At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, we are seeking a talented and experienced editor for our digital news platform, Context, to direct and manage our donor-funded editorial projects that align with our 3 areas of editorial focus – climate, socioeconomic inequality and the impact of technology on societies.

As Deputy Editor, Funded Projects, you will work with regional editors and our global, award-winning team of correspondents to shape the editorial direction of projects ranging from the interaction between climate change and labour rights to women’s entrepreneurship in the Global South to the impact of AI on digital rights, and produce a regular file of news features, investigations, explainers and unique long-form stories. 

You must be someone who enjoys collaborating across teams, has excellent news judgment, superb editing and people skills, is deadline driven, and is able to find creative ways of breaking down complex issues and themes into engaging coverage.

You relish the opportunity to explore data-led storytelling and experiment with innovative, multimedia story formats.

You are a true believer in using audience data in your editorial decision making in order to bring impactful journalism to our audiences.

About the Role

As Deputy Editor, Funded Projects, you will:

• Shape and manage editorial coverage of topics relevant to donor funded projects

• Collaborate with regional editors and correspondents across time zones to help generate ideas, evaluate pitches and commission compelling features, investigations, explainers, and long-form stories

• Subedit correspondents’ first drafts and write some stories of your own

• Evangelise data-led storytelling both on your file and in the newsroom

• Ensure on-time delivery and publication of stories as per donor contracts

• Collaborate with the Audience and Social Media teams from pitch to publication to ensure stories are optimised for digital audiences

• Assist with maintaining good relations with donors 

• Uphold the Thomson Reuters Ttust Principles in all donor-funded work 

• Champion a deadline-driven way of working

• Maintain a calendar of important dates, events, anniversaries and other occurrences relevant to your file

• Develop a network of relevant freelancers, op-ed contributors and sources

• Serve as a key member of the newsroom’s editorial leadership and help shape our wider coverage across the climate, inclusive economies and tech & society files

About You

To be our Deputy Editor, Funded Projects, you will likely have:

• At least 5 years journalism experience, including a proven track record of excellent reporting, writing, analysis and sub-editing skills

• Strong aptitude for identifying and teasing out data-led stories, and video and audio series 

• Proven track record of managing or helping manage donor-funded projects

• Broad and current knowledge of global issues relating to our editorial focus areas – climate, inclusive economies and the impact of tech on societies

• Demonstrated ability to report on underrepresented communities, particularly in the developing world, and capture diverse voices

• Strong understanding of audience analytics and how to use them to make editorial decisions

• Good grasp of social media platforms and how they work

• Ability to meet deadlines and work under well pressure

• Experience working with international teams across time zones

The closing date for applications is 9th May 2024.

What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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