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The Seattle Times seeks a multiplatform news desk editor

The Seattle Times, a family-owned news organization and one of the nation’s premier regional news sources, is looking for a Multiplatform Copy Editor to join our Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom. As part of our team, you will ensure newsworthy content moves rapidly through initial draft to final product with accuracy, sense, fairness, inclusivity, and strong grammar and style. You should be comfortable working under tight deadlines with ease while supporting multiple editors at once. Ideally, you have future leadership potential and previous experience (and mastery) with both AP and local style.

Responsibilities:

  • Copy editing stories for web and print publication and helping produce digital news alerts and email newsletters.
  • Writing digital headlines with SEO in mind and print headlines that expand on them.
  • Working collaboratively with various teams at The Seattle Times on web and print production.
  • Upholding standards of accuracy, ethics, fairness, taste and inclusivity
  • Maintaining a consistent high-quality product with sharp grammar and unfailing accuracy.
  • Continuously working to improve the efficiency and speed of the copy-editing process and the cultural inclusivity of the newspaper.

Qualifications:

We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive newsroom and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. If your profile doesn’t match this job description exactly, you may still be a candidate for this position. Please let us know how your skills and experience relate to the role and its objectives in your Cover Letter.

  • Experience: At least one year of editing at a daily metro newspaper
  • Education: College degree, or equivalent combination of education and/or professional experience.
  • Strong editing skills and grasp of AP style, as demonstrated by performance on an editing test
  • Strong news judgment
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work under deadline pressure
  • Track record of inclusive journalism practices
  • Adeptness with newsletters / social media: ability to engage with readers on multiple platforms
  • Familiarity with WordPress is a plus

Compensation: The full salary range for this position is $47,000 to $87,000. We typically pay between $63,000 and $80,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

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Mariam Ahmed

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