The Ringer is seeking a part-time copy editor in the Pacific time zone, with a preference for Los Angeles. This position will entail night and weekend work. The part-time copy editor will be responsible for performing multiple deep copy edits on a nightly basis, coordinating copy flow with editors and fact checkers, and helping to manage nightly and next-day production of written pieces, social content, and multimedia text that cover sports, popular culture, technology, politics, food, and more.
Responsibilities
- Vetting written content to ensure it is free of errors and conforms to the site’s standards for quality and clarity
- Performing text edits on various forms of multimedia and social content: videos, podcast breakouts, tweets, Facebook updates, etc.
- Going beyond a surface level of editing, with the experience necessary to scrutinize stories with an eye toward taste, legal issues, elegant sentence construction, and journalistic values
Requirements
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a copy editor for a daily publication
- Extensive knowledge of Chicago and AP styles
- Demonstrated ability to edit for structure, taste, grammar, punctuation, and style under deadline pressure
- Proficiency working with multiple editors in a continuous-deadline environment
- Familiarity with content-management systems, web apps, and social media platforms
- Must have sports-editing experience or a high level of comfort reading about sports. Editors also should be comfortable vetting pop-culture and tech copy.
- Must be willing to work nights and weekends
- Must have versatility to both quickly edit a news-oriented post and deeply edit a reported feature
- Familiarity with and enthusiasm for The Ringer’s content
This is a permanent, part-time position. Please send cover letter and résumé via this ZipRecruiter page.
The Ringer is committed to creating a diverse community and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
