Commissioning Editor, Special Series (Environment)

Guardian US is seeking an experienced environment editor to commission for two series, America’s Dirty Divide and Climate Crimes, and be part of the overall environment editing mix. Dirty Divide examines the country's vast environmental inequalities and how climate change could make things worse, while the Climate Crimes series reports on the power of the fossil fuel industry and the efforts to hold it, and its enablers, to account. The goal for both projects is to run an ambitious mix of features, investigations, news stories, and visual and interactive content, and to lead the conversation around these issues and drive impact.

The role will involve assigning and editing stories - publishing about four per month for each series - as well as collaborating with other editors who are also involved with them. While there are some guidelines for what we should be covering, the editor should have a vision for the series, and will expand on these guidelines as their interests and the news cycle suggest. There are some staff reporters connected with the projects, but freelancers play a significant role, and the editor will need to cultivate a network of writers.