Posted On: January 9, 2019

Journalism Job

Media Organization: The Atlantic

Company Description

Founded in 1857 and today one of the fastest growing media platforms in the industry, The Atlantic has throughout its history championed the power of big ideas and continues to shape global debate across print, digital, events, video, and audio platforms. With its award-winning digital presence TheAtlantic.com and CityLab.com on cities around the world, The Atlantic is a multimedia forum on the most critical issues of our times—from politics, global, and the economy, to technology, arts, and culture.

Job Description

Atlantic Re:think is looking for an exceptional writer/editor to help translate The Atlantic’s sensibility into award-winning branded content.

Responsibilities include:

Writing and editing articles on subjects ranging from technology and science to social responsibility and urbanization
Researching, brainstorming, and developing pitches for content ideas and programs
Collaborating with the design team to develop interactive data visualizations and infographics
Writing clever and compelling headlines, decks, tweets, Facebook posts, and other types of display copy
Conducting interviews and desk-side research for article development
Copyediting and fact-checking
Participating in conversations with clients

The ideal candidate will have:
- A bachelor’s degree
- Reporting/editing experience
- An uncanny wit and capacity for wordplay, with a sense of humor to match
- A passion for digital media, the business of journalism, and the creative process
- The ability to create—with calm, poise, and “grace under pressure”—high-quality work under tight deadlines
- Both curiosity and humility, and, relatedly, a natural inclination toward interesting and challenging questions over easy answers

To Apply

Please apply online: https://atlanticmedia.applytojob.com/apply/SilFuSuRaA/Senior-Content-Strategist-Atlantic-Rethink?source=NYU