Editor

Role Overview

• Edit a team of reporters, providing clear guidance, feedback, and support on a daily basis
• Review, refine, and approve story pitches, helping reporters sharpen angles, identify gaps, and prioritize coverage
• Edit newsletters and other written reporting for clarity, structure, voice, and accuracy, ensuring work meets City Cast DC’s editorial standards.
• Collaborate with the podcast and social teams to ensure reported stories translate cleanly across platforms
• Use audience metrics and reader feedback to inform coverage decisions and sharpen our approach over time
• Fact-check reporting and oversee accuracy and ensure fairness throughout the editing process.
• Help manage editorial workflows, deadlines, and publishing schedules to keep the newsroom running smoothly.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to help reporters grow as writers, reporters, and public-facing journalists.

Requirements

• 2-3+ years editing and managing reporters in a local or regional news environment.
• Strong editorial judgment and a deep understanding of how to shape and elevate reported stories.
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to accuracy, fairness, and clear fact-checking processes.
• Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-driven newsrooms.
• Excellent communication and people-management skills, with the ability to give constructive feedback and set clear expectations.
• An understanding of cross-platform storytelling, including how written reporting translates to audio and social media.
• Familiarity with audience metrics and how to apply them to editorial decision-making is a plus
• A genuine interest in DC and its communities, along with an appreciation for the city’s complexity and nuance.

Benefits

• excellent benefits
• equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity