Weeklies and Special Projects Editor

Clay Today; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

USA TODAY NETWORK seeks a versatile Weeklies and Special Projects Editor to oversee six Iowa weekly newspapers and the Farm Forum. The editor will plan, edit and produce content, ensuring quality across multiple titles while supporting Des Moines newsroom.

Fully remote in the US (excluding AK, HI, WY); Iowa-based candidates welcome. Requires degree in communications or journalism and strong editing, copywriting, planning and deadline management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong news judgment and editing skills.
• Excellent copy editing and headline writing abilities.
• Experience planning, curating and packaging content.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and publications simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity with digital publishing tools and audience-focused journalism.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple newsrooms and teams.
• Experience in local journalism is preferred.
• Experience editing community, agricultural or weekly newspapers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, edit and produce six Iowa weekly newspapers and the Farm Forum.
• Provide editing support within the Des Moines newsroom.
• Assist with major coverage initiatives such as the Iowa State Fair and major elections.
• Oversee quality and performance of these products remotely.

Skills

News judgment

Editing

Headline writing

Content planning

Deadline management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Digital publishing tools

Collaboration across newsrooms

Local journalism experience

Weekly newspapers editing

Agricultural journalism

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in communications/journalism/marketing or related field

Job description

The USA TODAY NETWORK seeks a versatile, organized Weeklies and Special Projects Editor to oversee weekly Iowa and the Farm Forum publication.

This editor will be responsible for planning, editing and producing six Iowa weekly newspapers and the Farm Forum, a South Dakota-based agricultural publication.

The successful candidate will ensure the consistent quality and performance of these products while providing editing support within the Des Moines newsroom and assisting with major coverage initiatives such as the Iowa State Fair, elections and other high-volume projects.

This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the US, except for Alaska, Hawaii and Wyoming. Iowa based candidates are a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong news judgment and editing skills.
• Excellent copy editing and headline writing abilities.
• Experience planning, curating and packaging content.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and publications simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity with digital publishing tools and audience-focused journalism.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple newsrooms and teams.
• Experience in local journalism is preferred.
• Experience editing community, agricultural or weekly newspapers is a plus.

The annualized base salary for this role will range between $50,500 and $78,906. Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.