Copy Editor
The Texas Tribune
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The Texas Tribune

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Posted:
April 19, 2021
Location:
Austin, Texas
Type:
Full Time - Mid-Level (Senior Producer, Reporter, Editor)
Categories:
Editorial, Nonprofit, Print

The Texas Tribune is seeking a full-time copy editor for our fast-paced digital newsroom.

This grammar-loving, detail-oriented and current-events-savvy person will polish stories, ensure accuracy and clarity, and make sure we follow AP and Texas Tribune style. The copy editor will need to be skilled at juggling multiple assignments on deadline, including breaking news stories, long-form investigative pieces, social media posts, newsletters, photo captions, marketing copy, and materials related to The Texas Tribune Festival and other events. The ideal candidate will be comfortable raising questions about copy with editors and reporters.

The ideal candidate will be able to work with others on the copy desk to educate reporters, editors and other Tribune staff members about style changes and frequent errors. This person will also help maintain the Tribune style guide by writing and editing entries and putting together style sheets as needed.

The copy editor will work 40 hours per week. The typical schedule will be: Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m. Central; Monday through Thursday, 1 to 9 p.m. Central; Friday, 2 to 8 p.m. Central.

Texas Tribune staffers are currently working remotely. This position is based in our newsroom in Austin. We will consider candidates who would work elsewhere in Texas.

Copy editing skills are a must. Interest in Texas government and politics is a plus.

Working at The Texas Tribune

This is a full-time, exempt position with the following Texas Tribune benefits:

  • downtown office with paid parking or commuting stipend
  • medical, vision and dental insurance
  • cell phone stipend
  • 20 days of paid time off each year
  • 16 weeks of paid family leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • support for professional training and attending industry conferences

The Texas Tribune is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for all, and we encourage applicants of all identities, backgrounds, ages, and abilities to apply. Learn more about The Texas Tribune here.

How to apply

Please submit your application here by May 28, 2021. Email Emily Goldstein at egoldstein@texastribune.org with any questions. We can't wait to hear from you!

NOTES:
Telecommuting is allowed.
About The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune is the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The Tribune, which has the largest statehouse news bureau in the United States, covers a full range of topics including public and higher education, health care, immigration, criminal justice, energy, poverty, the environment, water, transportation — pretty much every line in the state budget. We also cover the major candidates and campaigns for office, though we train our sights less on the candidates than the issues. To further our pursuit of statewide engagement, we provide all of our content, for free, to print, radio and television news organizations throughout the state, and nationally in partnership with The Washington Post. The Tribune has become an authoritative source for providing user-friendly databases of public information in Texas. Our reporters and software engineers collaborate to present a full picture for readers, giving them the tools to be more thoughtful, productive and engaged citizens. Examples include our government salaries database, U.S. Senate fund...raising tracker, analysis of state demographics and a look at the capacity of shelters for migrant children. Each year we host 50-plus on-the-record, open-to-the-public live events — on college campuses, in community centers and everywhere in between — at which public officials, policy wonks and newsmakers answer for the work they’re doing and how they’re spending your tax dollars. Events are often available via livestream video, for those who can’t attend in person, and following the conversation we publish and archive video online. Our signature annual event, The Texas Tribune Festival, attracts thousands of attendees to downtown Austin to learn about Texas’ biggest challenges and to engage in thoughtful discussion about their respective solutions. Decision-makers, industry leaders and community activists from near and far come to take part in this three-day event. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, The Texas Tribune is supported by individual contributions and membership (click here to join), major gifts, corporate sponsorships, events and foundation grants. A complete list of the Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed here.
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