Senior Assignment Editor - Remote, Cross-Platform Coverage

City Cast; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Remote-friendly role

Job summary

City Cast DC is seeking an experienced editor to edit and mentor a growing team of local reporters across beats and platforms. Reporting to the Managing Editor, you will guide coverage, assign tasks, and help shape reporting strategies.

The ideal candidate is news-driven, nimble, and able to translate stories across articles, newsletters, podcasts and social media. You will coach reporters, provide feedback, and ensure accuracy, fairness and strong editorial judgment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years editing at a news outlet
• Strong editorial judgment and coverage shaping
• Experience in fast-paced, deadline-driven newsrooms
• Experience assigning and editing breaking news
• Attention to detail and accuracy, fairness, and fact-checking

Responsibilities

• Monitor news developments to identify coverage quickly
• Guide reporters on how to cover a news item
• Edit a team of reporters with daily feedback
• Review pitches and sharpen angles
• Edit newsletters for clarity, structure, voice and accuracy
• Collaborate with podcast and social teams to translate stories across platforms
• Use audience metrics and reader feedback to inform coverage decisions
• Fact-check reporting and oversee accuracy and fairness
• Provide coaching and mentorship to reporters

Skills

Editing

Editorial leadership

Cross-platform storytelling

Mentorship

Deadlines

Job description

City Cast DC is seeking an experienced editor to edit and mentor a growing team of local reporters across beats and platforms. Reporting to the Managing Editor, you will guide coverage, assign tasks, and help shape reporting strategies.

The ideal candidate is news-driven, nimble, and able to translate stories across articles, newsletters, podcasts and social media. You will coach reporters, provide feedback, and ensure accuracy, fairness and strong editorial judgment.