News & Copy Editor

AuraOne; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

AuraOne is seeking a News & Copy Editor specialist operations reviewer for a remote contract role. You will assess AI outputs against newsroom workflows, grade tone, and ensure policy adherence for News & Copy Editor assignments. The work involves structured rubrics, risk flags, and documenting the next steps for model training.

This contractor position requires reliable async availability and authorization to work from the US, with compensation between $70 and $75 per hour.

Qualifications

• Direct working experience in news copy editor specialist operations on real teams for News & Copy Editor work.
• Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that names the policy or workflow being applied.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to flag when a prompt itself is the problem.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current news copy editor specialist operations workflows, playbooks, and firm policy for News & Copy Editor assignments.
• Grade tone, escalation logic, and stakeholder fit on a structured rubric.
• Flag operational risk, missed escalations, and policy-adherence gaps with severity tags.
• Capture the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed treatments against published playbooks or firm guidance.
• Maintain reviewer‑quality scores in inter‑rater calibration cycles.

Skills

Operational review

Policy adherence

Workflow judgment

Stakeholder communication

News Copy Editor specialist operations

Job description

Category: Enterprise Workflow & Tool Use · Pay: $70–$75 / hr · Location: Remote — US-eligible · Contractor

News & Copy Editor is a remote review track for evaluating AI outputs across news copy editor specialist operations workflows. Reviewers grade workflow correctness, policy adherence, and stakeholder fit; flag operational risk; and document the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.

Why this role matters

News Copy Editor specialist operations AI has to fit into an actual day at work. AuraOne uses experienced operators to grade outputs the way a senior peer would — checking workflow, policy, and the unwritten rules that decide whether a task actually gets done.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current news copy editor specialist operations workflows, playbooks, and firm policy for News & Copy Editor assignments.
• Grade tone, escalation logic, and stakeholder fit on a structured rubric.
• Flag operational risk, missed escalations, and policy-adherence gaps with severity tags.
• Capture the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed treatments against published playbooks or firm guidance.
• Maintain reviewer‑quality scores in inter‑rater calibration cycles.

Qualifications

• Direct working experience in news copy editor specialist operations on real teams for News & Copy Editor work.
• Comfort applying multi‑page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that names the policy or workflow being applied.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to flag when a prompt itself is the problem.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Example tasks

• Grade a model's response to a real news copy editor specialist operations ticket and rate workflow, tone, and escalation.
• Flag a missed escalation with the right severity tag and corrected next step.
• Adjudicate a disputed playbook call between two reviewers using firm guidance.
• Audit a 25-row batch for rubric consistency and report drift to the program lead.

Nice to have

• Prior experience training, calibrating, or QA‑ing operations teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted workflow tooling and its failure modes.
• Bilingual experience for cross‑region operations.

Skills

• Operational review
• Policy adherence
• Workflow judgment
• Stakeholder communication
• News Copy Editor specialist operations

Work model

Remote — US-eligible. Remote · Independent specialist contractor. Employment type: CONTRACTOR. Applicants must be authorized to work from US.

Compensation

$70–$75 / hr