Senior Editor

Company: EmergencyMD
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Editor
FDD's research department seeks an exceptional senior editor capable of ensuring the clarity, concision, and persuasiveness of a high volume of publications ranging from single-page policy briefs to full-length papers. The senior editor will report to the vice president of research. FDD will consider concurrent appointment as a research fellow for candidates with a doctoral degree or comparable experience in policy research. Compensation commensurate with experience.
Key responsibilities:

• Help FDD scholars craft engaging and persuasive works of varying length.
• Edit multiple short articles per day, including policy briefs and op-ed columns. Help authors identify suitable outlets for their articles.
• Edit longer publications, including FDD research memos, monographs, and congressional testimony. Ensure coherent structure and analytic rigor in addition to quality of prose.
• As necessary, assign work to freelance editors and ensure the quality of their output. Also ensure quality of output by junior FDD editors.
• Coordinate with copy editor, creative director, and publications manager to turn approved drafts into fully designed publications.
• Facilitate the development of junior FDD researchers as professional policy writers.
  Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Eight-plus years of experience as an editor and writer
  • Exceptional command of the English language
  • Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to forge a positive rapport and enduring cooperative relationship with authors
  • Consistent attention to detail and ability to work on deadline
  • Strong interest in U.S. national security and foreign policy
  • Alignment with FDD's mission and position as an independent, non-partisan foreign policy think-tankPlease submit a cover letter, CV, and a writing sample on a topic relevant to FDD's work.
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