Assistant Editor Job at AAJA25 in Washington

Location : DC, District of Columbia, United States

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Job Category : Online | New Media,Magazines

Employment Type : Full time

Salary : 69000-75000 USD per year

Posted : 09.19.2025

Job Description

The Atlantic is seeking an assistant editor to help deepen engagement among The Atlantic’s readers. The ideal candidate will be creative, organized, and energized by fast-paced work.

This assistant editor will support the Community team’s work designing and building a social forum for Atlantic readers. The ideal candidate should therefore have plenty of experience with the social web—professionally and / or personally—and accompanying thoughts about what strategies will (or won’t) drive reader engagement.

The assistant editor will also be counted upon to help senior editors brainstorm any and all elements of community at The Atlantic. Big ideas are encouraged, and an appetite for experimentation is necessary. This editor will be expected to collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom, as well as with peers from the Product and Growth teams, and other parts of The Atlantic’s business operation. This position will also involve promoting community initiatives and occasional night and weekend work.

Responsibilities will include :

• Vetting and moderating comments and contributions from readers
• Writing, editing and / or fact-checking work produced by the Community and Audience team (text, audio, and video)
• Filming, editing, and producing social videos
• Administrative duties to support building this project
• Publishing videos on social platforms
• Brainstorming new ways to engage with readers
• Promoting community initiatives across platforms

Qualities of a successful candidate include :

This role is based in Washington, D.C.

Annual compensation minimum : $69,000

Annual compensation maximum : $75,000

This is a Guild position.

About The Atlantic :

The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment : one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.

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The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") is an Equal Opportunity Employer.The Atlantic is committed to diversity and encouragesmembers of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women,LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities.We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy. TheAtlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status. Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability / medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement.

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