POLITICO is looking for an editor of impeccable judgment to work alongside our standards editor to ensure the integrity of our journalism across all platforms and deepen our bonds of trust with readers.

This role comes with a mandate to uphold POLITICO's editorial values and commitment to authoritative, nonpartisan and tough-mindedly fair journalism; to provide an essential quality check on all the work we do; and to set guidelines but more importantly in real time help journalists resolve knotty ethical questions as they arise.

This editor will take a lead role in selecting and leading training programs for our journalists as well as writing and updating newsroom policies and stylebook entries to offer clear direction to the staff.

This editor will collaborate with other editors on pre-publication and post-publication reviews as well as the countless issues that come up in the course of producing ambitious and innovative journalism.

This position is based at our HQ in Rosslyn, VA.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and lead training programs for POLITICO journalists
• Help research and write newsroom policies on ethics and professional behavior and stylebook entries
• Serve as a hands-on editor who can offer pre-publication guidance on stories
• Address and resolve issues related to our journalism after it is published

What You’ll Need:

• A rigorous commitment to fair-minded, nonpartisan journalism
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks at once at a demanding pace
• Desire to collaborate with journalists across the newsroom, helping broker solutions to challenging situations
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence and the highest standards of professional integrity.

We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

We value our people. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

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