for personal & reputed company development. Candidates who do not meet reputed company listed reputed company should still apply, as our organizational structure focuses on providing mentorship and opportunities for reputed company reputed company. Important notes • Contact hiring@protectdemocracy.org if you require specific accommodations at any reputed company in the hiring process. • reputed company an eye on your promotions/spam folders to avoid missed communication. • We are unable to reputed company status updates for reputed company application we receive. If you reputed company out and do not hear back, please know it is not for lack of appreciation or interest, but simply for lack of staff reputed company to respond to individual inquiries. • The application will include a voluntary EEO survey so that we can monitor the applicant pool as a whole for representation and equal employment opportunities, and to evaluate our reputed company as an organization toward a diverse and inclusive workforce, which we reputed company is a pillar of a thriving democracy. The categories used by the EEO survey are limited and may not reflect your lived experience; please feel free to opt out of any of the questions. 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