Enterprise Editor, JTA

Date Posted	September 15, 2026
Industry	Digital Media
Specialty	National/World News
Remote / Telecommute	Telecommute
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$100,000 to $120,000

Description:

Job Title Enterprise Editor, JTA

Industry Digital Media & Publishing

Schedule Full-time

Location Remote, West Coast preferred

Benefits 403b/Dental/Health

Salary $100,000 - $120,000

Position Overview

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), the country’s oldest international English-language Jewish news service, is looking for an Enterprise Editor to conceptualize, assign and edit news features, features, explainers and other deep-dive content. As part of the strategic expansion of our not-for-profit news operation, this editor will also oversee our social media staff and work to bring our content to new audiences using creative, multimedia storytelling. The Enterprise Editor will be a part of the newsroom leadership team, helping set strategy and crafting new editorial processes during a time of growth and transition. They will also be expected to help with breaking news coverage as needed. 

The ideal candidate has exceptional news judgment, thrives under deadline pressure, has an eye for buzzy news and has outstanding line editing and copy editing skills. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable thinking several weeks ahead about a major enterprise project and jumping into the newsroom during a breaking news cycle. The candidate must have a solid understanding of the trends, personalities and debates defining Jewish life, culture, religion and politics across the country and throughout the Jewish world. A West Coast candidate or a candidate willing to work West Coast hours is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and edit original enterprise articles that are distinctive, deeply reported, timely and compelling to our audience.

• Work with reporters to generate story ideas, shape pitches, identify sources and reporting opportunities, and oversee projects from conception through publication.

• Maintain rigorous standards for ethics, accuracy, fairness, neutrality and clarity.

• Participate in breaking-news coverage as needed, helping assign, edit and publish fast-moving stories.

• Monitor major developments in Jewish communities, Israel, American politics and culture, antisemitism, religion and other areas relevant to the organization’s mission and readership.

• Oversee the organization’s social media production and strategy, especially short-form video, and manage JTA’s social media staff.

• Develop a freelancer network to provide on-the-ground coverage of events and developments in Jewish communities throughout the Americas.

• Work collaboratively with audience, product and other teams to maximize the impact of our journalism.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional journalism experience, including substantial experience editing or reporting news and feature journalism.

• Demonstrated ability to develop ambitious story ideas and work with reporters to produce high-quality deeply reported journalism.

• Strong news judgment and the ability to make sound editorial decisions under deadline pressure.

• Experience editing breaking news and working effectively in a fast-paced digital newsroom.

• Strong understanding of digital journalism, audience development and social media platforms.

• Excellent writing, editing, organizational and communication skills.

• A sophisticated understanding of Jewish life, Jewish communities, Israel and issues of particular importance to Jewish audiences.

• A collaborative leadership style and enthusiasm for managing and mentoring journalists.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience editing investigations, overseeing innovative projects and/or long-form journalism.

• Experience with short-form video and audio production.

• Familiarity with analytics and audience-development tools.

• Familiarity with the New York Jewish community.

About 70 Faces Media

70 Faces Media is the largest digital nonprofit Jewish publisher in North America. We publish six brands: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, My Jewish Learning, Kveller, The Nosher, Hey Alma, and the New York Jewish Week.

To Apply

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to jobs@70facesmedia.org with “Enterprise Editor” in the subject line.