Copyeditor at Prism

Reporting directly to the Managing Editor, the Copy Editor works directly with Prism’s editorial team, assisting in the publishing of content meeting the highest quality standards. This person would ideally have excellent grammar and familiarity and prior experience with AP Style, copy editing, and fact-checking.

Day to day, the Copy Editor touches and publishes every piece scheduled for publication and provides support to Prism’s editorial team, including proofreading and fact-checking pieces prior to publication, assuring adherence to style, and checking for libel and attribution. This person may contribute to headline and subheadline writing to support the News and Features editors as needed. 

The Copy Editor role is a salaried, full-time position with benefits. Like all of Prism’s team, this role is fully remote, and we will consider candidates based anywhere within the U.S. 

Prism offers a generous benefits package including:

• 4-day, 32-hour workweek (closed Fridays)
• 12 weeks annual paid leave (4 weeks vacation, 4 weeks wellness/personal, 1 week office closure, and 12 paid holidays per year)
• 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• paid parental leave
• sabbatical eligibility at 3 years
• professional development support
• home office stipend

All staff are provided with a loaned MacBook Air, AirPods, and additional tech as needed.

The salary band for this position is $70,000-75,000. 

Who we’re looking for

Our ideal Copy Editor is an organized, detail-oriented editor with a passion for movement journalism, community-oriented culture, and organizations. The ideal candidate has a commitment to accurate, transparent, accountable, principled, and just media. We’re looking for someone with a demonstrated passion for Prism’s areas of coverage and experience protecting and serving our sources, reporters, and audience. 

Additional desired qualities include:

• Copy editing experience, a strong understanding of AP style, fact-checking for libel and attribution, and accuracy
• A clear communicator who can be in contact with desk editors, staff reporters, sources, and freelance journalists
• Timeliness in keeping up with the publishing schedule 
• Flexible and adaptive work style with the ability to thrive in a growing, entrepreneurial, mission-driven environment
• Project management and process development capability 
• Alignment with Prism’s mission and values

If you see yourself in some of the characteristics we’ve described—even if you may not have the exact experience you think we’re looking for—please reach out! We’d love to hear from you.

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