Newcity is Hiring: Assistant Editor

Newcity is growing, with a clear vision for our future, and we want to bring someone aboard who wants to be a part of it. At a time when just about everyone else is scaling back coverage of arts and culture, we’re all in. We are committed to creating and expanding a world-class magazine from Chicago, and want to find someone who thinks that is as exciting and challenging as we do. 

This is an entry-level position, but we’re a place with a history of finding and cultivating the very best talent. Former interns or entry-level hires have gone on to write best-selling books, to be named finalists for National Magazine and Tony Awards and even to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 

You can learn more about Newcity and our vision here.

Assistant Editor

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week initially

Mostly remote with some regular in-office hours as well in downtown Chicago

Requirements: College degree, excellent writing skills and an outstanding attention to detail. WordPress and Google Drive Sheets skills are ideal, or at least a strong aptitude to learn and master both.

Compensation and benefits: Entry-level starting pay. The first two months will be a trial period for both of us. After the trial period, health benefits will be offered. 

Responsibilities: The assistant editor will work directly with the managing editor and the editor to help manage the daily operations of the magazine, both its print and digital editions, along with its regular email newsletters. Fact-checking, especially the daily “Today in the Culture” feature which is part of the “Newcity Today” email newsletter, will be a core responsibility. You will manage stories as they come in and set them up with headlines, photos and captions, in WordPress. You will do a first copy read on all stories for typos and adherence to Newcity style. In many cases you will be the assigned fact-checker on a story. 

You will work closely with the managing editor and the writers to ensure assigned stories stay on track and on deadline. You will also work with publicists and story subjects to obtain photos and other needs. The position is expected to evolve and responsibilities might be added or subtracted as it does.

To apply, send a cover letter, résumé and links to published stories, if any, to [email protected] with the subject line “Newcity Assistant Editor.”  

Newcity is an equal-opportunity employer with a commitment to inclusiveness and diversity.