Editorial Assistant (part-time)

The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. is looking for a part-time Editorial Assistant. The Editorial Assistant will provide editorial and administrative support for the team of editors at National Catholic Reporter, EarthBeat and Global Sisters Report. The editorial assistant will be tasked with a variety of responsibilities with both short-term and long-term deadlines, such as publishing content, answering correspondence, assisting editors with planning and organizing and scheduling meetings. This position reports directly to the NCR/EB/GSR managing editor.

Responsibilities:

Assisting with the publication of daily content, including formatting posts, adding images and publishing wire stories.
Updating and maintaining Most Read, Most Recent and Trending Topics website lists for all three publications.
Curating and editing letters to the editor for posting online and for publication in print.
Maintaining editorial email inboxes and correspondence.
Requesting freelancer payments, as well as keeping track of payment documents.
Collating, preparing and entering yearly contest entries.
Assisting editors with updating planning documents as needed.
Scheduling meetings and preparing meeting agendas when needed.

The ideal candidate will have these qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience working with the publication of online content in some capacity.
An ability to work and make decisions independently in the interest of cross-departmental workflow.
Relentless attention to detail, organization, and a strong ability to manage several projects simultaneously with both short-term and long-term deadlines.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience working across multiple time zones in a remote setting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, shared documents, etc.) and familiarity with Slack or similar tools.
Experience working within a CMS (We use Drupal).
At least a basic familiarity with AP Style.

Compensation and benefits:

This is a remote, part-time position, working 20 hours a week. Ideal candidates will be based in the U.S. Salary is commensurate with experience and other relevant factors, in the range of $15-18 an hour.

This dynamic position offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful work with a creative, collaborative and committed team. NCR offers a flexible work schedule, with agreed upon work hours (to be determined with department supervisor), paid vacation/sick/personal time (at a part-time accrued rate) and paid holidays (that fall on designated work days/hours).

To apply:
Interested parties should submit a cover letter explaining their interest and describing their qualifications. Please include a resume with career history. Women and journalists of color are encouraged to apply.

All communications will be treated confidentially. All nominations, applications and inquiries should be directed electronically to jobs@ncronline.org (with the subject line: Editorial Assistant position) by February 5, 2024.

National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its employees. Reasonable accommodations or exemption will be considered for medical-related or sincerely held religious objections.

The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company is an equal opportunity employer, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Organizational overview:
The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company (NCR) is a non-profit, independent, lay-led news organization that reports on the Catholic Church and wider moral issues facing the human family. It publishes the National Catholic Reporter 26 times a year in print and daily at ncronline.org. It also publishes Global Sisters Report and EarthBeat online. These publications are committed to shaping a world that recognizes the sacredness and dignity of every human being, regardless of religious belief, gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Throughout our history, NCR has been a voice for the voiceless, disadvantaged and marginalized. It has held authority, secular or religious, accountable.