Hostwriter is hiring an Editor for Unbias the News

UPDATE 22.10.2024: We are no longer accepting applications for this role.
We are thrilled by the number of qualified applicants who have shown interest in the editor position during the last week! We have decided to close the call and now proceed with the review process. If you have applied to join our team, please be patient while we review the applications. You can expect to hear from us in the next weeks

The ideal starting date for this position is 15.11.2024.
The deadline is rolling.

The role is based in Berlin (in-person preferred with attendance in our office); the position will be offered on a freelance basis of 16 hours per week for the first 6 months, brutto 1350-1630 EUR per month depending on experience, with the aim of extending the position into a permanent position. Our office offers flexible work hours appropriate for parents (including single parents).

Hostwriter is an award-winning online network that helps journalists to easily connect across borders. Our team runs the digital feminist newsroom Unbias the News. As a small but very international team, we create a space for journalists experiencing structural barriers in the media and raise the quality of media coverage by providing nuanced, local, and cross-border perspectives.

We are looking for an editor to join our newsroom Unbias the News, focusing on new projects on climate and migration.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about storytelling, climate and migration, and who has a temperament appropriate to working in a multicultural and highly collaborative environment on challenging and controversial topics. 

We’re looking for an editor to join our team, reporting to the Editor-in-chief, to assist with overseeing a new set of stories and cross-border investigations on climate and migration. Editing will take place in English, but people who speak English as a second or third language are invited to apply.

Tasks:

  • Help organize open calls and commissioning processes for stories in the area of climate and migration
  • Edit and fact-check stories according to Unbias the News editorial standards and principles together with other editors
  • Work with Multimedia and Data editor to select multimedia materials for stories
  • Assist with publication, republication and distribution/ promotion
  • Occasional secondary editing on stories from projects on additional subjects
  • Occasional travel/ attendance at conferences representing Unbias the News

Mandatory skills:

  • <3 years experience in journalism as a reporter, fact-checker, researcher, or editor
  • Ability to write and read well in English (C1)
  • Basic fact-checking
  • Familiarity with and demonstrated interest in international migration regime and climate/ environmental reporting

Desirable skills and experience:

  • Editorial training (in any language)
  • Familiarity with WordPress publishing
  • Research skills including academic and OSINT
  • Experience in cross-border reporting projects
  • Teaching or mentoring; non-violent communication skills
  • Additional languages, esp. German, Arabic, French

Considered a plus:

  • Experience of living in multiple different countries
  • Project management / organizational skills
  • Insight on power dynamics in international media
  • Network and connections with climate, migration or human rights organizations
  • Network in international media and or independent media

Please send your CV and cover letter to julia@hostwriter.org, outlining why you would like to work with us, why you are a good fit, and your previous experience in the field. Applicants of all genders are warmly invited to apply for this position; however, qualified men are highly encouraged.

Note: We believe women already feel very encouraged to join our team! As we are currently an all-female team and feminist organization, we usually do not receive many male applicants to our open positions, if any at all. When it comes to story pitches, we are approached pretty much by everyone, but when positions are open in the core team, we have, in the past, not had many men applying. We simply want to be sure applicants of all genders feel invited to apply who qualify and align with our values.