Digital Editor (2024 Election Cycle) (MST/PST)
United States - Remote Flexibility
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Overview: We are looking for a talented, ambitious self-starter with excellent editing and research skills to join our quality assurance team. In this role, you’ll support clients such as Colin Allred, Jacky Rosen, Sherrod Brown, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell while playing an important role in helping Democrats retain our majority in the U.S. Senate. As a digital editor, you’ll act as a critical fail-safe to ensure some of the biggest names in Democratic politics and world-changing nonprofits always put their best foot forward. This is the perfect job for anyone who feels passionately about progressive activism, keeps up-to-date with the current political landscape, and believes the AP Stylebook is essential to survival. If that’s you, read on.
Successful candidates will be responsible for:
- Editing fundraising and advocacy emails daily for accuracy, syntax, punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors, and typos;
- Fact-checking, fact-checking, fact-checking;
- Technical quality assurance on email tests and landing pages, including checking tracking, URLs, rendering, and general functionality; and
- Ensuring emails are in line with both internal style and client-specific style, all while retaining a compelling, authentic voice.
Must-have qualifications:
- At least one year in an editing-adjacent position or internship;
- Experience using a style guide (AP or otherwise);
- Discipline to read carefully, think critically, and strive for perfection;
- Ability to juggle multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment; and
- Passion for making our world a better place.
Nice-to-have qualifications:
- Ability to work on Pacific Standard Time or Mountain Standard Time;
- Ability to parse policy is a plus; and
- Experience with HTML, email functionality and/or user experience is helpful.
Salary range for this role is $50,000 to $60,000 per year, depending on experience. This is a temporary, salaried and benefits eligible position for a limited period ending no later than December 31, 2024.
Location
We are currently working remotely with no return to office date. Applicants may reside in the following states: AZ, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, and WI. Due to FL legislation, MissionWired is required to participate in e-verify.
