Assistant Editor

The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to join the newsroom. This person will be assigned to the audience engagement team, whose mission includes maximizing the reach and impact of our journalism, cultivating relationships with readers, building habits among them, and helping our newsroom understand those audiences better. This journalist should be a strategic thinker with editorial judgment who follows the news and views the work of audience-building as a creative challenge. Excellent writing and editing skills, agility, and a sense of urgency are each a must. The Atlantic is focused on helping new and existing readers to understand the value and power of the ideas, arguments and expertise that have animated our writer-driven publication since its founding in 1857. In this role, you will: Work with the teams senior editors to develop and execute plans for engaging audiences with Atlantic stories across a range of digital platforms, helping to continually evaluate and refine our approach. Write and edit promotional copy for Atlantic stories on surfaces that include our app, the home page and article page, newsletters, and social media platforms. Advance the teams efforts to build and share a deep and dynamic understanding of our audiences on each major platformformulating and researching your own inquiries and sharing their results with newsroom colleagues. Experiment with, and craft best practices for, new and emerging digital spaces. Maintain relationships with partner platforms (such as Apple News), helping our journalism reach a broad audience. Suggest creative ways to find, build, and engage with audiences on platforms. Collaborate with our Insights team to analyze audience behavior on various platforms and sharpen approaches. Qualities of a successful candidate include: 1+ years experience operating social media accounts for news organizations Scrupulous attention to detail, including writing structure, mechanics, grammar, and spelling. Copy desk experience is a plus. A collegial, energetic, yes and approach to problem solving and creative endeavors, and willingness to tackle new duties. The ability to manage time, prioritize urgent tasks, accomplish both discrete tasks and longer-term projects on deadline, switch easily between different duties, and communicate clearly with a manager. Editorial judgment and strong news sense. Critical thinking, attention to process, agility, and an appetite to experiment and explore. Experience using video editing software, such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, or CapCut, is preferred. Experience using graphic software, such as Figma, is a plus. Experience working with editorial data and tracking tools (Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Looker) is a plus. The role will primarily be assigned the hours of 10a - 7p EST on weekdays, and may include occasional nights, early mornings, or weekends during major breaking news moments and/or to ensure team coverage. Salary Minimum: $69,000; Salary Maximum: $75,000 This role is based in DC. This is a Guild position. About The Atlantic: The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future. _____________ The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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