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Global Press is hiring: Senior Editor in Washington

Global Press
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2025

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

  • Lead and participate in pitch meetings, providing constructive feedback and identifying story opportunities.
  • Host office hours and conduct regular one-on-one check-ins with reporters to support their growth and maintain alignment with editorial goals.
  • Foster an inclusive, collaborative newsroom culture that values diverse perspectives.
  • Product & Audience Strategy

  • Partner with the product team to optimize story presentation for maximum engagement and impact across digital platforms.
  • Contribute to audience engagement efforts by writing and curating content for newsletters, social media, and other audience-facing channels.
  • Liaise with publication partners to expand the reach and influence of democracy-related reporting.
  • Administrative & Logistical

  • Support administrative tasks related to pitch tracking, editorial planning, and workflow coordination.
  • Maintain organized systems for tracking assignments, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Ensure seamless communication and coordination across editorial and operational teams.
  • Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years of newsroom experience
  • Demonstrated experience covering civil liberties, global health and / or the environment.
  • Strong editorial skills, including story assignment, news writing, structural editing, and fact-checking.
  • Proven ability to manage and mentor a diverse team of reporters and editors (at least 2 years related team lead, supervisory / managerial experience).
  • Familiarity with digital storytelling tools and audience engagement strategies.
  • Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
  • Commitment to ethical journalism and amplifying underrepresented voices in reporting.
  • Application Instructions :

    REQUIRED) In your cover letter :

  • Tell us about your experience working internationally, especially as an editor
  • Links to three clips maximum of your best work, along with a brief explanation of your role (whether reporting or editing) in that work
  • 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

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