Job Opportunity in USA as a Senior Science Editor

Disney offers a job opportunity in the USA as a senior science editor. The senior science editor will lead National Geographic’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating original and enterprising stories that illuminate the science behind the disease, provide a deeper understanding of vaccines and treatments, and highlight the human toll of pandemics and other biomedical and scientific crises on diverse communities. For the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, this job will focus on health, biology, and genetics, but the editor will be able to work with colleagues on discoveries in astronomy, paleontology, geology, physical sciences, human origins, and other sciences. The senior editor may also work in tandem with the environment desk, and should be knowledgeable about climate change and how humans and nature are adapting; the scope and effects of pollution and impacts of fossil fuels; and the health and management of public lands. The senior editor will originate coverage of how discoveries and events affect the daily lives, and what they reveal about the company's world, contributing written content that is surprising, sensitive, and groundbreaking, and appears across platforms: Company's flagship print magazine, digital webpages, 148-million-followers Instagram page, and more. The candidate must have a broad knowledge of how science works and strong interpersonal skills in collaborating on creating multimedia stories with other writers, editors, photo editors, and graphics editors.

Eligibility:

• You must have extensive magazine or newspaper editorial experience, with a strong background in writing, editing, and story development and broad knowledge of science and the environment.
• You should possess most of the following qualifications and characteristics:

1. An undergraduate degree is required. A graduate degree is a plus.
2. Excellence in writing and line editing.
3. Ability to conceptualize original story ideas, including those with major visual or graphical components.
4. Experience in working with documentary-style photography.
5. Cheerful unflappability under deadline and other pressures.
6. Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with multi-person story teams.
7. Ability to help recruit and retain talented staff and the best freelance writers.
8. Familiarity with or ability to learn SEO best practices, headlines, and analytics.

Your Responsibilities:

You will help shape content that fulfills the mission of National Geographic to inform the public about scientific threats, discoveries, and solutions. Specifically, you will:

• Write, assign, and edit stories for National Geographic print and digital platforms by proposing, developing, and producing articles. 
• evaluating proposals from writers, photographers, scientists, and project leaders; consulting with other divisions of National Geographic partners, such as National Geographic books and the National Geographic channel cross-platform story development, as well as the nonprofit National Geographic Society to work with NGS-supported scientists and explorers.
• Work with writers, photo editors, photographers, and the graphics and design team on achieving excellence in comprehensive stories. Improve articles through revisions and listen to input from Analytics, Audience Development, and Distribution teams to optimize how the content performs.
• Be able to represent National Geographic at industry conferences or as a subject-matter expert in media appearances.

About Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. With operations in more than 40 countries, Disney employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

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