Conflict Editor

About us

The Fuller Project is an award-winning global newsroom dedicated to publishing groundbreaking reporting that catalyzes positive change for women. Since 2015, our reporting has helped end life-threatening practices, led to large scale releases of public data, and prompted the introduction of new legislation.

As it embarks on its next decade, Fuller is positioning itself to directly serve clearly defined audiences with a set of new editorial products to meet their needs. As Fuller does this work it will build greater capacity to storytell in different formats beyond text and engage closely with global communities seeking a more equitable world. 

We do not simply cover breaking news events. Instead, Fuller’s distributed global newsroom will continue to prioritise in-depth reporting that spotlights injustice and holds the powerful to account – stories that have the potential to shape the news agenda. At the same time, we intend to use our deep expertise to connect the dots – online and offline – between the main challenges humans face today, showing how these are invisibly and visibly impacted by gender and sexuality.

About the role  

At its inception, The Fuller Project focused on the experiences of women and girls in conflict, and the Conflict Editor role brings us full circle. As new militarism, conflicts, shadow wars, humanitarian emergencies and post-conflict situations increase or intensify around the world, the job of this editor is to find, commission, edit and occasionally report razor-sharp, distinctive journalism. We are looking for stories that can cut through the noise, surface the lived experiences of women and gender minorities and make clear the connection between conflict and gender inequality. 

As a small newsroom, The Fuller Project prioritizes working with freelance journalists all over the world and collaborations with other newsrooms to ensure the right audiences see the work. The Conflict Editor is expected to develop and maintain global networks of multimedia storytellers and potential collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Editor-in-Chief and Head of Audience Development to shape the conflict and humanitarian coverage at The Fuller Project, identifying stories (or series), formats and products that can have impact and connect with audiences. 
• Edit output from staff and external contributors, contributing to research and delivering feedback on drafts in a constructive manner while respecting an individual’s tone of voice
• Manage the editing workflow with clarity and efficiency. Raise any potential bottlenecks or delays ahead of time with relevant colleagues and the Editor-in-Chief 
• Move between edits and assignments as needed, and with ease 
• Ensure all edits adhere to The Fuller Project’s mandate, editorial standards and style guide 
• Ensure safety and confidentiality of sources and information shared
• Use audience insights to improve storytelling, sharpen framing and integrate necessary context 
• Build stories in relevant content management systems
• Be impact-minded: conceptualize and create innovative and effective rollout plans for larger editorial projects in collaboration with relevant colleagues 
• Build a list of freelance contributors across the world
• Work (when needed) with third-party story publication partners and other collaborators 

Pay: The salary range for this 60% (3 days/week) position is $46,200-$54,000 and is benchmarked against DC/NYC cost of living. The actual salary from this range will be based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications as well as their geographic location.

The Conflict Editor role is offered in the first instance as a one-year contract. It is a part-time (3 days/week), remote staff role without health insurance benefits except where required by law. 

For candidates based in countries outside the US, The Fuller Project works with an Employer of Record to employ staff members and provide benefits. In addition to a competitive salary commensurate with experience, benefits will include (subject to country requirements and availability): 

• Annual leave and paid public holidays. pro-rata
• Phone and communications stipend
• A commitment to an inclusive and diverse work culture
• Professional learning and development opportunities 

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience editing stories, preferably in a journalism environment 
• Demonstrated experience editing impactful investigations and human-centered enterprise stories on conflict and humanitarian crises
• Exceptional editorial judgement
• Possesses subject matter knowledge of, and interest in, gender equality 
• Understanding of journalistic standards and media law essential 
• Knowledge of verification and fact-checking techniques
• Excellent written and verbal English 
• Experience working with journalists whose first language is not English and who may not be accustomed to writing for global audiences
• Interest in audience-centered and impact journalism and the implications for how you edit or commission
• Experience of OSINT and other data research desirable
• Experience working on media partnerships whether to report or amplify reach of story also desirable

How to apply

Candidates should submit a resume, three samples of stories you have edited (with an accompanying paragraph about how you edited each) and a short memo. The memo should outline their editorial vision for this beat: what you would prioritize given the multiplicity of interesting stories and the part-time constraints of the role.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity of all forms in our newsroom. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.  You must have work authorization in your current country of residence.

Interested candidates should apply online. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a suitable candidate is found.