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Canary Media is currently hiring for the position of copy and production editor.
Copy and Production Editor
About Canary Media
Canary Media is an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. We report on how the world is decarbonizing — in electricity, transportation, buildings, and industry — with a critical focus on finding out what works and what doesn’t. Through uncompromising reporting, our journalists dig into the ways policymakers, businesses, investors, and communities are moving toward a clean and equitable energy future.
About the position
Are you a detail-obsessed wordsmith who loves to make writing clean and clear? Do you thrive in the daily tumult of a newsroom? Do you want to be an integral part of an ambitious journalism nonprofit covering the clean energy transition? If so, then this could be the job for you: Canary Media seeks a copy and production editor to join our editorial team.
The copy and production editor will be responsible for ensuring the clarity and liveliness of our written content, fact-checking our articles, coordinating the production process to ensure timely publication, and revising and maintaining our style guide. They will collaborate closely with reporters, editors, designers, and other team members to uphold our editorial standards and enhance the overall reader experience. The copy and production editor will report to the managing editor.
This is a full-time position. Canary Media’s staff is dispersed, so employees can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
Key responsibilities
Copy edit and proofread articles, social-media content, marketing materials, and other written content for grammar, spelling, syntax, and readability.
Collaborate with reporters and editors to refine and improve clarity, coherence, and overall quality, with a focus on making writing accessible to non-experts.
Ensure writing adheres to our house style and editorial guidelines.
Fact-check articles, conducting research as necessary to verify facts and check citations.
Coordinate the production and layout process, including collaborating with reporters, designers, and others on images, headlines, deks, and social-media copy.
Format and lay out pieces in our content management system.
Revise and maintain our style guide.
Manage freelance copy editors and fact-checkers as needed.
Assist in developing and maintaining editorial calendars and workflow processes.
Contribute to editorial-team discussions about reporting and coverage plans.
Qualifications
At least 3 years of experience as a copy editor, preferably in an online media organization or digital publishing environment
Strong editing skills with an exceptional command of the English language
Familiarity with AP style
Comfort working in digital publishing platforms and content management systems (e.g., WordPress)
Excellent project-management and organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
Obsession with detail and a meticulous approach to quality assurance
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, editing two or more articles a day
Fearlessness when confronting wonky and complex topics
Numeracy — be comfortable checking the math
Capacity to learn new subjects quickly
A problem-solving mindset
Interest in energy issues and climate action
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
A sense of humor — even in the face of the usual newsroom chaos and the climate crisis
Bonus if you also have
Knowledge of the energy industry, climatetech, venture capital, climate and energy policy, and/or environmental justice
Understanding of digital-media metrics and SEO
Ability to create and edit images
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $70,000–$85,000. Salary to be determined by considering the candidate’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with immediate 4% match
Generous vacation time policy plus 11 paid holidays a year
Parental leave
We also offer a fully remote workplace, a casual work environment, and fun colleagues.
Application
Please apply with a link to your LinkedIn profile, a résumé, and a cover letter describing your background and interest in this position. Email to [email protected].
Diversity
We need all hands on deck to avert the worst of the climate crisis. That’s why Canary Media values diversity of backgrounds and perspectives when it comes to expanding our team and nurturing its culture. Candidates of all races, ethnicities, abilities, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, socioeconomic classes, political persuasions, veteran statuses, or other identities are strongly encouraged to apply. Canary Media is an equal opportunity employer.
Canary Media is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request to [email protected]. (Requests and calls received for non-disability-related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.)