Full-Time

Rest of World seeks a labor x tech editor

Rest of World now seeks to bring on a Labor x Tech Editor to work with the organization for one year to build a robust reporting network and develop a strong pipeline of stories that explore how work is being transformed by tech in communities throughout the world. This editor will be tasked with publishing at least 4 stories a month, and collaborating with our global team on ambitious editorial projects. We’re looking for an experienced editor who combines rigorous editing skills who can hit the ground running.

This is a one-year full-time contract position with a salary of $75,000. Selected candidates will be asked to take a paid writing and editing test as a part of the interview process. The role can be based anywhere in the world, but candidates must have the right to work where they live. Rest of World will not sponsor work authorizations on behalf of the candidates.

Responsibilities

  • Publish at least 4 stories per month, ranging from short turnaround reports to longer features and multi-regional projects
  • Develop a top-tier contributor network of 10-12 reporters based around the world
  • Train and mentor the contributor network through regular check-ins as well as workshops
  • Work with other editors to become Rest of World’s authority on the state of labor issues around the world
  • Collaborate closely and constantly with the audience team to ensure the stories have engaging headlines, share posts, and a promotion strategy

Qualifications

  • At least 5 years experience in journalism or publishing, with at least 3+ years in editing
  • Fluency in English is required. Language skills that allow working with international reporters are a major plus
  • Experience reporting on business, tech and labor preferred
  • Experience managing journalists is preferred
  • A strong work ethic, comfort with startup conditions, a motivated self-starter
  • Collaborative, enjoys working in teams with different disciplines and learning from others

How to Apply

To apply, please send a resume and a short cover letter to jobs@restofworld.org with “Labor x Tech Editor” in the subject line by September 16. In your cover letter, please share three relevant stories you’ve edited and describe your role in shaping them. Additionally, tell us three story ideas within the tech and labor beat that you’ve been closely following and would consider commissioning.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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