Copy Editor (Part Time)

Company

Cox Enterprises

Job Family Group

Editorial & Newsroom

Job Profile

Editor I

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely anywhere in the specified country

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Variable

Compensation

Hourly base pay rate is $19.18 - $28.80/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Job Description

Join a growing team that emphasizes digital-first editing while maintaining The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s standards for print, social media and other platforms. This is a part-time position. The successful candidate will edit content for ajc.com and other platforms, focusing heavily on factual errors, spelling errors, missing or wrong words and grammatical and punctuation mistakes, as well as issues of bias/balance and other concerns that have the potential to harm our credibility. You will help present content in a way that provides users with an engaging experience while ensuring each piece of content meets the high journalistic standards our readers expect from us.

Edit content for AJC.com and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Follow AJC and AP style to ensure all AJC content consistently meets our high standards and practices.
• Review copy for accuracy, spelling, grammar, clarity, fairness, taste/appropriateness, bias, balance of perspectives and libel. Make corrections and revisions as needed online or in print.
• Edit for clarity, untangling complex sentences and providing a great, engaging reader experience.
• Check facts, prioritizing those that could cause legal trouble or embarrass the organization if wrong.
• Work closely with content creators and line editors to address issues, including fairness, tone, taste and holes in coverage in stories.
• Prioritize accuracy and speed, ensuring the most urgent material is edited quickly, but not so quickly we invite mistakes.
• Spend appropriate time on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Prepare advance copy as time permits, helping to maintain flow of copy and decrease workload on daily deadline.
• Offer regular feedback to managers about problematic content to help flesh out robust feedback for the newsroom in eliminating consistent mistakes/issues.
• Report any identified content issues, as well as style, logistics, appropriateness and accuracy issues in stories, display, fact boxes, photos, etc.

Write display type for AJC.com and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Understand the intended audience and ensure the headline and story top are compelling for that audience.
• Write headlines and other display that conveys the most interesting and important aspects of each story.
• Write or rewrite photo captions so that they add supplemental information for the reader, eliminating static information from the provided cutline.
• Test A/B headlines when appropriate.

Review copy for final publication on AJC.com and in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, paying attention to bias and balance and other mistakes that harm our credibility.

• Review stories when published on AJC.com, ensuring they look correct and will provide users with a great experience.
• Proofread finished print pages.
• Verify jumps in print and links online.
• Verify stories end cleanly and that print “continued” stories jump correctly.
• Verify edition/publication information (barcodes, dates, price, etc.) is correct.
• Verify publication dates for comics, puzzles, etc.
• Output pages and republish stories to digital as needed.

Education, Yrs & Type of Experience

• With a BA/BS, must have 2+ years of relevant experience.
• With a Master’s degree have up to 2 years of relevant experience or a minimum of 6 years of total experience in related analytics without a degree. 
• Prefer at least 5 years of experience as a copy editor, wire editor, page designer or other type of news content production editor.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to handle complicated, legally sensitive content that requires special care and judgment.

*Application end date: September 21, 2024

Benefits

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

About Us

As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Application Deadline: 09/20/2024 Apply