Editor

Valerie Martinelli Consulting, LLC

Editor responsible for content management and editorial oversight at Bethesda Today news site. Engaging community through stories, events, and maintaining journalistic standards.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $75,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the editorial staff
Develop, assign, and edit stories
Engage with sources and monitor social media to stay up to date on news and trends in the community
Collaborate with Publisher to conceive, plan, and participate in events
Represent the organization at events and in membership campaigns
Employ digital reader data and news judgment to inform editorial decisions
Conceive and execute new editorial ideas and products
Ensure that the news site maintains the highest editorial and ethical standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 10 years of experience as a multi-media editor in a breaking news environment
Excellent writing and editing skills, news judgment, and audience sensibility
Experience and expertise presenting news stories using written word, video, and social media
Proven track record of innovation
Strong record recruiting and nurturing talent
Live in the Washington, D.C. area (preferably in Montgomery County, Maryland)
Organized, deadline-oriented and scrupulous attention to detail

Benefits

Comp & perks

PTO
401K
medical
dental
vision
life
HSA/FSA

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Hard Skills & Tools

writingeditingnews judgmentaudience sensibilitymulti-media editingdigital reader datastory presentationinnovation

Soft Skills

organizational skillsdeadline-orientedattention to detailrecruiting talentnurturing talent