Deputy Washington Editor, Washington Desk
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Full Time Job
OVERVIEW
NPR’s award-winning Washington Desk produces sophisticated yet accessible coverage of the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, the Justice Department and electoral politics. Original reporting, breaking news and ideas with clarity and context and explanatory journalism are vital to our mission. Known for our work ethic, the Washington Desk aspires to great storytelling both on air and online. Our coverage is featured on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, NPR.org, the NPR Politics Podcast and Up First.
This full-time editor will take the lead on planning the Washington Desk’s overall news and enterprise coverage, working in conjunction with beat editors for the White House, Congress, Justice and Politics teams. This editor will also help coordinate projects the desk does in collaboration with other parts of the newsroom. In addition, this editor will edit desk coverage of the Supreme Court. The deputy editor will work closely with the chief editor, managing a staff of at least 35 people of diverse skills and areas of focus. The editor must have excellent news judgment and the ability to work collaboratively with editors across the network. He or she should bring energy and sophisticated ideas, think expansively and creatively about content and the best ways to deliver it. The job requires attention to detail, concern about craft and an interest in nurturing reporters at various levels of career experience. The editor should have experience and a passion for covering political and policy news.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Refine, communicate and execute coverage plans for breaking news
• Develop desk-wide planning schedule that aligns with priorities for coverage beats and themes with a keen focus on audience
• Work with the beat editors to plan contextual multi-platform news and feature coverage of government, politics and elections
• Work with the Chief Washington Editor to maintain the highest quality for the varied products developed, produced and maintained by the desk -- from daily and enterprise journalism on the magazine programs and the web to the NPR Politics Podcast, the NPR Politics newsletter and the NPR politics social channels
• Protect the editorial integrity and quality of news online and on the air, ensuring that all stories meet NPR program standards and practices, including standards of fairness, objectivity, and balance
• Provide regular and constructive feedback and career development for performance evaluations
• Generate story ideas and review pitches, help develop creative storytelling approaches and sources and determine the best platform for news coverage, including making suggestions for interviews and maintaining contacts
• Assign, develop and edit original stories from other NPR staff as needed
• Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university or equivalent required
REQUIRED SKILLS
• 7 years of experience editing political and Washington news stories at the national level
• 3 years of supervisory and managerial experience leading complex teams and breaking news coverage
• Experience with multi-platform planning and editing
• Experience in editorial decision-making, including assigning reporters/correspondents
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent time frames and changing priorities/conditions
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure
• Ability and willingness to work to work varied shifts
• Demonstrated team collaboration and leadership skills
• Knowledge of audio production
• Experience in Digital Media, including editing copy
• Experience editing for radio
• Familiarity with content management systems and collaboration tools such as Google Docs, etc.
• Familiarity with NPR member stations and public media system
• Expertise in writing, with excellence in news writing, copy-editing and headline writing
• Demonstrated ability to generate and execute complex creative ideas, to assimilate and organize large amounts of information
• Understanding of changing landscape in media business and audience choices in finding reliable sources of information on multiple platforms.
All applications must include a resume and cover letter to be considered.
NPR offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness benefits, retirement, and work/life balance programs, as well as opportunities for career growth and development.
NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirmatively seeks to hire veterans and people with disabilities. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.