Senior editor job description

The vision of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research is to create novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice. We convene varied researchers and practitioners to foster exhaustive racial data collection, research-based policy innovation, solutions-focused narrative change initiatives, and practical advocacy campaigns. Together, these efforts power real-world antiracist change and impact.

The BU Center for Antiracist Research was founded in 2020 by Dr. Ibram Kendi. The Center is rapidly growing and looking for passionate individuals to join its dedicated staff. The Emancipator is a digital publication that reimagines the first abolitionist newspapers in the United States. Just as 19th-century anti-slavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, the new Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten racially just outcomes. The platform provokes new conversations and progress on racial justice through big ideas driven by data, commentary, and scholarship. It is a collaboration between Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe.

The Senior Editor, Opinion will work with the editorial and product teams to recruit and coach contributors in producing solutions-oriented, evidence-based commentary, analyses, and original reporting. Run the day-to-day editorial operation, including managing the editorial calendar and pitching process. This detail-oriented position includes developing editorial standards for the entire operation and creating policy guides for editorial, social, and audience engagement teams. This position will be for a two-year term and renewable contingent upon funding.
Required Skills

Required Education Level - Bachelor's Degree Field(s) of Degree(s) - marketing, business, journalism, communications, public relations, or related field Work Experience Level - More than 8 years

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Experience

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** Technical Documentation

Provides editorial process management for platforms within an internet-based program, enforcing content plans and policies. Synchronizes the efforts of content providers within the region and editors, ensuring work is done to standard and deliverables are achieved. Monitors site performance and effectiveness and provides inputs to periodic customer reports. Supports site marketing campaigns.

Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred, in English, journalism, political science, international affairs, strategic or security studies and over 3 years of experience in news editing and production, public diplomacy or international affairs. Familiarity with cultures of the coverage region is required. English fluency required, fluency in a major regional language preferred.

Language fluencies sought: Chinese

Regional expertise sought: Central and East Asia

COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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 an organized and energetic journalist to join a new strategic and operational department within the newsroom. The Planning and Project Development senior editor will partner with the team's director to oversee the creation, implementation and maintenance of a newsroom editorial calendar that will serve as a single source of truth to network teams across the organization and ensure that our most important and thoughtfully planned journalism is optimized in all aspects.

This senior editor will work closely with the director and the department's project editors-as well as planning and project development editors and coordinators across the organization-by focusing on the strategic efforts that will result from creating and maintaining a holistic picture across enterprise, launches, expansions, investigations, special projects and other editorial initiatives. They will work with other editors, both on and off the team, to establish connections and insights that will ensure projects coming from all corners of the newsroom are accounted for and that a cohesive narrative is present and communicated, internally and externally.

The ideal candidate will be organized and able to context-switch easily; both the macro and micro elements of strategic planning will fall under this editor's purview. The strongest candidates will be comfortable managing timelines across the newsroom and will be a clear and concise partner to others on the team. A minimum of six years of newsroom or equivalent editorial project management experience is required.

This role reports to the director of newsroom planning and project development and is based in our Washington newsroom.

Candidates should upload a résumé and cover letter outlining the experience they would bring to the role to our jobs portal. All application materials can be uploaded to the same field. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 09/25/2022 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to Head of Audience Strategy and Growth Erika Allen and Managing Editor Kat Downs Mulder.

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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