Remote Senior Editor for Alpine Journal (Contract)

American Alpine Club; Colorado; Remote; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract role

Job summary

The American Alpine Journal is seeking a Senior Editor on a part-time contract for the 2027 edition and related channels. You will edit expedition reports, long-form features, and online stories under the AAJ Editor-in-Chief, coordinating with volunteer writers and an art director.

The role emphasizes climbing knowledge, editorial rigor, and timely delivery of content for print and digital platforms, with approximately 30 hours per month at a $40–$45/hour rate.

Qualifications

• Strong editing and fact-checking experience for feature writing and expedition reporting.
• Experience editing longer-form articles for publication.
• Knowledge of climbing news and mountain journalism preferred.

Responsibilities

• Report, edit, and fact-check expedition reports.
• Edit longer articles in collaboration with climber-writers and Editor-in-Chief.
• Research for AAJ, Cutting Edge podcast, and other channels.

Skills

Editing for publication

Fact-checking

Climbing knowledge

Remote collaboration

Communication

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

InDesign

G Suite

Slack

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

InDesign

G Suite

Slack

Job description

The American Alpine Journal is seeking a Senior Editor on a part-time contract for the 2027 edition and related channels. You will edit expedition reports, long-form features, and online stories under the AAJ Editor-in-Chief, coordinating with volunteer writers and an art director.

The role emphasizes climbing knowledge, editorial rigor, and timely delivery of content for print and digital platforms, with approximately 30 hours per month at a $40–$45/hour rate.