Associate Editor, Science

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The Role

The Assistant Editor is the foundation of daily leveling production at Newsela. You will load, edit, and source stories and images, working closely with freelancers and staff members on the Content Team to produce dozens of high-quality stories each week. As the Assistant Editor of Science Content, you will lead the charge in delivering accurate and engaging science content to Newsela’s K-12 readers. In addition to general editorial support (editing, selecting photos, and assessing potential content partners), you will oversee training and feedback for Science freelancers, maintaining Newsela’s science glossary and guidelines, and ensuring scientific concepts are appropriately broken down for different reading levels.

Why You'll Love This Role

STEM is notoriously inaccessible for many students who struggle to see themselves going into a science or math field, but Newsela is here to change that. Leveraging your love of science, you will have the opportunity to curate content that demonstrates how fun and fascinating science can truly be for ALL students. You will help guide our contributors in building a content library that is engaging, accurate, and accessible.

Why We'll Love You

You’ve put your Journalism, English, or other relevant degree to good use with at least one year of experience working at a newspaper, magazine, or digital publication and have a strong knowledge of AP Style. You’ve got some science background and might even have a specialty within physics, biology, chemistry, or health, but you also have a spidey-sense for when a topic you’re less familiar with might be oversimplified or might require some additional fact-checking or research. You are science-savvy enough to identify common misconceptions or scientific inaccuracies (e.g. that the Coriolis effect causes water to drain in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres), yet aren’t so bogged down in semantics that you couldn't explain gravity to a 3rd grader. Communication is your strong suit; you can effectively deliver feedback, drive teams to a deadline, and use your keen editorial eye to produce high quality content across a variety of scientific subjects.

About Newsela

Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercharge engagement and learning in every subject. Students and teachers use Newsela to find digital content from hundreds of the best sources—from National Geographic to NASA, Biography.com to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Washington Post to the Wichita Eagle. Content is instructionalized to meet students where they are, with interactive tools and analytics to take them where they want to go. Newsela has become an essential solution for schools and districts, with a presence in over 90% of U.S. K-12 schools. Newsela is the content platform for the connected classroom.

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Location

Located across from Bryant Park, our team enjoys spending lunch time or coffee breaks in one of NYC's beautiful and historic landmarks. With easy access to trains via Grand Central Station, Times Square, and the Bryant Park subway stations, we have many commuting options.

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