Managing Editor

ImpactAlpha Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement plan with employer?m

Job summary

Partners for the Common Good seeks a senior editorial leader to build and run a digital news platform serving the community development finance sector. The role blends traditional journalism with hands-on leadership to shape a modern, digital-first product.

Expect close collaboration with IT, design, and distribution teams to deliver timely, insightful coverage. The Managing Editor will set standards for accuracy and sourcing, guide daily coverage, and lead a small team through enterprise

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in journalism or editorial leadership in a digital environment, ideally on finance and public policy topics.
• Excellent editing and writing skills, with the capability to produce high-quality work in a small-team environment.
• Ability to manage several workflows autonomously, including reporting enterprise stories, editing summaries and contributed pieces, and assisting design and distribution functions.
• Proven ability to identify, shape, and prioritize important stories.
• Deep understanding of digital news consumption, audience behavior, and modern content distribution.
• Team-orientation, with strong people skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Comfort operating in a resource-constrained, entrepreneurial environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and strong commitment to the organization’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior news editor, applying strong editorial judgment to daily story selection and longer-term coverage plans, ensuring coverage is timely, relevant, and comprehensive.
• Report and edit original content, including breaking news, summaries, analysis, explainers, and features.
• Build upon and uphold standards for accuracy, sourcing, fairness, and transparency.
• Work with tech and design team members to shape the content and user experience across the platform.
• Use audience data and feedback to refine coverage, formats, and distribution strategies.
• Conceive multimedia design components and formats to keep and grow audiences, including audio, video, and motion graphics to enhance storytelling.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Editing & writing

Digital journalism

News storytelling

Project management

Team collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Bachelor’s degree in journalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field

Tools

Content Management System (CMS)

Job description

About Partners for the Common Good

Partners for the Common Good is a national community development financial institution dedicated to building economically thriving communities by expanding access to capital and financial services for low-income people and places. The organization operates with a mission-driven approach to strengthen economic resilience across the country through strategic investments and partnerships. The organization serves as a bridge within the ecosystem of mission-driven lenders, investors, grantors, developers, consultants, and regulators. By facilitating the exchange of data, expertise, and market insights, Partners for the Common Good enables its stakeholders to attract capital, find partners, and develop projects that have the power to transform high-potential communities. The institution is committed to operating with accuracy, fairness, and maintaining the highest standards of integrity in all its endeavors. Partners for the Common Good is an equal opportunity employer that acknowledges and honors the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. The organization is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and identities including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, and national origin.

About this Role

Partners for the Common Good is seeking a senior editorial leader to help build out and run a digital news platform that serves the community development finance sector. The vision is to equip the greater ecosystem of mission-driven lenders, investors, grantors, developers, consultants, and regulators with the market insights and technical resources to attract capital, find partners, and develop projects that have the power to transform high-potential communities. By bridging information silos and facilitating the exchange of data and expertise, the platform will serve institutions working together to strengthen economic resilience across the country with accuracy, fairness, and editorial integrity. This role combines traditional journalism with hands-on leadership in shaping a modern, digital-first news product. The ideal candidate has experience covering finance and public policy, brings strong news judgment and editorial and reportorial craft, and has worked closely with information technology specialists and designers on content and data management, distribution, and display. The Managing Editor reports to the Chief of Communications and Marketing and is expected to exercise day-to-day editorial judgment over news coverage and content decisions, consistent with established journalistic practices. The role demands working closely with a small team dedicated to getting done whatever needs doing. Partners currently operates in a hybrid structure in which team members have the option to work remotely on Monday and Friday and are in the office Tuesday through Thursday. This position is based in Washington, D.C., with some travel required, and local candidates from DC, MD, and VA are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior news editor, applying strong editorial judgment to daily story selection and longer-term coverage plans, ensuring coverage is timely, relevant, and comprehensive
• Report and edit original content, including breaking news, summaries, analysis, explainers, and features
• Build upon and uphold standards for accuracy, sourcing, fairness, and transparency
• Work with tech and design team members to shape the content and user experience across the platform
• Use audience data and feedback to refine coverage, formats, and distribution strategies
• Conceive of multimedia design components and formats to keep and grow audiences, including audio, video, and motion graphics to enhance storytelling

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in journalism or editorial leadership in a digital environment, ideally on finance and public policy topics
• Excellent editing and writing skills, with the capability to produce high-quality work in a small-team environment without layered editorial structures
• Ability to manage several workflows autonomously, including reporting enterprise stories, editing summaries and contributed pieces, and assisting design and distribution functions across both urgent daily priorities and longer-term strategic initiatives
• Proven ability to identify, shape, and prioritize important stories
• Deep understanding of digital news consumption, audience behavior, and modern content distribution
• Team-orientation, with strong people skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Comfort operating in a resource-constrained, entrepreneurial environment
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit and strong commitment to the organization’s mission

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching and profit sharing
• Paid vacation days
• Paid sick leave days
• Paid holidays