Managing Editor, National
Company: POLITICO
Location: Arlington
Posted on: January 22, 2023
Job Description:
DescriptionWere recruiting for a dynamic, entrepreneurial
Managing Editor to lead and build our coverage of state politics
and policy as state legislatures become ever more important centers
of power in the national political debate. POLITICO has long been a
leader in state-based political coverage, with robust teams in
California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and
Illinois, and our national and state-based readers alike are
increasingly focused on the decisions made in state capitols. This
editor will oversee these teams, as well as our national education
and cannabis policy teams, and ensure they are delivering
high-impact, indispensable reporting on political and policy
debates to influential in-state subscribers and connecting the dots
for our national audience. Moreover, this editor will propose ways
for POLITICO to break new ground in state-focused coverage and in
enriching the national report, as well as lead efforts to build out
our presence outside of Washington. This position reports to the
Executive Editor.What Youll Need:
- Significant experience editing policy, legislative and/or
political coverage at the state or national level.
- An entrepreneurial spirit, and a vision for how to build a
high-impact and sustainable news operation
- Strong writing and editing skills, and the ability to thrive in
a fast-paced newsroom.
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to work and
coordinate with editors and reporters in different cities.
- Proven experience as a manager and the ability to work
effectively with teams based remotely.
- Rigorous commitment to nonpartisan journalism. We are driven by
our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the
status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our
culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on
innovation. We value our people. We offer a competitive
compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health
and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements,
retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and
opportunities for career development. Click here
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