Federal Affairs Assistant Editor

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Pasquines is looking for students and recent graduates who wish to gain experience in the field of journalism, writing, and policy. All majors accepted, but previous experience in editing and writing is a must. Accepted experience includes: leading a college newspaper, or writing for an established media outlet.

The Federal Affairs Assistant Editor will assist in editing, writing, and spreading news coverage about the US territories in the context of the federal government. They will assist our content writers, and serve as journalists for the assigned topics, helping to guide our content in order to fulfill our mission.

What are the position’s duties?

In the respective area:

• Assist with news coverage, topic assignment
• Help report, research and write breaking news and long-form journalism, including features, analyses, personality profiles, Q&As, among others
• Contribute at least one (1) story every 2 weeks
• Monitor events in designated areas for development of stories
• Oversee and edit the work of assigned writers

For these topics:

• Federal government and policy issues that affect the US territories
• National general news affect by policy, and government that affect the US territories
• National history that affected the US territories

We prefer candidates that:

• Have knowledge of and comfort in writing about current events across beats
• Have an entrepreneurial and independent streak, and the ability to stay motivated
• Have good news judgment
• Have concise and clever headline writing skills
• Have a demonstrated ability to bring analysis and sharp angles to daily news stories
• Have at least a basic understanding of the fast speed of web journalism and the importance of careful editing
• Have some knowledge of SEO and social media
• Have a strong interest or knowledge of the US Virgin Islands