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About Global Press
Global Press trains and employs local women reporters to cover the world’s most pressing topics from places where the issues are acute, underreported and connected to wider global trends. Our investigative and explanatory journalism serves an audience of local and international changemakers. Since 2006, Global Press has trained hundreds of women journalists, produced more than 10,000 stories and won more than four dozen awards. Our work has been credited with transforming global narratives and changing policy in multiple countries.
About the role
The Senior Editor will work across our three primary topic areas — civil liberties, global health and environment. Leading a small team of editors, the senior editor will coach our team of local women journalists across the world to craft exceptional stories. From evaluating story pitches to bringing news content to life through our rigorous editorial process, the senior editor will work on a range of story types, from short news pieces to long-form features and investigations. The senior editor understands the demands of reporting for both hyperlocal and international audiences and enthusiastically collaborates across the newsroom and product teams to ensure stories are accurate and engaging. Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief, the senior editor will serve in a key leadership role in our unique global newsroom.
This job posting will close on February 24th at 5pm EST.
This is remote work opportunity. The successful candidate will be based in the U.S.
What you'll do
Editorial Vision & Editing
- Collaborate with reporters to identify emerging news trends in our three core topic areas : Environment, Global Health and Civil Liberties
- Coach and review pitches, assign stories, edit drafts, and guide narrative development to ensure accuracy, depth, and journalistic excellence.
- Ensure high-quality writing, story structure and news value.
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary editing team, including deputy editors, visual editors, research editors, and fact-checkers, to deliver polished, high-quality content.
Meetings & Collaboration
Product & Audience Strategy
Administrative & Logistical
Qualifications
Application Instructions :
REQUIRED) In your cover letter :
Notice of E-Verify participation
Global Press participates in E-Verify, a federal program used to confirm employment eligibility of all new hires. We will provide you with the required E-Verify Participation poster and the Department of Justice "Right to Work" poster, and will only use E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 is completed.
The pay range for this role is :
85,000 - 95,000 USD per year (United States)
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Salary : $85,000 - $95,000