Senior Editor, Digital Finance News Platform

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

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