Assistant Editor

The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to join the newsroom. This role will be assigned to the Politics, Global, and Ideas team. This editor will work closely with senior editors to facilitate editorial processes, including fact-checking and producing online stories, will attend daily editorial meetings, and may have the opportunity to write and edit pieces on occasion.

Candidates should be highly organized and motivated, with strong attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be creative, conscientious, and highly adaptable. Impeccable judgment is a must. This editor will be expected to collaborate regularly with colleagues across the newsroom, and therefore must be able to work quickly and flexibly in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications Of The Ideal Candidate Include

• 1-2 years of editorial experience (can include work on a college newspaper or magazine)
• Excellent writing, editing, and research skills
• The ability to manage time, communicate clearly with a remote manager, and accomplish both discrete tasks and longer-term projects on deadline
• Critical thinking, attention to process, and a love for magazine journalism.
  
  

This role can be based in Washington, D.C. or New York.

Salary minimum: $55,000; Salary maximum: $65,000

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.

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The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC and its affiliates ("The Atlantic") are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Atlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status. Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability/medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement.