We’re looking for an enterprising and well-organized assistant editor to join us in tracking and reporting on how technology is changing politics, government and civic life.
The assistant editor will work on a new international section of techPresident, under the guidance of the site’s editorial director, managing editor and section editor. This section will be a hub of current reporting, analysis and background materials on the groups working all over the world on government transparency, anti-corruption, open data, civic hacking, and what we often call “We-Government” projects. She or he will be responsible for assisting the section editor in managing our international stringer pool, tracking story development from assignment to delivery, doing copy-editing, adding photo illustrations and posting. The assistant editor will also be responsible for researching and writing a daily news-feed of short items covering current developments in the usage of technology to change politics, government and civic life outside of the United States.
Basic requirements include:
+ Strong editing, writing and critical thinking skills;
+ Ability to manage people, deadlines and copy flow;
+ At least rudimentary knowledge of politics and of how the Internet works;
+ Strong news sense and an eye for the buried story, counterintuitive position or unspotted trend;
+ Basic use of online content management systems;
+ Must have own laptop
Additionally, candidates with the following skills are encouraged to apply:
+ Investigative journalism/computer-assisted reporting experience a plus;
+ Data visualization experience a plus;
+ Strong skill in HTML/CSS;
+ Layout/design skill, i.e. with Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign;
+ Javascript/Processing a plus
+ Social media analysis or promotion skills a plus
To apply, email resume, cover letter and clips to editors-at-personaldemocracy-dot-com.
This is a full-time salaried position, with health benefits. Salary commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer.
March 27, 2012