Fact-Checker

Date Posted	October 07, 2025
Industry	Magazines / Publishing
Specialty	Not Specified
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

Texas Monthly, one of the nation’s premier media companies, is looking to hire a full-time fact-checker to ensure the accuracy and fairness of its published material. This position will join a collegial, collaborative team of two staff fact checkers and a research chief who work with editors and writers to do the increasingly important work of confirming reporting, evaluating the quality and veracity of sources in a story, and ensuring that both the granular details and the overarching logic of a story are factually sound. While staff fact-checkers’ primary duty is fact-checking the articles that appear in the print magazine, they will also occasionally check additional journalism for Texas Monthly’s other publishing platforms, such as web-only features, videos, or podcasts. A highly experienced candidate may be hired at the senior fact-checker level if they have at least ten years of journalism experience and a demonstrated ability to expertly handle complex and sensitive stories.

This full-time staff position is based in Austin, Texas, and reports to the research chief. This position offers stability at a nationally renowned media company that is growing in audience and revenue and has a culture defined by collegiality, curiosity, ambition, experimentation, the highest journalistic standards, and an abiding sense of service to our millions of readers both in and outside of Texas. This position also offers generous benefits, including a comprehensive health-insurance plan, 401(k) matching, profit sharing, and eligibility for performance-based bonuses. Compensation is competitive and negotiable.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Checking articles for potential errors or unsound passages by double-checking source materials and calling sources to confirm all factual details
• Working closely with writers and editors to address any inaccuracies
• Upholding the values and standards of the Texas Monthly brand

Successful candidates will possess the following skills/abilities:

• Superior research savvy
• Strong editorial judgment around issues of fairness, accuracy, and logical consistency
• A fastidiousness regarding details, deadlines, and organization
• The ability to communicate clearly and diplomatically with parties of all sorts
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and prioritize assignments
• Collaborative professional attitude
• Reporting and interviewing skills, as well as general journalistic know-how
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus, as is a general affinity for, or knowledge of, the state of Texas

Education/Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Previous fact-checking experience for a magazine or magazine-style outlet

Application Process:

If you are interested in this position, please fill out this application form by November 9, 2025. Applications will be considered only if they are submitted through that form.

Promising applicants will be selected for an initial screening interview with the research chief, the director of editorial operations, and an HR manager after the application deadline. Candidates who move forward in the hiring process from there will be asked to take a fact-checking test. Finalists will then have an interview with the editor-in-chief and other major stakeholders, as well as with the other fact-checkers on staff. Potential candidates who are interested in learning more about the position before applying can book an informational phone call with the director of editorial operations at this link.

Texas Monthly is committed to diversity and cultivating an inclusive environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.

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