Associate Editor, Planetizen
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Associate Editor overseeing editorial operations for Planetizen, a leading urban planning website. Editing and publishing content while collaborating with external contributors to enhance audience engagement.
Responsibilities:
- Editing, publishing and writing – 50% of time
- Assigning and editing 2-5 feature, op-ed, analysis and other editorial pieces per week, working closely with external contributors to hone pitches for assignment and delivering substantive, line and copy edits in a timely manner
- Packaging pieces for publishing: writing sharp, catchy headlines and deks; choosing attractive, editorially relevant and interesting imagery; utilizing AP style; uploading and formatting pieces in Planetizen’s content management system and scheduling them for release.
- Taking an active role in shaping editorial processes, content types and overall editorial ideation, including proactively identifying and problem-solving barriers to success and ideating opportunities for improvement and growth
- Writing short editorial posts (like monthly wrap-ups and Planetizen’s Federal Action Tracker), and contributing unique feature, op-ed, analysis or other editorial content pieces
- Sourcing, summarizing and publishing ~30 pieces of essential urban planning news per week for Planetizen’s aggregated newsfeed.
- Writing and formatting templated posts for Planetizen’s social media feeds and newsletters
- Using analytics and other audience engagement metrics to monitor and optimize editorial content performance according to Planetizen’s strategic goals
- Completing editing and quality assurance tasks for the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, Planetizen Courses, AICP Exam Prep, and other Planetizen products.
Requirements:
- 2+ years experience in a newsroom or other journalistic/editorial environment
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment handling high volumes of content
- Strong judgement, critical thinking and editorial instinct
- Ability to take initiative, self start and work independently yet collaboratively on a small team that values teamwork, and each other
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at different stages simultaneously
- Ability to use data and other audience engagement measures to make decisions that optimize editorial performance
- Experience with Google Workspace, Google Analytics, Data Studio, Drupal, Canva, Sprout Social or similar tools and systems
- Experience with or strong interest in urban planning.
Benefits:
- Paid time off (15 days increasing to 20 after four years)
- Holiday time off (~10 days per year)
- Medical, dental and vision insurance (95% employer-paid for the individual)
- Company-sponsored 401(k) plan with employer match (after 60 days)
- Performance and compensation reviews annually
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