Job Description:
Boston Globe Opinion is seeking a versatile editor to help us produce timely, thought-provoking columns by our staff writers and op-eds by outside writers. The editor will work with writers and Opinion editors to conceptualize fresh ideas on issues of the day, solicit outside writers capable of handling those ideas, and then edit their pieces. They will also need strong journalistic judgment to sift through freelance submissions and choose the best ones for publication. And they will work with staff columnists in fleshing out ideas and sharpening their prose.
A sharp editing eye for detail, factuality, and logic are essential skills. So is creativity, wide-ranging curiosity, an open mind, and willingness to commission ideas from across the ideological spectrum. Finally, a desire to present arguments on a variety of platforms – whether through text, images, graphics, audio, or video – will be critical to making our report feel as fresh, urgent, and engaging as possible.
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The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and candidates should be based in the area or willing to move.
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