Editor

Military.com; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Military.com is looking for an Editor to join our editorial team and shape content for our audience of service members, veterans, and military families. You will take ownership of stories from pitch to publication, working closely with writers and the Managing Editor to uphold quality and tone.

As a hands-on editor and writer, you’ll edit and publish news, features, interviews, and evergreen content, contributing original stories and aligning with vertical priorities.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional writing in a newsroom or deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrated interest in the military community and related topics.
• Editing experience through formal duties or copy editing.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Proficiency with a web CMS and editorial workflows (Asana).

Responsibilities

• Edit and publish assigned articles on tight deadlines with attention to SEO and visual presentation.
• Pitch a balanced mix of near- and long-term story ideas, including features and evergreen pieces.
• Monitor breaking news and audience trends to surface underreported stories.
• Provide timely, constructive feedback to writers and manage pitches to stay on schedule.
• Develop relationships with service branches and experts to secure authoritative sources.
• Contribute to site audits and content optimization, flagging risks to the Managing Editor.

Skills

Editing

Writing

CMS

Project management

Tools

Asana

Web CMS

Job description

We’re looking for an Editor to join the Military.com editorial team and play a hands-on role in shaping the content we publish for our audience of service members, veterans, and military families. This is an opportunity for a strong editor to take ownership of stories from pitch to publication, work closely with writers and the Managing Editor, and help grow the quality and reach of one of the leading digital platforms serving the military community.

About Military.com

Military.com is a leading digital publication dedicated to serving the U.S. military community. The platform reaches service members, veterans, military families, and readers interested in the military, with coverage spanning breaking news, military life, benefits, careers, veterans affairs, and more.

As part of the Military.com editorial team, you’ll help produce and shape content for an established audience with a strong connection to the military community. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced digital newsroom where editorial judgment, accuracy, audience understanding, and the ability to move quickly all matter.

Role

• Support the day-to-day editorial operations of Military.com, working under the Managing Editor to ensure the timely publication of news, features, and resource content
• Serve as a hands-on editor and writer, editing and publishing news, features, interviews, and evergreen content while contributing original stories aligned with vertical priorities
• Champion editorial excellence and audience-focused execution, framing content decisions around the needs and interests of Military.com's core audience and upholding the site's established tone, voice, flow, and quality standards
• Work closely with editorial, operations, and other cross-functional teams to align on editorial priorities, goals, and site-wide initiatives

Responsibilities

• Edit and publish assigned articles against tight news and feature deadlines, ensuring accuracy, quality, strong visual presentation, and alignment with SEO and Google Discover optimization guidelines
• Pitch a balanced mix of near- and long-term story ideas, pairing immediate, deadline-driven news with features, originals, and reported pieces that require deeper sourcing and longer lead times
• Monitor breaking news, industry trends, and audience interests to surface stories that are underreported or overlooked by direct competitors, and expand coverage through unique angles and evergreen opportunities
• Support writers by providing clear, timely, and constructive feedback, reviewing and approving incoming pitches, and following up on stalled assignments to keep time-sensitive stories on schedule
• Develop and maintain relationships with service branches, agencies, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and subject-matter experts to secure official comments and build a reliable source network for long-term coverage
• Contribute to site audits and content optimization efforts, and elevate editorial questions, accuracy concerns, or deadline risks to the Managing Editor

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional writing experience in a newsroom, digital publication, or comparable deadline-driven environment
• Demonstrated interest in the military community, including the service branches, active-duty life, and the veteran space; direct experience covering or living in that world is a strong asset
• Exposure to editing through formal editing duties, peer review, or copy editing, with a clear interest in growing as an editor
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Proficiency with a web CMS for editing, formatting, and publishing, and with project management tools such as Asana for tracking assignments, deadlines, and editorial workflows