Deputy News Editor

American Association for the Advancement; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation leave

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Flexible spending account

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Short- and long-term disability

Additional benefits may apply.

Job summary

AAAS in Washington, DC is seeking a Deputy News Editor, Biomedicine, to lead the News Department’s biomedicine coverage, including infectious disease, global health, and biomedical policy. The editor will guide reporters, shape stories, and ensure fluent writing and strong editing.

The Deputy News Editor will supervise staff writers and freelancers, collaborate with editors, visuals, and multimedia teams, and help expand reach via social media.

Qualifications

• BA with science and/or journalism training preferred.
• 10 years of science journalism experience, including 5 as an editor managing reporters.

Responsibilities

• Assign and edit stories ranging from short news to narrative features.
• Follow journals, preprint servers, social media and other sources to identify news and trends.
• Work with photographers, graphic specialists, and others to illustrate stories.
• Help social media and multimedia teams promote stories.
• Supervise multiple staff writers and freelancers.
• Work with the Managing News Editor to shape biomedicine coverage.

Skills

Editing management

Biomedicine knowledge

Fluent writing

Story ideation

Interpersonal skills

Education

BA in science/journalism

Tools

Video & podcast production

Job description

Washington D.C. Washington, DC 20005, USA

Description

Science is seeking a Deputy News Editor, Biomedicine, to help lead the News Department’s coverage of biomedicine, including infectious disease, global health, and biomedical policy. The editor must be knowledgeable about one or more areas of biomedicine and able to generate story ideas that serve Science’s readership of scientists and interested nonspecialists.

The core of the job is guiding reporters and shaping their stories, in forms ranging from breaking news to narrative features. Fluent writing and deft editing are required, as are strong interpersonal skills.

The Deputy News Editor will supervise staff reporters and freelancers, work closely with other editors, and collaborate with the visuals and copyediting teams. Videos, podcasts, and social media are increasingly important for reaching new audiences, and the editor must be comfortable with those forms and enthusiastic about working with our social media and multimedia teams.

A hybrid work arrangement in Science’s Washington, DC office/Cambridge, UK office is preferred, although remote work may be possible.

Help us ignite the next era of science.

What You’ll Do

• Assign and edit stories ranging from short news stories to narrative features.
• Follow journals, preprint servers, social media and other sources to identify news and trends.
• Work with photographers, graphic specialists, and others to illustrate stories.
• Help social media and multimedia teams promote stories.
• Supervise multiple staff writers and freelancers.
• Work with the Managing News Editor to shape biomedicine coverage.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA, with science and/or journalism training preferred
• 10 years of science journalism experience, including 5 as an editor managing reporters.

The anticipated initial rate of compensation for this position is $110,000 - $155,000or £65,000 - £75,000 per year.

• paid vacation leave
• paid sick leave
• paid holidays
• health insurance
• flexible spending account
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• vision insurance
• retirement benefits
• short- and long-term disability
• each subject to the terms of the applicable program
• Additional benefits may apply.

AAAS is an Equal Opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

AAAS uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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