Executive Producer, D.C.
Washington, DC
City Cast is seeking an ambitious, creative Executive Producer to lead daily production for City Cast D.C., a daily local news podcast and accompanying daily newsletter. The Executive Producer will oversee content, staff, and workflow while also contributing hands-on to the making of each day's show and newsletter. Our ideal candidate is an experienced editorial leader, a capable audio editor, a local newshound, and a passionately curious resident of D.C., who loves coaching and cultivating talent.
Deadline to apply: March 24th, 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Help set the tone and creative vision for City Cast D.C. by contributing, encouraging and shaping story ideas, running production meetings, and keeping daily operations on track.
Hire and oversee a team of 6 (host, producer, and newsletter editor, and 3 contractors), ensuring they're following the same vision and strategy, and have the tools they need to succeed.
Serve as the primary daily decision maker about City Cast D.C.; make sure it is urgent, relevant, fresh, and substantive.
Provide daily editorial guidance and ideation on the daily newsletter, Hey D.C., and edit it for accuracy, format, and style. Work in close partnership with the host, providing editorial and creative coaching to ensure they sound conversational and credible.
Make critical editorial decisions on a tight timeline, on a daily basis, holding all City Cast content to a high journalistic standard.
With the help of the audio producer and host, book guests, conduct research and pre-interviews, and write scripts--with an eye towards creating smart, fun, digestible, accessible shows that help listeners feel more connected to your city.
Edit audio capably and quickly in Descript and Audition or comparable platforms.
Edit web and newsletter copy capably and quickly, adhering to AP Style and City Cast standards.
Serve as the primary liaison with City Cast's headquarters team.
Model and foster an inclusive, kind, supportive work environment that enables you and your team to do your best work, and hold staff accountable through constructive feedback, clear goals, and performance reviews.
Ensure that the show and newsletter are distributed daily to all relevant platforms.
Work in collaboration with City Cast's audience development team to help drive the show's audience growth and engagement.
Oversee City Cast D.C. team's annual goal development, progress, and performance review feedback.
Work with the City Cast headquarters team to closely monitor podcast and newsletter metrics and apply key learnings to improve content.
Serve as an on-air voice on occasion, whether as a Friday news roundup guest, or as back-up host.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience editing and mixing audio quickly and with a high level of technical proficiency.
Experience managing an editorial team.
Experience editing text for clarity, effectiveness, and AP Style.
A strong track record at coaching on-air talent, and cultivating chemistry between hosts and guests.
Proven leadership ability, with a passion and knack for mentoring and cultivating talent.
A love of the podcasting medium, with a desire to take risks, seek out new formats and approaches, seek inspiration from just about anywhere.
Experience producing podcast content for video-first platforms, especially YouTube.
Experience working in a fast-paced editorial environment.
Excellent communication skills, including writing, editing, and an understanding of AP Style conventions.
An ability to navigate conflict productively and directly.
A passion for your city and a belief that local journalism makes us better citizens.
An entrepreneurial spirit, and the flexibility and willingness to fill a variety of roles in a nimble, startup environment.
The ability to plan ahead, stay organized, and keep team members up to speed while managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Deep integrity, honesty, kindness, and fairness.
Job Requirements
To be considered for this role, you must currently reside in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia) area.
The Executive Producer will report to City Cast's Content Director. This position is full-time, with excellent benefits. The annual salary range is $95,000 - $105,000, depending on experience. You must be local, though work will be primarily remote. City Cast is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity, which involves attracting talented people from diverse backgrounds and traditions. Read about our mission and core values here. We encourage everyone to apply.
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Photo Editor, Digital/Social - National Geographic
Washington, DC
The Photo Editor, Digital/Social is responsible for researching, curating, and editing visual content for National Geographic's digital and social platforms. Bringing a great eye, digital-first mindset, and editorial integrity to the role, he/she/they will work quickly and accurately to research visual content across a range of subjects-including wildlife, history, nature, science, travel-collaborating with National Geographic editors and staff photographers as well as contributing photographers and writers.
This role will also assist with daily management of social platforms and campaigns for National Geographic editorial stories and titles with best-in-class creative social stunts, community strategies, and creative asset development. We are looking for a passionate photo editor and social strategist who has a strong editorial background and visual eye. Experience with social marketing campaigns, managing communities, and managing busy timelines is a plus.
Excelling in this role requires great story judgement, knowledge of photography, understanding of social trends, a passion for learning about strategy, current familiarity of each platform's offerings, and a keen eye for compelling and innovative content.
Responsibilities:
Research, curate, and license photography for all publishing platforms, with a focus on digital and social
Assist manager and collaborate with the social team in supporting cross-platform integration by reshaping stories and curating photography for social platforms.
Identify new opportunities for our social accounts
Help ensure that visual content is effectively integrated across digital platforms and social media channels.
Advise on creative development of social content by giving creative direction and feedback
Assign, direct, produce, and acquire a wide range of photographic stories for use across platforms, including digital, social, and print, working with guidelines for operational excellence and prioritization
Manage deliverables, assets, and workflows, e.g. accurate caption information, verifying credit lines, archiving, and transmitting images, working with pre-press on color correction, checking image veracity, and making images available for use across platforms
Provide field support to photographers
Provide support on workflow, billing, contracts, and other photo logistics
Contribute to our newsletters as needed
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years of experience as a photo editor and/or with social media marketing
A strong editorial/journalism ethics background
Advanced visual eye for photography and videography
Deep understanding of social platforms and awareness of and adaptability to changing industry trends and technologies
Creative, proactive, and independent thinking
Strong writing skills
Extreme attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience analyzing analytics and making data-informed decisions
Experience producing social media campaigns
Experience managing communities and talent
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree (preferably a Journalism school or Journalism major - but not required)
***Please note, this team is in office 4x/week (Monday - Thursday, working from home on Friday) from our Washington, DC office. This role is not open to any other location.
The hiring range for this position in Washington, DC is $ 78,200 to $ 104,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job Posting Segment:
National Geographic
Job Posting Primary Business:
National Geographic
Primary Job Posting Category:
Editorial - Photo Editing
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Washington, DC, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2025-01-14
Produce/Dept Leader
Frederick, MD
Implement all company and division policies to achieve maximum sales and profits in the produce departments. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Responsibilities
Develop maximum customer relations by produce department personnel through personal example of friendliness and courtesy, and implementation of all company polices.
Be alert and assist in store security.
Be perceptive and handle customer complaints.
Make recommendations regarding the hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating all produce department personnel.
Proper indoctrination of all department employees. Be sure they can read scales and prices correctly.
Provide adequate knowledge and training of price marking, ensuring the proper emphasis on customer courtesy and productivity is developed and that skills learned are properly utilized.
Supervise all aspects of salad bar operations.
Discuss with store manager the most efficient and practical working schedules of both full and part-time employees for maximum efficiency.
Maintain personable, clean and neat appearance of departmental people, having them properly uniformed and identified.
Maintain good communication with all store personnel.
Plan, organize, direct, and control the activities of the produce department, and may take charge of the store operation in the absence of the store manager. (in scope of authority)
Direct the receiving, storing, pricing, and merchandising of all produce products.
Assure adequate stock and supplies by proper ordering, so that department inventories can be maintained at optimum levels.
Maintain and submit required records and reports and use them effectively.
Maintain effective and god house cleaning in all areas (a) Clean and/or defrost cases according to schedule. (b)
Clean floors. (c) Keep a clean, orderly cooler and preparation area. (d) Maintain proper disposal of waste and material.
Keep adequate supplies on hand: bags, pricing and making equipment, etc.
Analyze continuously all aspects of produce department (space allocation, design, display, price marking, rotation, inventories, personnel, etc.) and periodically make changes, or make recommendations to store manager.
Demonstrate the ability and desire to promote, communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports in a positive manager.
Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.
Demonstrate an aptitude to manage people and organize workloads.
Perform all duties as assigned by the store manager and/or supervisor.
Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualifications
Minimum
Willing to be flexible and work mornings, afternoons, evenings, nights as the work demands. Willing and available to work weekends and holidays as needed.
Understanding of all key components of department operations (i.e. Managing people, merchandising, computer
assisted ordering, inventory management, shrink control, customer services, labor scheduling, expense control, etc.)
Working knowledge of produce and preparation and general knowledge of store operations
Position requires a person who is adept at communication with employees, customers, and supervision, and is constantly alert, because of constantly changing priorities and demands, must be able to react quickly
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to make intelligent decisions quickly.
Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.
Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising and customer services related to sale of merchandise.
Desired
Produce work experience or similar experience in food preparation.
Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.
Senior Editor, Documentary Visuals Editor
Washington, DC
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility - and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we're building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
The power of visuals is undeniable.
The primary duties of this job are to conceptualize, assign and produce photography and video for NPR features and stories for on- and off-platform publishing including NPR's online visuals column, Picture Show.
The Visuals team at NPR works across all of our content areas, news, programming, music and podcasts. The Documentary Photography Editor will help develop and deliver images for all platforms including NPR.org, Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok. The position will require the ability to think both quickly and expansively about photography, illustration and video. Ideal candidates will bring experience in photo and/or video editing, workflow management, evidence of innovative visual expression, and a belief in the value of daily news coverage. This candidate must be a team player. This editor will help imagine and translate NPR's distinctive journalism to new and diverse audiences on all platforms.
This position may require working nights, weekends and holidays as needed. This position reports to the Director of NPR Visuals. This is a limited term position and ends Sept. 30, 2026.
This is a union-represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA.
This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Produce, shoot and/or edit photography and/or video for visual platforms, clearly communicating the vision, project goals, narrative scope and timeline for each production.
* Pitch and commission ideas for photo and/or video for NPR's online visual column, Picture Show.
* Discover and develop new photo projects from photographers, photo agencies, galleries, and book publishers
* Work with photographers, agencies, vendors, and the company's licensing and business departments to create budgets, expedite contracts, and oversee invoices in a timely manner
* Collaborate with reporters, editors, producers, visual editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual narratives for desk and shows.
* Represent diverse voices and views in visual storytelling.
* Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with NPR editors, standards and practices and legal department for all ethical, legal and copyrights questions.
* Coordinate with security teams to ensure preparation, training and safety for photographers in the field.
* Attend department, desk and show meetings for partnerships and collaborations.
* Takes responsibility for more advanced photography tasks, where applicable, including many layers of coordination, logistics & travel, creativity, and sensitivity in the storytelling.
* Work with a wide range of photographers, visual journalists, animators and illustrators.
The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* Minimum of 7 years of experience assigning, editing and producing photo assignments for media organizations.
* A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates artistic judgment and creativity.
* Knowledge of photography and experience working with assignment photographers.
* Thorough understanding of photo rights and clearance and the ability to uphold and communicate the standards and practices across NPR. Expertise handling electronic images, photographic usage and copyright issues.
* Proven experience working with visual journalists in the field on assignment.
* Ability to provide logistical support and planning to photographers.
* Proficiency in content management tools, Adobe Creative Suite including Premier and Photoshop.
* Experience with collaborating with security teams.
* Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at Company and within the public radio system.
REQUIRED SKILLS
* Thorough knowledge of online video, photography, writing and audio production.
* Experience and skill with digital publishing software.
* Experience producing on digital video and audio workstations.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
* Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with a specialization in film, video, media production, photography or journalism preferred.
WORK LOCATION
* On-site: This is an on-site role based in Washington, DC .
JOB TYPE
* This is a full-time, limited term position.
COMPENSATION
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $125,000 - $135,000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR's benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Pay Range
$125,000-$130,000 USD
NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal - to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please reach out to *************************.
You may read NPR's privacy policy to learn about how NPR may handle information you submit with any application.
Want more NPR? Explore the stories behind the stories on our NPR Extra blog. Get social with NPR Extra on Facebook and Instagram. Find more career opportunities at NPR.org/careers.
Executive Editor for Defense Tech/Industrial Base Vertical at War on the Rocks
Washington, DC
War on the Rocks
, the flagship publication of Metamorphic Media, is looking for a detail-oriented, full-time executive editor who is committed to the clear communication of important and novel ideas about defense technology and the industrial base.
This is a full-time role based in Washington, DC. It is not a remote position.
We are on a hybrid schedule of three days a week in the
War on the Rocks
office (T, W, Th) in Washington, DC. We will therefore only consider candidates who live in the Washington metro area or who are willing to relocate there.
A cover letter is required, along with your CV. In your cover letter, please include an amusing story about yourself. If you do not follow these instructions, your application will not be considered.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 14, 2025
About the Vertical
Defense technology is the linchpin of national security. America's adversaries are rapidly advancing, leveraging emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, cyber tools, and space systems to challenge U.S. power. To respond effectively, the United States requires an approach that fields cutting-edge technologies across all facets of defense while modernizing legacy systems to remain adaptable to the future fight.
War on the Rocks
will be launching a vertical focused on the connective tissue between industry, talent, technology, the Defense Department, and capital. The purpose is to aid a reimagining of what it means to ensure the superiority of American military power through analysis, engaging content, elevating compelling voices, imagery, and case studies.
This role does not involve reporting.
The Position
The executive editor for will be responsible for overseeing writing, editing, production, design, and distribution with support from colleagues and contractors. The executive editor will report to CEO Ryan Evans and COO Nicholas Hanson.
The duties are as follows:
Identify and engage experts to contribute articles, interviews, and case studies relevant to defense technology and industry.
Host episodes of the vertical's dedicated podcast.
Ensure content alignment with the vertical's tone, style, and objectives.
Review and edit all content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
Balance contributions across private sector, academic, and government perspectives.
Work with contract designers to create visually engaging content and layouts.
Create and oversee the editorial calendar and production timeline.
Monitor performance, feedback, and survey responses to assess and enhance audience engagement.
Ensure that the vertical builds and grows a unique identity in line with the best-in-class reputation of
War on the Rocks.
Serve as the vertical's spokesperson and evangelizer.
Work closely with key stakeholders, including the vertical's sponsor(s) and partner(s).
Metamorphic Media is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Requirements
Eight years of relevant professional experience, not inclusive of internships or graduate education. This is
not
a junior role.
Experience working in defense tech / the defense industry or on defense industrial base issues OR relevant media experience (not inclusive of university employment or internships).
Deep understanding of the defense industry, defense technology, and related issues.
A strong network of relationships across defense tech and the defense industrial base and experts on the same.
Exceptional and obsessive attention to detail.
Proven track record of delivering against short-term deadlines.
Exceptional and elegant written English.
Ability to work collegially and flexibly as part of a small team.
Right to work in the United States.
Benefits
Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
Competitive salary ($110,000 to $185,000 based on depth of relevant experience and expertise).
Performance based raise after 6 months.
Annual raises and bonuses.
Senior Editor, Documentary Visuals Editor
Washington, DC
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility - and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we're building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR
.
This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
The power of visuals is undeniable.
The primary duties of this job are to conceptualize, assign and produce photography and video for NPR features and stories for on- and off-platform publishing including NPR's online visuals column, Picture Show.
The Visuals team at NPR works across all of our content areas, news, programming, music and podcasts. The Documentary Photography Editor will help develop and deliver images for all platforms including NPR.org, Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok. The position will require the ability to think both quickly and expansively about photography, illustration and video. Ideal candidates will bring experience in photo and/or video editing, workflow management, evidence of innovative visual expression, and a belief in the value of daily news coverage. This candidate must be a team player. This editor will help imagine and translate NPR's distinctive journalism to new and diverse audiences on all platforms.
This position may require working nights, weekends and holidays as needed. This position reports to the Director of NPR Visuals. This is a limited term position and ends Sept. 30, 2026.
This is a union-represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA.
This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Produce, shoot and/or edit photography and/or video for visual platforms, clearly communicating the vision, project goals, narrative scope and timeline for each production.
Pitch and commission ideas for photo and/or video for NPR's online visual column, Picture Show.
Discover and develop new photo projects from photographers, photo agencies, galleries, and book publishers
Work with photographers, agencies, vendors, and the company's licensing and business departments to create budgets, expedite contracts, and oversee invoices in a timely manner
Collaborate with reporters, editors, producers, visual editors and photographers to shape ideas into visual narratives for desk and shows.
Represent diverse voices and views in visual storytelling.
Demonstrate strong editorial judgment, working with NPR editors, standards and practices and legal department for all ethical, legal and copyrights questions.
Coordinate with security teams to ensure preparation, training and safety for photographers in the field.
Attend department, desk and show meetings for partnerships and collaborations.
Takes responsibility for more advanced photography tasks, where applicable, including many layers of coordination, logistics & travel, creativity, and sensitivity in the storytelling.
Work with a wide range of photographers, visual journalists, animators and illustrators.
The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of 7 years of experience assigning, editing and producing photo assignments for media organizations.
A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates artistic judgment and creativity.
Knowledge of photography and experience working with assignment photographers.
Thorough understanding of photo rights and clearance and the ability to uphold and communicate the standards and practices across NPR. Expertise handling electronic images, photographic usage and copyright issues.
Proven experience working with visual journalists in the field on assignment.
Ability to provide logistical support and planning to photographers.
Proficiency in content management tools, Adobe Creative Suite including Premier and Photoshop.
Experience with collaborating with security teams.
Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at Company and within the public radio system.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Thorough knowledge of online video, photography, writing and audio production.
Experience and skill with digital publishing software.
Experience producing on digital video and audio workstations.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with a specialization in film, video, media production, photography or journalism preferred.
WORK LOCATION
On-site: This is an on-site role based in Washington, DC .
JOB TYPE
This is a full-time, limited term position.
COMPENSATION
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $125,000 - $135,000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR's benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.NPR Pay Range$125,000—$130,000 USD
NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal - to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please reach out to *************************.
You may read NPR's privacy policy to learn about how NPR may handle information you submit with any application.
Want more NPR? Explore the stories behind the stories on our NPR Extra blog. Get social with NPR Extra on Facebook and Instagram. Find more career opportunities at NPR.org/careers.
Senior Editor/Writer
Fairfax, VA
Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science
Classification: Public Relations & Mktg Spec 4
Job Category: Classified Staff
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Pay Band: 05
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is a hub of intellectual dynamism and diversity, a locus of local and global civic engagement, and an access point to educational excellence for individuals of all backgrounds. Whether students are beginning their college-level education at Mason, transfer here to finish their undergraduate degree, or come to Mason at a later point in their life's journey-to finish an undergraduate degree, pursue advanced research training, re-skilling or up-skilling-CHSS is committed to being a “relationship-rich” educational environment that prepares its students for a multitude of career paths and celebrates the diversity of its faculty, students, and alumni. CHSS has a strong liberal arts tradition of broad and integrative learning that the faculty support through courses for the Mason Core as well as for the college's own majors and minors. Through dozens of undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 graduate degrees and certificates, CHSS prepares students exceptionally well for economically successful and civically engaged lives.
About the Position:
The Senior Editor/Writer leads the writing and editorial function for the college's digital communications, including its bi-monthly e-newsletter, and contributes to a dynamic, creative, and team-focused environment. The position aims to extend the college's reputation as a vibrant, vital college that supports research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences by supporting and telling the CHSS story. The position identifies and develops content that supports the university's grand challenges of developing healthy people, a healthy planet, a healthy economy, and a healthy society, while emphasizing the CHSS mission to improve the world by inspiring responsible leaders through transformational learning experiences.
Responsibilities:
Content Curation and Creation
Develops and executes a storytelling approach for the college that is aligned with the broader College of Humanities and Social Sciences strategic plan and distributes content through the website, email, social media, and other communication tools;
Engages communicators and faculty across CHSS to educate them about institutional storytelling strategies and encourages contributions to support overall content strategies;
Meets with delegates from individual departments or programs to develop stories and content calendars. They work with those delegates to draft and publish stories, including through the university publication channels, social media, and the college website; and
Directs and collaborates with content experts, college leadership, Mason's Office of University Branding, and others in the creation and editing of expert content. Develops, with the Director of Communications, a strategic content plan.
Sharing Content
Leverages exceptional writing and editing skills, creativity, and a keen ability to identify newsworthy topics to develop content, as appropriate, for the CHSS website, the university's website, fundraising, social media, publications, executive presentations, and the CHSS faculty/staff newsletter;
Sources and reports key stories that have the potential for the greatest interest and impact, mining newsworthy information from faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
Assists with speechwriting and internal communications; and
Manages relevant sections of the website, writing and uploading new and fresh content.
Internal Communications
Manages, edits and publishes the college's bi-weekly newsletter, the CHSS Digest. Regularly collects content and writes original content as needed;
Ensures the content strategy is in alignment with the Dean's goals; and
Publishes the newsletter electronically twice a month during the spring and fall semesters.
Develops, refines, and leverages the CHSS brand
The CHSS brand platform is clearly developed in conjunction with the marketing team, and the brand is implemented consistently across all materials in the college's print and digital publications portfolio.
Leverages and supports college-wide and department and program events, activities, and research publications for student recruitment
Promotes the expertise of CHSS faculty to potential graduate students and funders, such as foundations and grant-making bodies, as well as to ensure that their work is visible to the university at large;
Identifies content work from outside of the marketing team to incorporate in CHSS's marketing channels, to broaden the reach of CHSS research and teaching, and to support the recruitment of graduate students; and
Monitors and updates the CHSS website, landing pages, and other digital properties and creates content for those platforms.
Other related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent;
Extensive experience in writing and editing related positions;
Comprehensive, results-driven experience in development and execution of communications plans, writing for all media forms, print and digital publication development, media relations, web content management, social media messaging, and creating and managing strategic partnerships;
Knowledge and skills in building an external communications program;
Possess exceptional communication skills and is a self-starting storyteller;
Possess exceptional writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to adopt the style, tone, and voice of CHSS's various types of written content;
Demonstrated skills in using project management tools such as Microsoft Teams or Asana to manage writing and publishing projects and collaboration;
A team player with interest in and understanding of the importance of liberal arts and higher education;
Has the vision, talent, creativity, and energy to build on Mason's and CHSS's legacy of excellence; and
Ability to use the CHSS visual branding guidelines as well as an understanding of the university's style and branding guidelines.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in related field; and
Experience in an academic environment in higher education is preferred.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for
Senior Editor/Writer
at ********************** Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent, Resume and Writing Sample/Portfolio for review.
Posting Open Date: December 16, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 31, 2025
Open Until Filled: Yes
Assistant Editor (B) - Adventist Review (AR)
Silver Spring, MD
The assistant editor of the
Adventist Review/Adventist World
works under the direction of one of the associate editors in a variety of tasks, many of them routine, in preparing the print and online issues of the
Adventist Review
. Primarily an "in house" editor, with less travel around North America and abroad than an associate editor. The assistant editor of the
Adventist Review
nonetheless has a high church profile, carries important responsibilities, and is expected to be available for public speaking appointments or serving as a resource person. The duties and influence extend much wider than the preparation of issues of the
Adventist Review
.
COMPENSATION
Full-time exempt position with benefits
Remuneration Range: 83-104% ($81k - $97k annually)
BENEFITS
Salary employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings plans, etc.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Solicit and review manuscripts for possible inclusion in the magazines.
Edit magazine contents on a regular basis, including stories, columns, and other materials as requested.
Oversee social media posts on various platforms as well as website management and maintenance.
Assist on video and media productions in scripting, directing, and marketing.
Write an average of one editorial or column per month, plus features as assigned.
Speaking appointments for the
Adventist Review
and other appointments as assigned.
External (General Conference) committee/commission appointments as assigned.
Plan, edit, and manage occasional special issues through production.
Special projects as assigned by editor/associate editor.
Must be a member in regular standing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Must maintain a regular and reliable work schedule.
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Authority as delegated by the Editor/Associate Editor.
Responsible for assisting in the directing of the administrative activities of the
Adventist Review
in accordance with General Conference policy and objectives.
Responsible to the corporate church body through the Associate Editor for administration of church policy in harmony with the beliefs of the Seventy-day Adventist Church.
Responsible for areas of the
Adventist Review
as designated by the Associate Editor. Accountable to the designated Associate Editor.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Extensive knowledge of principles, policies and beliefs of the General Conference and the Church. Knowledge of church structure and organization, including committee procedures, etc.
Knowledge and skill in appropriate methods of dealing with human behavior in various circumstances.
Advanced command of English language skills including proficiency in verbal and written forms.
Individual must possess sound judgment, maintain high output, be well organized, have the ability to make decisions under pressure, be disciplined to meet deadlines, have the ability to write well, have good editorial skills, be a team player and a capable public speaker.
Senior Documentation Editor (Quality Assurance, Senior Analyst)
Washington, DC
The MIL Corporation is seeking a Senior Documentation Editor (Quality Assurance, Senior Analyst) to support a federal client in the Washington, DC area. This role involves working with a team to analyze and document current business policies and processes and developing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures to support internal operations.
This position currently requires a remote schedule with possible in-person meetings at the client site in Washington DC. Schedule is subject to change based on client, MIL, and contract requirements.
Responsibilities
* Supporting and reviewing development of business process documentation
* Participating in organizational analysis and development efforts
* Coordinating work with client teams to help ensure people and process goals are aligned with requirements
* Reviewing key business processes affected by policy and functional changes
* Facilitating work and communication between client and consulting staff and executives
* Providing guidance on procedure standards, clarity, accuracy, and readability
* Interfacing with clients on a regular basis and support completion of project efforts
* Editing documentation that incorporates information provided by user, specialist, and analyst personnel
* Reviewing and editing standard operating procedures for user and leadership audiences
* Interpreting documentation standards and formats documentation according to the standards
* Supporting discussions, presentations, and other meetings with clients
* May be providing graphics support
Travel
None anticipated
Required Qualifications
* 5 - 6 years of relevant experience
* Experience with Microsoft Office
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Word capabilities
Desired Qualifications
* Experience in processes or operations at one or more US federal agencies
* Experience in support for Standard Operating Procedures
Education
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
Clearance
Must be able to pass a Minimum Background Investigation. Prior federal investigation preferred.
Compensation
The MIL Corporation values your contributions and offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being. We are pleased to offer a comprehensive range of benefits to our full-time employees which include health, life, disability, and retirement plans, as well as paid time off, opportunities for professional growth and tuition assistance. Additional benefits and incentives may also apply, which will be communicated during the hiring process.
Salary at MIL is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, and contractual limitations. For this position, the projected compensation range is $80,000 - $105,000 per year. This estimate represents the typical salary range and is just one part of MIL's complete compensation package. Learn more on the MIL Careers page.
Why MIL?
The MIL Corporation (MIL) is a dynamic workforce of industry professionals who deliver world-class solutions in cyber, engineering, financial management, and information technology - and we are looking for candidates like you! Whether you're fresh out of college, the military, or well into your professional services career, MIL has great job opportunities that might be a great fit.
Here at MIL, we pride ourselves on the family-like environment instilled amongst our team. Our employees love working here, and it truly shows through our various recognitions & awards. Some of our most recent awards include:
* 2021-2024, Top Workplaces USA award (Energage)
* 2017-2024 Top Workplaces Award, Greater Washington Area (The Washington Post)
* 2018-2025 Certified Great Workplace, Great Place to Work
* 2021 - 2024, Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services
* 2021 Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials
* 2018 Fortune, Great Place to Work: Best Place to Work for Diversity
* 2020- 2024, 2017, Top Workplace Award, South Carolina (Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, and Charleston Business Magazine)
* 2024 Patriot Award, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Department of Defense
* 2022 Freedom Award, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Department of Defense
* 2018, Above & Beyond Award, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Department of Defense
If your goal is to help the federal government deploy leading technologies, improve financial management, or defend the nation in cyberspace, MIL welcomes you. Become a part of something greater, where you, the people, make the difference.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Senior Data Editor
Washington, DC
U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.
We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship events highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and The State of Equity.
We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.
Your role in helping us shape the future:
U.S. News & World Report is seeking an experienced data analyst with a background or interest in journalism to gather and analyze data for our Government Rankings projects and participate in the broader news workflow. This full-time position requires solid data analysis and research skills, experience reporting findings in an intuitive way for a public audience, and the ability to identify, evaluate and leverage third-party data sets.
The position is based in Washington, D.C., but is open to remote applicants.
Are you up to the challenge?
Collect, analyze, organize and manage data for our Best Countries, Best States and Healthiest Communities rankings projects, special reports and other editorial content.
Work in-house and with external data partners on all aspects of News/Government Rankings data projects (such as sourcing, methodology, weighting and/or validating the data).
Assist News/Government Rankings editors and reporters by performing data analysis to inform rankings-based and other editorial content and participating in feature ideation.
Serve as the USN data expert for News/Government Rankings, ensuring data used within rankings projects and editorial content meets and exceeds our standards.
Develop and document processes, tools and standards for analyzing and displaying data across the News/Government Rankings verticals.
Assist with creating data visualizations to enhance newsroom rankings projects, daily editorial content, feature/enterprise content and overall products.
Write occasional stories based on in-house data and external data from public sources.
Work with communications and social media teams to facilitate outreach and promotion, forming responses to reader feedback and other inquiries.
Senior Editor/Writer
Fairfax, VA
Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science Classification: Public Relations & Mktg Spec 4 Job Category: Classified Staff Job Type: Full-Time Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk) Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible Pay Band: 05 Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is a hub of intellectual dynamism and diversity, a locus of local and global civic engagement, and an access point to educational excellence for individuals of all backgrounds. Whether students are beginning their college-level education at Mason, transfer here to finish their undergraduate degree, or come to Mason at a later point in their life's journey-to finish an undergraduate degree, pursue advanced research training, re-skilling or up-skilling-CHSS is committed to being a "relationship-rich" educational environment that prepares its students for a multitude of career paths and celebrates the diversity of its faculty, students, and alumni. CHSS has a strong liberal arts tradition of broad and integrative learning that the faculty support through courses for the Mason Core as well as for the college's own majors and minors. Through dozens of undergraduate majors and minors and over 40 graduate degrees and certificates, CHSS prepares students exceptionally well for economically successful and civically engaged lives.
About the Position:
The Senior Editor/Writer leads the writing and editorial function for the college's digital communications, including its bi-monthly e-newsletter, and contributes to a dynamic, creative, and team-focused environment. The position aims to extend the college's reputation as a vibrant, vital college that supports research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences by supporting and telling the CHSS story. The position identifies and develops content that supports the university's grand challenges of developing healthy people, a healthy planet, a healthy economy, and a healthy society, while emphasizing the CHSS mission to improve the world by inspiring responsible leaders through transformational learning experiences.
Responsibilities:
Content Curation and Creation
* Develops and executes a storytelling approach for the college that is aligned with the broader College of Humanities and Social Sciences strategic plan and distributes content through the website, email, social media, and other communication tools;
* Engages communicators and faculty across CHSS to educate them about institutional storytelling strategies and encourages contributions to support overall content strategies;
* Meets with delegates from individual departments or programs to develop stories and content calendars. They work with those delegates to draft and publish stories, including through the university publication channels, social media, and the college website; and
* Directs and collaborates with content experts, college leadership, Mason's Office of University Branding, and others in the creation and editing of expert content. Develops, with the Director of Communications, a strategic content plan.
Sharing Content
* Leverages exceptional writing and editing skills, creativity, and a keen ability to identify newsworthy topics to develop content, as appropriate, for the CHSS website, the university's website, fundraising, social media, publications, executive presentations, and the CHSS faculty/staff newsletter;
* Sources and reports key stories that have the potential for the greatest interest and impact, mining newsworthy information from faculty, staff, students, and alumni;
* Assists with speechwriting and internal communications; and
* Manages relevant sections of the website, writing and uploading new and fresh content.
Internal Communications
* Manages, edits and publishes the college's bi-weekly newsletter, the CHSS Digest. Regularly collects content and writes original content as needed;
* Ensures the content strategy is in alignment with the Dean's goals; and
* Publishes the newsletter electronically twice a month during the spring and fall semesters.
Develops, refines, and leverages the CHSS brand
* The CHSS brand platform is clearly developed in conjunction with the marketing team, and the brand is implemented consistently across all materials in the college's print and digital publications portfolio.
Leverages and supports college-wide and department and program events, activities, and research publications for student recruitment
* Promotes the expertise of CHSS faculty to potential graduate students and funders, such as foundations and grant-making bodies, as well as to ensure that their work is visible to the university at large;
* Identifies content work from outside of the marketing team to incorporate in CHSS's marketing channels, to broaden the reach of CHSS research and teaching, and to support the recruitment of graduate students; and
* Monitors and updates the CHSS website, landing pages, and other digital properties and creates content for those platforms.
Other related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
* High school diploma or equivalent;
* Extensive experience in writing and editing related positions;
* Comprehensive, results-driven experience in development and execution of communications plans, writing for all media forms, print and digital publication development, media relations, web content management, social media messaging, and creating and managing strategic partnerships;
* Knowledge and skills in building an external communications program;
* Possess exceptional communication skills and is a self-starting storyteller;
* Possess exceptional writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to adopt the style, tone, and voice of CHSS's various types of written content;
* Demonstrated skills in using project management tools such as Microsoft Teams or Asana to manage writing and publishing projects and collaboration;
* A team player with interest in and understanding of the importance of liberal arts and higher education;
* Has the vision, talent, creativity, and energy to build on Mason's and CHSS's legacy of excellence; and
* Ability to use the CHSS visual branding guidelines as well as an understanding of the university's style and branding guidelines.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in related field; and
* Experience in an academic environment in higher education is preferred.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Senior Editor/Writer at ********************** Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent, Resume and Writing Sample/Portfolio for review.
Posting Open Date: December 16, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 31, 2025
Open Until Filled: Yes
Editor, Publishing Services
Washington, DC
Full-time Description
Reporting to the Director, Publishing Services, and Editor-in-Chief, International Educator, the Editor, Publishing Services leads the development, review, and release of assigned print and digital publishing projects and has significant copy editing and proofreading responsibilities. This role collaborates with authors and NAFSA staff to edit and produce publications and content, while also providing editorial and writing support to NAFSA departments. The Editor supports the Director in the management of certain business operations for the publishing services department, including customer service and the annual conference bookstore. This position also contributes to the editorial and production aspects of
International Educator
magazine,
NAFSA.news
e-newsletter, and the NAFSA blog.
Major Functions and Responsibilities:
Provide project management and editorial support for books, eBooks, digital downloads, booklets, posters, and other print and digital resources (40%)
Serves as editorial lead and project manager for projects as assigned, including content development, stakeholder management, and production.
Develops publication schedules, editorial calendars, and cost estimates for freelancers and vendors to ensure projects stay on deadline and on budget.
Works with the Associate Director, Publishing Services, to draft editorial agreements for projects for all volunteer or paid contributors and/or editors and maintains accurate files on these project agreements.
Manages the NAFSA Style Guide and updates it on a regular basis to comply with the Chicago Manual of Style.
Assists the department in creating and updating NAFSA Publication Guidelines for different projects.
Provide editorial and production support for NAFSA digital publications and various member and external-facing communications across the organization, including conference materials (35%)
Reviews, edits, and contributes as needed to the weekly
NAFSA.news
email newsletter; serves as production backup.
Provides editing, copyediting, and proofreading for communications and projects across the organization.
Serves as editorial project manager for publication projects and messaging from various NAFSA departments, providing substantive editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
Assist with copy editing, website production, and other duties as assigned for
International Educator
magazine and the NAFSA blog.
Serve as main customer support contact for Publications team; support business practices for production and marketing of publications (10%)
Manages the Publications inbox, responds to customer service emails and calls, and works with other NAFSA colleagues to troubleshoot customer inquiries.
Keeps product pages accurate and updated in the NAFSA Shop on the NAFSA website and iMIS.
Supports product fulfillment operations.
Collaborates with Marketing and Knowledge Development colleagues to coordinate the release of these products with innovation.
Assist at the NAFSA Bookstore during the annual conference (10%)
Coordinates with outside publishers to purchase and receive material for the bookstore.
Manages inventory before, during, and after the conference, including shipments and deliveries. Helps implement point of sale system and manage inventory in system.
Provides staff support during the planning, implementation, and follow-up processes. Provides customer service to conference attendees and offers guidance in the selection of appropriate publication resources.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, Publishing Services, to support fulfillment of NAFSA's strategic objectives and goals (5%)
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communications, or other relevant field; or commensurate combination of education and experience
Minimum three years of project management responsibility in a publications/communications department or similar environment
Strong editorial skills (writing, editing, proofreading), as well as an eye for graphic design
Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to track multiple, competing projects.
A firm grasp of style rules, preferably the Chicago Manual of Style, in addition to experience using an in-house style guide.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Drupal, or other content management systems.
Commitment and enthusiasm for NAFSA's mission.
Desired Qualifications:
Previous experience working in publishing.
Experience using the Chicago Manual of Style.
Previous experience working with membership associations, nonprofit organizations, contributors, or customers.
Work experience in higher education.
Exposure to or experience in international education or related field.
Office Environment
The workday is generally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, it is 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Travel and weekend work is required occasionally. Participation in the NAFSA annual conference the week of Memorial Day, including the holiday itself, is a job requirement. The annual conference is held in varying cities in the U.S.
Tasks are performed in a typical office environment, involving sitting for extended periods of time. Sitting, standing, bending, and lifting 10lbs or less will occur intermittently throughout the workday. Position involves constant use of computer keyboard and monitor, with intermittent use of headset and microphone.
Total Compensation, Benefits
The hiring annual salary for this full-time, 35-hour per week Editor position is targeted at $64,000. Total compensation for employment at NAFSA entails a competitive employee benefits package, including:
Competitively priced medical and dental insurance plans with CareFirst
403(b) retirement plan with eligibility for a 7% employer contribution
Generous paid vacation, sick, personal, compassionate, and parental leave plans
Thirteen paid holidays
plus
office closure between Christmas and New Year's Day holidays
Fully paid group life and disability insurance coverage
Vision insurance plan
Health and dependent care flexible spending account plans
Pre-tax parking and transportation plans
Opportunities for professional development
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
Free onsite fitness center and secure bicycle parking
About NAFSA: Association of International Educators
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is an organization of people dedicated to building a global community and fostering a more peaceful world through advancing international higher education. With approximately 10,000 members, NAFSA is the world's largest professional development and advocacy organization committed to international learning and creating a more globally engaged, welcoming, and educated United States.
NAFSA believes that international education advances learning and scholarship, fosters understanding and respect among people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, is essential for developing globally competent individuals, and builds leadership for the global community. We believe that international education lies at the core of an interconnected world characterized by peace, security, and well-being for all.
NAFSA is a workplace that not only appreciates diversity but believes it is our strength, and we strive to create an inclusive culture for all our team members. NAFSA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Learn more about NAFSA at **************
Digital Media Editor (DME) at DOS, Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
Arlington, VA
Category Education Description The International Center for Language Studies (ICLS) is a woman-owned, independent language school based in Washington, DC, which is now celebrating more than 58 years of delivering high-quality training in ESL and over 85 different foreign languages. The ICLS mission is to offer student-centered language programs that develop authentic target language use, focus on individual goals, and enable students to be successful in a global environment.
ICLS is contracted by Department of State's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to provide and manage contractor staff of high-quality Language and Culture Instructors, Testers, Raters, Distance Learning Mentors, Curriculum Specialists, and Digital Media Editors to support
the School of Language Studies (SLS) at FSI.
If you are interested in joining ICLS project team at FSI, please upload your most updated resume.
Duties
:
Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM to perform assigned task or execute single handedly the creation of digital content based around the current language curriculum including but not limited to the readability, structure, organization, style, and formatting of all digital content.
Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM in the creation and formatting of language content in authorized FSI Learning Management Systems to improve the online usage of various language learning tools.
Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM in all stages of the SLS Curriculum Design Process in helping create and format the online environment for the language curriculum.
Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM in providing training to all staff on using educational technology and other tools in creating and maintaining language curriculum.
Adhere to all copyright guidelines and restrictions; follow FSI and SLS procedures regarding copyright, and track compliance for assigned development project(s).
Collaborate with the COR, ACOR, or GTM and content creators to establish processes and deadlines for the editing workflow.
Provide regular status updates on progress to the COR, ACOR, or GTM and briefings on request for the content creators and others regarding progress, standards, or issues for discussion.
Position Requirements Required Qualifications:
BA/BS, MA/MS, or Ph.D., or foreign equivalent degree in Graphic Design, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, etc.
One (1) year of experience or education in the field of Educational Technology or Digital Media Design.
One (1) year of experience using a Learning Management System as either an instructor or administrator.
Experience creating digital training materials: course content, teaching manuals, student guides, ebooks, and interactive media (video, audio, animation, digital text).
Experience using Office and Graphic Design Applications (Adobe Premier, Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and other Adobe Creative Cloud apps).
Knowledge of basic computer skills: e.g., email, Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with online meeting software (Zoom, Skype, MS Teams, Webex), etcetera.
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Keywords
Digital Media Editor, Digital Training Materials, Course Content, Graphic Design, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Adobe Premier, Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud apps, Microsoft Office, online meeting software (Zoom, Skype, MS Teams, Webex), Ebooks, video, audio, animation, digital text.
Hiring Manager(s) Judy Evans Location FSI Campus- Arlington, Virginia About the Organization
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Assistant Editor
Washington, DC
Title: Assistant Editor
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package based on qualifications; classified as full-time salaried; exempt and not eligible for overtime. Reports to: Anna Price Olson, Editorial Director
Travel: Occasional travel may be required
Position Overview
Tuckernuck's Assistant Editors are organized, enthusiastic, and digitally savvy. They are integral to the growing editorial team and will help develop and communicate the brand messaging across the website and marketing initiatives. Day to day, this person will be responsible for assisting with copywriting, jumping on time-sensitive copy requests, and managing longer-term projects to improve content quality across the website-including homepage, collection, designer pages, and product pages. This person will work closely with the Editorial Director and Associate Editor, as well as design and marketing teams to ensure that copy is accurate, engaging, and on-brand. The ideal candidate has experience in SEO and is passionate about fashion trends, fashion writing, and the Tuckernuck lifestyle and brand.
Core Responsibilities
Copywriting and Content Creation
Develop copy for homepage, category page headers, special collection headers, and content blocks. Ensure that the customer has a seamless journey through the site from a messaging consistency standpoint.
Write messaging for private label collection releases and special collaborations, including all marketing messages, on page copy, and promotion (on HP, in emails, etc.)
Assist web merchandisers in creating content blocks for special collections with text when applicable
Assist with brand and product descriptions during peak seasons and assist merchandising team with edits and feedback on a regular basis
Work within CMS to update existing content and build new articles
Handle copy requests from various marketing teams, including copy needed for sales, VIP Rewards, and other requests
Contribute Instagram and TikTok captions with supervision from brand marketing and editorial teams
Write copy for marketing ad videos
Product Management
Lead on-page clean-projects across the site and make updates to existing content for accuracy, helpfulness, style, substance, cultural sensitivity, and content qualities
Attend product knowledge meetings, ask designers questions about product, and ensure all knowledge is shared with respective teams
Minimum Qualifications
2-3 years of experience at a magazine, publication, or retail brand, where the majority of the role was spent writing. Experience writing in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. SEO experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Strong writing skills, detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy
Understanding of Tuckernuck's brand voice and how to contextualize the products we carry
Passionate about the digital shopping experience
Strong interest and enthusiasm for fashion, fashion trends, and fashion publications
Awareness of larger fashion, shopping, and social trends
Ability to work efficiently and adhere to multiple deadlines at a time
Team player with willingness to support other departments
Outstanding communication skills with a team player attitude
Incredible organization and stellar problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Proactive, self-starter, flexible, and adaptable
Energetic, positive, kind, entrepreneurial spirit
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Eagerness to learn each day
Tuckernuck Core Values
The successful Assistant Editor demonstrates the following core values that inspire the Tuckernuck team to make a difference:
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Find the Fun
Stay Authentic
Respect
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Start Strong & Finish Strong
Have Courage
Tuckernuck is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Tuckernuck policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.
Senior Editors for Audience Growth
Washington, DC
Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.
Job Description
The Washington Post is seeking experienced, data-driven journalists to join the Audience Strategy & Growth department as part of a new team of senior editors. The editors who fill these positions will play central roles in driving audience-centered decision-making in our departments, implementing data-informed strategies and ensuring our coverage meets audience needs across platforms.
Senior editors for audience growth will embed within core coverage teams, working closely with department heads to ensure Post journalism reaches and engages target audiences. They will also collaborate with editorial leaders and teams across Audience, News Hub, Visuals and Product to optimize content distribution, shape storytelling approaches and expand the reach and impact of our journalism. Ideal candidates will be strategic thinkers with deep understanding of audience behaviors, analytics, digital best practices and emerging trends in news consumption.
Strong candidates will have at least 10 years of newsroom experience, including in coverage roles. Management experience is preferred. This position requires exceptional communication skills and the ability to work across a large, dynamic organization.
Key Responsibilities
* Partner closely with your coverage area's editorial leadership to integrate audience insights into daily news decisions, long-term planning and coverage priorities.
* Leverage audience data to inform decisions related to your coverage area, ensuring our journalism resonates with existing and new audiences.
* Develop and execute strategies to grow readership, maximize engagement and improve your assigned department's content discoverability across platforms.
* Collaborate with Audience, News Hub, Visuals and Product teams to optimize story presentation, publishing timing, content programming and workflows.
* Monitor and interpret platform performance and trends to guide editorial teams in reach and engagement strategies.
* In coordination with others on the Audience team, lead and/or facilitate training sessions on digital best practices, data literacy and audience engagement strategies.
* Produce regular performance insights reports to help leaders in your assigned department assess coverage effectiveness and refine approaches.
* Conduct deep dives into coverage and work with department heads to reassess and refine editorial strategies.
* Regularly collaborate with the Audience organization to refine KPIs and best practices and ensure alignment across the newsroom.
Preferred Qualifications
* At least 10 years of newsroom experience, including in audience strategy, digital media, visual journalism or editorial leadership.
* At least 5 years of management experience.
* Experience directing editorial strategy and connecting it to brand and business impact.
* A track record of translating audience data into editorial action, using it to shape coverage and inform distribution, is required.
* Superb communication and leadership skills, with the proven ability to influence decisions and collaborate effectively across departments.
* Demonstrated success in growing audience reach and engagement through innovative editorial strategies.
* Ability to work independently while also thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative newsroom environment.
* Self-starter with a track record of adaptability and problem-solving in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
These positions are based in our Washington newsroom.
We will consider strong candidates who do not meet all of the qualifications above. Candidates should upload a resume to our jobs portal and may include a cover letter to tell us about other skills and experience that you think would be valuable for this role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by Mar. 23 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to Bryan Flaherty, Head of Audience Strategy & Growth, and Christina Macholan, Deputy Head of Audience Strategy & Growth.
The starting salary range for this position is: $154,000.00 - $215,300.00 USD. The actual starting salary within this range will depend on individual skills, experience and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
The Washington Post's policy for employees is five days per week in the office, with exceptions for newsgathering and general business travel.
Compensation and Benefits
Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:
* Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
* Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
* Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
* Nine paid holidays and two personal days
* 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
* Robust mental health resources
* Backup care and caregiver concierge services
* Gender affirming services
* Pet insurance
* Free Post digital subscription
* Leadership and career development programs
Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
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Associate Editor (Disney CreativeWorks)
Washington, DC
Disney CreativeWorks Studio is a global branded content studio and creative agency. We handle creative, strategy, and production for custom branded entertainment and sponsored content across Disney platforms like Hulu, Disney+, ABC, FX, Freeform, National Geographic, and Disney Branded Television.
Our studio generates revenue by developing, pitching, producing, and distributing content solutions across all media platforms.
Key partners include Disney Ad Sales, Disney Entertainment Marketing, Movie Studios Marketing, Development and Current Series teams, Publicity & Communications, show creators, talent, Legal, BA, Finance, and S&P. We also engage directly with clients to pitch and sell our content solutions.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Work collaboratively with writers, producers, creative directors, designers, and editors to create innovative, compelling creative solutions.
+ Edit original and existing material into custom branded slates, social content, and ad-product assets, as well as promos, trailers, ads, and short-form content as needed.
+ Support editors and senior editors as needed.
+ Update and iterate existing video assets sourced from a variety of brands and platforms.
+ Clip, transcode and organize streaming, TV and film content for a variety of promotional purposes
+ Collaborate successfully with internal teams and external clients
+ Media management, asset organization and file delivery
+ Expected to provide support on or own all editorial aspects of video projects, in close collaboration with producers, creative leads, and stakeholders.
+ Trusted in ability to convey answers/solutions to key stakeholders
**Qualifications:**
+ 1+ years editing experience
+ Strong editorial skills in Premiere CC
+ Proficient storyteller (via social media content, short-form content, promos, commercials, and trailers)
+ Proficient music editor and sound designer who understands emotional power and structure of music
+ Technically proficient in all video codecs and formats and the ability to transcode between them.
+ Familiarity with streaming ad products and the role/use of content in them
+ Familiarity with editing involving animation and/or motion graphics
+ Proficient in Pro Tools, After Effects, and Photoshop
+ Passionate storyteller and media creator
+ Resourceful and solution-oriented
+ Ability to effectively communicate and interface with internal clients
+ Ability to give and receive critical feedback in a small team environment
+ Willingness to support more senior editors as required
**Education:**
+ Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in Washington, D.C. is $62,800.00 to $86,200.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
**Job ID:** 10111610
**Location:** Washington,DC
**Job Posting Company:** Disney Entertainment Television
The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Video Specialist
Chantilly, VA
Video SpecialistJob Category: CommunicationsTime Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with PolygraphEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%Type of Travel: Continental US* * *
The Opportunity:
Are you a creative and passionate video professional looking to make a meaningful impact? CACI invites you to join our award-winning Media Services Center, which directly supports a vital government intelligence mission.
As a Video Specialist, you'll collaborate with a talented team of producers, graphic designers, animators, and technical experts to craft compelling content that produces meaningful results.
Our team has cultivated a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth, providing you with the opportunity to elevate your career. Join us to contribute to a team that thrives on collaboration, constructive feedback, and creative problem-solving. Together, let's produce fresh, imaginative content that impacts the intelligence community, decision-makers, and the general public.
Be part of a team that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Apply today and help create compelling content that leaves a lasting impact!
Responsibilities:
Pre-Production:
- Develop concepts, look books, and scripts alongside team members and clients.
- Plan production schedules, coordinate logistics, and scout locations.
- Ensure video, lighting, and audio equipment is prepared and ready for use.
Production:
- Operate video equipment to capture professional-grade footage, including Canon DSLRs and Sony cameras.
- Employ cinematic techniques to create visually striking content.
- Set up lighting and audio for optimal results.
- Direct talent and crew during shoots as needed.
- Travel to field locations and address on-site production challenges.
Post-Production:
- Review, organize, and edit raw footage using Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
- Enhance audio and integrate graphics, animations, and titles.
- Submit drafts for client feedback, incorporating revisions as required.
- Finalize and export videos in specified formats.
- Catalog footage and prepare it for archiving with metadata.
Collaboration & Communication:
- Partner with producers, graphic artists, and other team members to ensure project goals and branding alignment.
- Maintain clear, consistent communication with clients and stakeholders.
- Deliver exceptional customer service throughout the production process.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Adhere to security and confidentiality protocols.
- Monitor budgets and timelines to keep projects on track.
- Stay current on trends and advancements in video production.
- Provide on-site support during standard business hours, with occasional evening or weekend availability as needed.
- Complete annual company and client-mandated training.
- Accurately track and log work hours daily.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Active TS/SCI with poly clearance is required.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
- Comprehensive experience in all aspects of video production, from concept development to post-production.
- Expertise in lighting, audio, and editing.
- Proficiency with DSLR cameras in manual mode.
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and DaVinci Resolve Studio.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in high-pressure, performance-driven environments.
- Exceptional teamwork and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational skills and commitment to meeting deadlines.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.
Your potential is limitless. So is ours.
Learn more about CACI here.
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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$64,400 - $135,100
CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Video Specialist (Future Opportunity)
Reston, VA
**Please note- This role is contingent upon award; it is not an immediate opportunity**
At ICF Next, we are fearless in finding new ways to solve problems, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to making a positive change in the world. Join our community of mission-driven creatives, communicators, strategists, and technologists to challenge the status quo.
Job Summary
The Video Specialist collaborates with cross-functional teams to produce engaging video projects for marketing campaigns, social media platforms, training programs, or other initiatives. The ideal candidate possesses technical video production expertise, creativity, and the ability to work both independently and within a team.
Location
Hybrid- Fairfax, VA. Must be willing to go onsite in the office.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with marketing, product, or training teams to develop video concepts and scripts.
Propose creative ideas to engage target audiences and achieve project goals.
Work closely with other team members, such as videographers, editors, designers, and project managers, to ensure cohesive workflows.
Provide feedback and support to other team members as needed.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to deadlines and budgets.
Communicate project progress, challenges, and solutions effectively to stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance, US Citizenship required.
Must reside in the United States and work must be performed in the United States.
Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Media, Communications, or related field (preferred).
5+ years of experience in video production, editing, or a similar role.
Preferred Qualifications
Federal government experience, experience with DHS preferred.
Proficiency in video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects).
Strong understanding of video production workflows, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
Expertise in operating cameras, audio equipment, and lighting setups.
Knowledge of video compression, codecs, and delivery formats.
Experience with animation and motion graphics.
Familiarity with social media video formats and trends (e.g., TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube).
Knowledge of live streaming and virtual event production.
Professional Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate complex data and insights in a clear and actionable manner.
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Working at ICF
ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.
We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.
Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.
However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$60,927.00 - $103,576.00Virginia Client Office (VA88)
News Producer
Washington, DC
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.
JOB DESCRIPTION
WTTG/WDCA - News Producer (Regular Full-Time)
Are you looking to build your career with a winning news team and highly successful, well-known media company? Look no further! FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus is looking for a confident and enthusiastic News Producer to join our multi-media news team. FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus is part of Fox Corporation and Fox Television Stations, world leading and valued media brands, airing the most hours of original programming in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia local television market. At FOX 5 DC we are our own independent work community. We work in a fast-paced culture where teamwork, ideas, and input are critical. Join us and learn from a team of accomplished journalists and media professionals.
Creative. Innovative. News Savvy. If you possess these qualities and shine as a leader in the newsroom, then this could be you! Our newsroom provides comprehensive coverage of local and national news stories across multiple platforms such as broadcast, digital, and web. As a news producer, you must be passionate about local news and delivering exceptional television broadcast, digital, and streaming programming to the market. The ideal candidates will have an ingenious approach to showcasing content and pitching story ideas across multiple platforms that make an impact online, offline, and in person.
JOB HIGHLIGHTS
* Responsible for daily production activities for assigned newscasts and projects from facilitating the news gathering process to editorial decisions to post-production.
* Develop authentic segments, write compelling stories, build rundowns, edit scripts.
* Work closely with executive producers, other producers, writers, anchors, reporters, and control room to ensure technically seamless newscasts.
* Work closely with assignment desk and field crews to coordinate live shots, assignments, and provide graphics, video, and logistical support.
* Log and edit video for inclusion on scripts.
* Coordinate with web/social team to ensure comprehensive coverage of all news stories online and on-air.
* Actively participates in daily editorial, department, and production meetings.
* Other duties as assigned.
* Reports to Executive Producer.
WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE
* Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
* Minimum three years of experience in a medium to large television market.
* Strong news judgment, solid writing skills, captivating storytelling skills, and knowledge of current events.
* Excellent organization skills.
* Keen critical thinking skills and excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to anticipate problems, articulate solutions, and provide clear directions.
* Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently, working under tight deadlines.
* Must be able to think out of the box and find new ways to present information.
* Strong interpersonal skills. Consistently display a professional demeanor with the ability to stay cool under pressure and handle strong personalities.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a cohesive team.
Candidates must provide writing samples and reel/link of recent production work.
FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus is a 24/7 operation. Candidates must have flexibility in scheduling evenings, early mornings, weekends as well as work all shifts in a 24/7/365 breaking news environment. Must be able to work overtime, holidays, and varied hours.
FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus operates out of state-of-the-art studios and facilities in the heart of downtown Bethesda, MD. FOX offers excellent benefits, 401k with company match, generous paid time off, and professional development opportunities. Our studios air the most hours of news each week throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and surrounding areas with a viewing audience that is unmatched. FOX 5 is surrounded by a restaurant scene offering cuisines from around the world, boutiques, outdoor markets and so much more! The Bethesda Metro station is just steps away. Employees have access to the onsite fitness center and building accommodations.
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Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Please send an email to ******************, Call: ************, or visit our readily accessible station located at 7272 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 and a member of our recruiting team will assist you.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $85,000.00-95,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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Writer-Editor
Washington, DC
Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Office of The Executive Assistant Commissioner, located in Washington DC. This announcement has been amended on 3/10/2025 to extend the closing date to 3/17/2025.
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
03/04/2025 to 03/17/2025
* Salary
$101,401 - $156,755 per year
* Pay scale & grade
GS 12 - 13
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Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
* Washington, DC
* Remote job
No
* Telework eligible
No
* Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Competitive
* Promotion potential
13
* Job family (Series)
* 1082 Writing And Editing
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Not Required
* Drug test
No
* Financial disclosure
No
* Bargaining unit status
Yes
* Announcement number
OT-IMP-12705356-TTL
* Control number
833071300
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* Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Clarification from the agency
Current U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are currently working in a permanent competitive service position.
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Duties
CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security. Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime.
This position starts at a salary of $101,401.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $156,755.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $156,755 (GS-13 Step 10).
In this position, you will serve as a Writer-Editor Quality Assurance and Standards/Style. You are responsible for reviewing and editing all Office of Trade written deliverables staffed for review by Office of Trade leadership for grammar and compliance with CBP style and standards.
Major duties may include, but are not limited to:
* Serving as the subject-matter expert on grammar, style, and formatting of written products prepared by Office of Trade personnel by editing grammar, punctuation, style, and format; and evaluating products for purpose, audience, scope, content, organization, and logic.
* Maintaining awareness of current government writing and reporting style and format requirements while working directly with appropriate senior officials to resolve questions about content and technical application utilizing the CBP Style Guide with associated templates as the primary reference.
* Communicating with Office of Trade personnel to ensure that all correspondence processes and protocols are maintained.
* Assisting staff and action officers in preparing clear, accurate, and concisely written documents representing major trade issues.
* Determining whether tabular or graphic material is needed and recommending how the material can be clearly presented.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
* Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
* Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
* You may be required to pass a background investigation
* CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
* As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link.
* DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
* Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.
Qualifications
Experience GS-12: You qualify for the GS-12grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
* Serving as a subject-matter expert on grammar, style, and formatting of written products.
* Reviewing, and editing products on a variety of topics representing major trade issues.
* Facilitating communication of available writing services through standardized messaging.
* Developing and implementing office writing policies, practices, guidelines.
Experience GS-13: You qualify for the GS-13grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
* Providing communications support via writing and editing expertise for special projects and assignments.
* Developing writing presentations, workshops, and resources based on office leadership guidance.
* Conducting writing presentations and workshops to improve the quality of written products.
* Collaborating with subject matter experts with varying levels of writing skills to compose concise, well-written, and properly formatted writing products for a variety of audiences.
* Checking the accuracy of information through research and interviews with subject matter specialists, program officials, and policy makers to resolve questions about content and technical application in written products.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You must:
* Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and
* Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 03/17/2025.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers
Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:
* Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
* A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
* Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
* Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government
Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
Education
Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Additional information
Telework: No - exemptions related to telework may be available in very limited cases.
Promotional Potential: Positions with known promotion potential do not guarantee promotion, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will only be considered for the Eligibilities for which they claim in the job questionnaire AND must provide the supporting documentation. Applicants will not be considered for Eligibilities for which they did not claim, regardless of the documentation submitted with the application. ********************************************************
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using an assessment questionnaire.
This self-assessment will be used to assess the following competencies or KSAs:
* Knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, and techniques of English composition.
* Ability to edit technically complex documents for the general public's review and benefit.
* Skill in writing, editing, research techniques and methods to develop and prepare authoritative data on the programs, policies, and functions.
* Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts with varying levels of writing skills to compose concise, well-written, and properly formatted writing products for a variety of audiences.
If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be contacted for an interview. As a part of the interview process, additional selection criteria may be administered by the hiring manager. Preview the job questionnaire ********************************************************
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.
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* Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
* Your resume: A resume describing your job-related qualifications is required and will be used for the purpose of reviewing your qualifications and determining what training, if any, would be required when placed. A resume in English is required. It must contain your full legal name, address, phone number, complete work history including a detailed description of your duties, the dates you performed those duties (MM/DD/YY), your hours worked per week, job title, as well as series, grade, and salary (if applicable). For additional required items, see the link. *Note- It is recommended that you upload your resume as a PDF instead of a Word document to ensure document quality. Ensure that your uploaded resume is not a password protected document, to include Office 365 passwords.
* Your responses to the job questionnaire: ********************************************************
* Are you a current or former federal employee? ALL CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT THE MOST RECENT COPY OF THEIR SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing competitive status: Tenure 1 or 2 in Block 24 and Position Occupied 1 in Block 34. Additionally, applicants should also submit a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis in the competitive service or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher, AND an SF-50 to support having met the time-in-grade requirement of having served 52 weeks at the grade level (or equivalent) below the grade level(s) for this position. Current CBP Employees are encouraged, but not required, to submit an SF-50(s) for CBP experience; however, additional SF-50(s) are required when using federal experience outside of CBP to receive credit towards the requirements above. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, within-grade increases and accessions.
* Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)? You must submit a separation notice; your most recent SF-50 (noting your current position, grade level and duty location); a copy of your most recent performance rating; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; or a Military Department of National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
* Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee? Submit a copy of your initial and termination SF-50s.
* You may be asked to provide a copy of your recent performance appraisal and/or incentive awards.
* How to Apply
To begin your online application, click "Apply Online" to create a USAJOBS account and follow the prompts or log in to your existing account. Your application packet must include a completed assessment questionnaire, a resume, and any applicable and/or required supporting documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section for additional information. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
Applications and supporting documentation will not be accepted by mail or email. The address below is for inquiries only. You may apply more than once, but the most recent application is the only one that will be used. You must submit your resume, your online questionnaire, and any supporting documents by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 03/17/2025.
It is your responsibility to verify that any information entered or uploaded is received and is accurate. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. Determining your eligibility and qualifications is dependent on the supporting documentation and information provided, which may impact your referral for further consideration. If a document is not legible, you will not be able to view it in your application and you must again upload it by the closing date.
Please upload your resume under "Resume" and any other applicable supporting documents mentioned above under the appropriate Document Type. If your Document Type is not listed, upload as "Other." Do notsubmit documents as a PDF Portfolios.
Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or afte