Description

POLITICO is seeking a temporary Audience Editor to work on Homepage programming, social posting and SEO/headline optimization. Our ideal candidate is a creative thinker, organized planner and can maintain high editorial standards.

The ideal candidate will possess a knack for finding unique and captivating ways to tell a story. You should be enterprising and passionate about building community and figuring out how to connect with readers off-platform. You also need a keen sense for internet culture and the ability to write with style and humor while maintaining accuracy. The ability to thoughtfully innovate on POLITICO’s voice is a must.

Details:

• Location: Arlington, VA, New York, NY or Sacramento, CA.

• Length: Immediately to December 2024.

• Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 2-10pm ET and Saturdays 11-7pm ET. Shifts will change occasionally based on news demand.

• Pay: $40/hr.

What You’ll Do:

• Program POLITICO's most essential owned and operated platforms, curating a lively daily report across our homepage, app, email alerts, and push alerts

• Manage institutional social media accounts and help grow POLITICO's voice and style

• Ensure SEO best practices are implemented on stories writing SEO headlines and URLs

• Give real-time feedback to and ideate with editors on Headlines

What You’ll Need:

• Undergraduate degree in journalism, marketing, communications preferred

• 1-2 years newsroom or comparable experience

• Flexible work schedule

• Impeccable news judgment and attention to detail

• Ability to frame stories for different audiences

• Conversational, clean writing and the ability to write with an institutional voice that’s thoughtful and sensitive. (You’ve been praised for your compelling headlines, alerts, social copy, etc.)

• Multitasking and project management skills. (You are comfortable managing multiple time-sensitive tasks at once and adapt quickly to the constant flow of news.)

• Familiarity with U.S. politics and policy coverage is strongly preferred

• Experience with the following tools is a plus: Adobe Creative Suite, Google Trends, NewzDash, Chartbeat

  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. Click here (https://www.politico.com/blogs/meet-politico/2017/08/24/faq-241910) for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

  Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here (https://recruiting.ultipro.com/PER1013PCLL/JobBoard/b972ff6a-41b7-4e97-9c71-273c2595c77d/?q=&o=postedDateDesc) and email us careers@politico.com. We hope to see your application soon!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)