Assistant Managing Editor

Raw Story seeks an energetic and resourceful Assistant Managing Editor to lead a team in delivering speedy, high-volume coverage of breaking news across topics in national politics, criminal justice, elections, social justice and extremism. The ideal candidate should possess a proven track record of successfully managing teams of newswriters, with a minimum of 3 years of experience and a genuine interest and familiarity with U.S. politics. Early morning and some nights and weekends required. In addition to editing responsibilities, the role will also involve some writing. Key Requirements:

Proven ability to unearth new stories and explore unique angles on events and issues that have yet to be covered by mainstream media
In-depth knowledge and interest in the fast-paced breaking news cycle
Demonstrated strong news judgment, with at least three years of experience editing breaking news
Capability to handle a high volume of editing and writing
Familiarity with social media channels and effective story promotion

In addition to a competitive salary, the job includes health insurance with a minimal employee contribution and a 401k with a 3% match and 3% employer contribution.

Raw Story, a progressive news website founded in 2004, is an award-winning U.S. politics site. Raw Story reporters and editors have gone on to work for The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Politico.

Raw Story is expanding its original reporting and subscription program. Recent investigations have focused on homegrown extremism, which went largely ignored by the mainstream media until the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Raw Story's domestic extremism coverage has been the focus of recent articles in Editor & Publisher. In 2022, E&P celebrated Raw Story’s Jordan Green’s courageous reporting in the feature article, “At the Front Lines, on the Homefront — Domestic extremism deserves astute, relentless coverage, but there are few journalists on the beat.” Green also appeared on the magazine’s podcast (“Behind Raw Story’s progressive mission”). In 2021, a Raw Story report by Daniel Newhauser broke the story on South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's use of the state airplane for non-official purposes, which resulted in criminal investigations and was a finalist for a 2022 Society of Professional Journalists' Freedom of Information Award. In 2022, Raw Story won the first place EPPY Award for an opinion piece by Dakota Adams, son of Oath Keepers' founder Stewart Rhodes, titled "How I left the far right." Raw Story investigative reporter Jordan Green also won the Fair Media Council's 2023 Folio award for his coverage of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot.

To apply, please send a resume and links to at least three published articles to: editor@rawstory.com