Editor jobs in Berkeley, CA

LOCATION: Remote within the US

Hours: 40 hrs. a week, 5 days a week, 10-6pm ET
Contract Duration: Beginning April 2024 through June 2024 (Temporary, full-time assignment)
Pay Rate: $45-$50/hr.

Daily Kos is the nation’s largest liberal online political community, news organization, and activism hub. We produce news you can do something about. Powered by millions of dedicated activists, we’re transforming media and organizing by empowering regular Americans to reshape politics.

We are looking for an experienced editor to fill in during staff leave from April to June 2024. The editor will be expected to structure, fact check, and polish Daily Kos staff stories. The ideal candidate is obsessive about the details and has strong feelings about the Oxford comma.

The position may require weekend work.

Responsibilities:

• Edit Daily Kos staff and freelance stories for tone, structure, style, grammar, syntax, and punctuation, working with writers on rewrites as needed to ensure all content reflects Daily Kos’ editorial mission and complies with the Code of Ethics.
• Ensure that all stories conform to editorial guidelines and are written in a clear, concise, and engaging style.
• Fact-check articles to ensure accuracy and integrity of information.
• Format edited content in the Daily Kos CMS.
• Work with writers to improve and strengthen their craft.
• Identify and prevent duplicate content and plagiarism.
• Work with other editors to craft headlines and select images.
• Prepare outside content, including cartoons and AP wire stories, to be republished at Daily Kos.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Experience:

• 4 years of editing and/or copy editing experience in a print and/or digital newsroom or similar setting.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.  

Qualifications:

• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Fluency in AP style and other editorial guidelines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of U.S. progressive politics and news.
• Comfortable with a virtual working environment. 
• Basic knowledge of HTML, SEO, and social media.
• Be tech and internet savvy (we use Google Docs, Slack, Dropbox, Asana, and lots of other tools that make work life easier).

o Paid vacation time
o Paid sick time
o 9 company holidays per year
o Access to Employee Assistance Program


This position is a 40 hour/week, full-time, temporary position reporting to the Copy Chief. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Daily Kos, we believe that the diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures that our employees contribute to our organization help us be more effective activists, and we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We have a team of amazing people with different backgrounds and talents that are energized by the day’s news events and are united by common cause. We’re a company that loves learning and supports growth and training for all our employees.