Southern Poverty Law Center · 4 hours ago
Copy Editor, Fact-checking
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSouthern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is seeking a Copy Editor, Fact-checking who is passionate about social justice. The role involves verifying the accuracy of SPLC content to support the organization's mission, ensuring adherence to editorial standards, and collaborating with writers and editors to produce reliable and trustworthy publications.
AssociationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Verify the accuracy of published content by researching claims, cross-referencing sources and correcting, for example, dates, statistics, and quotes
Ensure adherence to the SPLC Editorial Style Guide, The AP Stylebook, and the guidelines of ethical journalism. Also corrects grammar and spelling, and collaborates with writers and editors to produce trustworthy, polished work
Fact-checking: Identifies any disputable information — including anything that is not considered common knowledge; verifies basic facts: the spelling of people’s names, professional titles, names and spellings of organizations, groups, and events as well as dates, geographic locations, historical events, ages, arithmetic, statistics, source quotes, and similar verifiable data; and follows other fact-checking procedures provided by the Communications Department, such as those printed in 'playbooks.'
Source verification: Cross-references information with reputable sources and following up with individuals to confirm details
Content review: Reviews articles, reports, and other content for factual accuracy, grammatical errors, and adherence to style guidelines
Editing and proofreading: Corrects spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and ensures the overall clarity and logical structure of the content
Collaboration: Works with writers and other editors to clarify information and resolve any discrepancies
Research: Conducts research to add context or support to articles and investigates the impact of disinformation
Quality assurance: Serves as the final check to ensure content is trustworthy and reliable before it is published and act as the final line of defense against factual inaccuracies and misinformation before publication
Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years of fact-checking or copy editing
High school diploma or GED
Company
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization specialized in civil rights and public interest litigation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.4MKey Investors
Lumina Foundation
2022-02-15Grant· $0.4M
Leadership Team
Richard Cohen
president
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