Copy Editor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Edit and proofread articles for grammatical accuracy, spelling, punctuation, syntax, clarity, readability, and overall editorial quality.

• Consistently apply AP Style and the Newsweek house style.

• Conduct fact-checking to verify names, titles, dates, locations, figures, quotations, terminology, links, and supporting information.

• Assign editorial projects and stories to freelance writers based on their expertise, availability, editorial priorities, and subject matter.

• Oversee freelance assignments and deadlines from the point of assignment through submission, editing, and publication.

• Provide freelancers with editorial guidance, including story angles, objectives, scope, audience, reporting requirements, and deadlines.

• Communicate necessary revisions, additional reporting requirements, and editorial feedback to freelance contributors.

• Manage stories within the Newsweek CMS, including editing, formatting, reviewing, and preparing content for publication.

• Collaborate with editors, reporters, freelancers, and other teams to address issues, enhance workflows, and ensure efficient content movement from assignment to publication.

⛳️ Requirements

• Previous experience in a newspaper, magazine, digital publication, newsroom, or a similar editorial organization.

• Strong command of English grammar, spelling, syntax, sentence structure, and usage.

• Ability to identify questionable facts, inconsistencies, unsupported claims, attribution issues, and potentially misleading language.

• In-depth knowledge of AP Style guidelines.

• Familiarity with publishing stories via a CMS.

• Capability to write or edit headlines, subheads, captions, summaries, standfirsts, and other presentation elements.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience with publishing on WordPress (preferred).

• Experience managing projects in ClickUp (preferred).

• Familiarity with SharePoint (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

• An inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace.

• Remote work arrangement.