Raw Story seeks an energetic and resourceful Senior Editor to help 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 news writers, with a genuine interest and familiarity with U.S. politics. Flexibility to cover some night, early morning and weekend shifts will be required. In addition to editing and management 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 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 in the $75,000-$80,000 range, 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. Its reporters are represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, the same union that represents the Washington Post. 

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.”

Raw Story has won recent awards for its congressional stock trading series, “Lawmakers, lawbreakers,” and was named best news/political blog by Editor & Publisher in 2022 and 2023.

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