Copy and Standards Editor, Apple News Job at Apple Inc. in Cupertino

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Apple News provides millions of users with trusted information from leading news organizations around the globe. Editors at Apple News highlight the best and most engaging content on our platform in a fun and fast-paced team environment. Editors on the copy and standards team work to ensure that our team’s copy is error-free, stylistically sound, and adheres to News standards.

Description

The right person for this role has experience copyediting for a major news organization. We’re looking for someone who has experience with a variety of content-management systems and a keen understanding of the tools that support state-of-the-art editorial. Our next editor will have both copyediting skills and a strong grasp of journalistic ethics and standards.

Responsibilities

• Copyediting newsletters, editorially curated collections within the app, social copy, and more.
• Using your journalistic experience, sound editorial judgment, and team standards to assist editors with curation decisions.
• Performing basic fact-checking.
• Working with the Apple News operations and engineering departments to provide editorial input on copy-, standards-, and ethics-related decisions.
• Surfacing bugs and other performance issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least four years’ experience copyediting for a professional news publication.
• Strong proofreading, line-editing, and copyediting skills.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to work flexibly with other editorial-team members.
• Strong critical-thinking skills.
• Firm grasp of journalistic ethics and standards.
• Familiarity with a variety of style guides.
• Familiarity with a variety of content-management systems.
• Experience editing multiple pieces of content on deadline.
• Experience working to develop or update a style guide for a publication.
• Fact-checking experience at a professional news publication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Understanding of the changing media environment.
• Experience editing a variety forms of media.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $128,200 and $193,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.