Education Editor, Advice Products

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.

We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to help people make smart decisions about the things that really matter. You will be a key member of a fast-growing organization that will support our wide range of categories through your expertise in writing and editing.

The Education Editor is part of the Advice Products team, supporting product pages for U.S. News’ Education vertical. The main duties of the Education Editor are researching and writing descriptions of colleges and programs of study. You may also help write, fact-check and edit content for other projects.

We offer a casual work environment. Our offices are in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. We are also open to having this person work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

Are you up to the challenge?

This position works closely with many other stakeholders, including product managers, technology specialists, SEO professionals and other editors. We need a team player who loves to learn and work with others to achieve our mission of helping consumers make informed decisions. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and has a curious attitude. You should also have a keen eye for proofreading and storytelling and a willingness to adhere to the AP Style guide and internal style guidelines. As part of the job, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Fact-checking and updating existing content.
• Writing new content.
• Editing others’ work for flow, consistency and accuracy.
• Building a network of freelance writers. Creating and managing freelancer assignments.
• Applying SEO best practices to improve visibility.
• Working in a content management system to enter new product content and edit existing articles.
• Performing testing to ensure the website functions as expected; submitting Jira tickets to tech professionals as needed.
• Acting as an agent of change – brainstorming and executing ideas to improve current products and processes to increase efficiency and reader experience.