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The Verge is seeking a sharp, thoughtful copy editor to join our ambitious team & uphold our high editorial standards. Copy editors are the last line of defense before something is published on our site or channels, ensuring our work is accessible, clear, inclusive, & accurate. As we launch subscription products such as our paid newsletters, this work will be even more vital. This role requires a language expert on the breadth of topics The Verge covers who feels a deep responsibility to get things right. The right person will be a strong collaborator with every team at The Verge & have the ability to context-shift between a wide variety of topics.
WHO WE ARE
The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience.
The Verge is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Manage & update The Verges style guide, which maintains guidance on tone, voice, & language use across all published work. This includes producing topical guidance for newsworthy moments.
- Copy edit text on our website, channels, podcasts, & videos from a large team of reporters, producers, & freelancers. This includes editing our weekly paid newsletters, Command Line & Notepad.
- Serve as a stakeholder in our ambitious special projects, working closely with The Verges managing editor & deputy editors on production.
- Co-write The Verges internal newsletter, ensuring language guidelines & standards are clearly communicated & enforced across our wide team of writers & editors.
- Copy edit & fact-check a variety of off-platform copy, including brand marketing, events promotion, & print projects.
- Work closely with editorial leadership to develop, QA, & uphold standards across written, visual, & audio content.
WHO YOU ARE
Preferred qualifications:
- Minimum three years experience in copy editing, preferably for a digital-first news organization
- A commitment to the highest editorial standards of accuracy, clarity, & inclusivity
- The ability to work quickly & collaboratively under tight deadlines amid a busy news environment
- A sharp eye for mistakes in grammar, spelling, & punctuation
- A strong interest in topics The Verge covers, including technology, internet culture, transportation, & science
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively; excellent communication skills
- Experience in fact-checking, editing data visualization, or performing sensitivity reads a bonus.
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote, but ability to work East Coast hours is preferred.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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