Senior Editor, It's Been A Minute - Temporary

It’s Been a Minute, NPR’s home for thought-provoking conversations about the intersection of news and culture, seeks a creative, passionate, detail-driven senior editor who will shape the stories we tell and bring relevant and must-listen content to our growing audience. 

We’re looking for a senior editor who can work with the supervising producer and executive producer to lead our team across a wide range of activities: the podcast, digital and social, live events, the radio program and the millions of people who listen to Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other NPR shows. 

Our senior editor will bring the writing and editing, leadership and mentoring, humor and compassion, experience and enthusiasm that will help our host, producers and reporters shape their best stories and produce their best work. This position reports to the executive producer of It’s Been a Minute.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Edit short-form audio stories, podcast episodes, radio broadcast, digital copy, social media posts, and edit and write scripts for the ear.
• Work with the host and producers to generate ideas that meet the journalistic standards at NPR while appealing to a broad demographic of listeners. 
• Work with host and producers to develop their scripts and create new formats that are repeatable weekly. 
• Help shape weekly coverage of news and trends from a fresh angle and perspective. 
• Participate in group edits and story meetings.
• Manage and shape stories from the pitch process through the final product, working collaboratively with other editors, producers, reporters, interns, fellows, free-lance writers, outside contributors and other team members
• Work with reporters, producers and hosts in a way that facilitates their journalistic and professional development.
• Work with supervising producer to maintain the team's production calendar, and create space for new segments/formats while keeping publish deadlines. 
• Ensure all journalistic and ethical standards are met and exceeded
• Mentor and assist in the professional development of junior staff
• Provide editing and feedback in a supporting, encouraging and productive way as part of a collaborative, team-based creative process
• Factor in diversity of sourcing and representation of all voices when planning and executing the program
• Bring energy, humor, good cheer and a collaborative spirit to a fast-paced and deadline-driven, highly creative team environment
• Evolve with the job as the show continues to grow

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years experience explaining complicated topics to audiences, as a journalist, writer, or communicator
• 5 years experience in a deadline-driven environment

REQUIRED SKILLS

• A passionate commitment to explanatory journalism, exploration of culture, and what's behind current trends.
• Leadership, professionalism, high ethical standards, ability to work closely in a team with kindness, compassion, and empathy
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure
• Ability and willingness to work varied shifts
• Understanding of journalism ethics, radio and digital writing and copy-editing
• Ability to juggle editing long-form audio stories, short pieces, podcast episodes, digital copy and social media posts, and edit and write scripts for the ear
• Proven ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system
• Ability to mentor and develop the next generation of journalists 
• Experience covering weekly news from an arts and culture perspective.
• Experience working on deadlines and working independently
• An analytical mind
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills across internal departments. Ability to communicate effectively and with enthusiasm.  

PREFERRED SKILLS

• A deep understanding of the zeitgeist: What’s trending now and why?  What's coming next? What do today’s trends tell us about this moment in time?
• Experience in long-form, narrative audio journalism.

WORK LOCATION

• Remote Permitted: This is a remote permitted role. This role is based out of our New York office but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves.

JOB TYPE

• This is a temporary (3-month) full time position.

COMPENSATION

Hourly Rate: The U.S. based anticipated hourly rate for this opportunity is $58.89 - $64.90 per hour. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum hourly rate NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.

Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees. 

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