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The Mississippi Youth Media Project, part of the nonprofit Mississippi Journalism and Group, home of the Mississippi Free Press, is seeking a contract editor to edit teenage student journalists’ stories and other content for the summer 2024 reporting project. This year's focus is on learning what Mississippi communities need from election coverage and creating a youth-produced voters’ guide.
This position is not required to be on-site full-time, but the contract editor would ideally be available to meet with students in the newsroom at points through the summer. We are, however, open to the right editor Zooming into student journalist conferences from another location, including out of state. The successful candidate will be responsible for editing all stories from first draft through final copy editing, working with executive editor Donna Ladd and photo editor Imani Khayyam for final site prep. Experience editing the writing of young people is helpful, as is experience editing narrative non-fiction. The right candidate will have solid copy-editing experience, preferably for a journalism outlet, and be familiar with Associated Press style. The final agreement will be based on a minimum of $25 an hour to be paid in two lump sums for an anticipated average 25 hours a week over eight weeks beginning in early June.
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Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Temporary
Expected hours: 25 per week
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in Jackson, MS 39201