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OVERVIEW
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success.
Do you have an insatiable curiosity and a keen interest in the world around you? NPR’s award-winning Science Desk is looking for a Supervising Editor to help us cover the big science stories of the moment, including the latest research and advancements in space, technology, medicine, nature and other general science topics.
This person will be a key-member of the decision-making team on the science desk which is comprised of 40 correspondents, editors and producers working across platforms – news magazines, newscasts, web and podcasts. In addition to the topics above, we cover a breadth of domestic health topics, global health and development and climate change. Our coverage also explores how two global crises, the Covid-19 pandemic and a warming climate, are disproportionately affecting some communities already vulnerable due to societal inequities.
The ideal Supervising Editor is curious, smart, innovative, flexible and can juggle deadlines, as well as drive enterprise and high impact, human centered, coverage. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for journalism and all things science. While this position is currently based in Washington DC, we will consider remote work.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop, assign and edit original and breaking science coverage that lives up to NPR’s standards for accuracy, fairness and newsworthiness.
• Edit compelling stories for both audio and print, often on tight deadlines.
• Supervise at last 3 direct reports, providing consistent leadership of the team, including regular constructive feedback.
• Work collaboratively with team members, other NPR journalists, Member station reporters and editors and external editorial partners in developing high impact projects connected to significant news developments.
QUALIFICATIONS
• At least 7 years of journalism experience delivering to multiple platforms.
• Knowledge of some of the areas we cover.
• Ability to handle multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions.
• Ability to identify science stories and trends and frame news in a way that communicates to audiences how it will impact them.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
PREFERRED
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience editing for radio preferred but not required. Digital experience is a priority. Familiarity with public media appreciated.
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, pregnancy, 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.