Deputy News Editor
Tax Notes
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Falls Church • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Researches and writes brief news stories for daily online publication.
- Summarizes and processes treaties, news releases, and other documents in content management system.
- Edits news stories and adds associations to cited treaties.
- Checks for content accuracy, grammar, spelling, and consistency, in accordance with established policies and procedures and company style guide.
- Oversees processing of documents and performs final review of files for quality assurance before publication.
- Updates and maintains data in tables, treaties, and online tools to ensure accuracy.
- Works in source code to enrich data and incorporate changes to treaties.
- Communicates regularly with editors and production department staff to meet established deadlines.
- May be asked to interact with product strategy team, developers, sales, and other departments.
- Cross-trains with other department members and acts as backup for other team members as required or assigned.
- Assists with training new hires as needed.
- Undertakes special projects as requested.
- Adheres to company style guide and established publication deadlines.
Requirements
- BA in English, writing, or journalism, or equivalent experience required
- 2+ years editorial or proofreading experience
- Thorough understanding of editorial and publication processes
- Familiarity with online publishing and web-content management
- Proficiency in Windows, Word, Adobe Acrobat, electronic databases, and web searching
- Experience with XHTML preferred
Benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision
- 401K: Immediately vested
- Tuition assistance
- Qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PFSL)
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Dog-friendly office
- Private gym onsite
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition Assistance
- Trade Publication/News Subscription Reimbursement
- Exercise Room
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation and Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
editorial experienceproofreadingcontent managementdata accuracyXHTMLnews writingdocument processingquality assurancegrammar checkingpublication processes
Soft skills
communicationteam collaborationtrainingdeadline managementattention to detailorganizational skillscross-trainingadaptabilityproblem-solvingproject management
Certifications
BA in EnglishBA in writingBA in journalism