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About the Role
The Brennan Center seeks a Managing Editor to help run State Court Report and set its editorial agenda. This role involves identifying, assigning, and editing stories, managing contributor relationships, overseeing the editorial calendar, and shaping the publication's coverage and long-term strategies.
Responsibilities
- Help shape the next phase of growth for State Court Report, including new content and audience building strategies.
- Manage editorial calendar for State Court Report; plan, assign, and track deliverables from freelance writers, contributors, and Brennan Center staff; ensure a steady cadence of content (at least 3-5 articles per week); and manage deadlines.
- Edit legal analyses, interviews, features, and other content, including providing structural edits to sharpen arguments and line edits for clarity, legal precision, and style.
- Coordinate timely coverage of major state supreme court rulings; plan packages around topics such as judicial elections, end-of-year decision roundups, and back-to-school resources.
- Build and maintain State Court Report’s bench of contributors, including serving as the primary point of contact for a nationwide network of scholars, journalists, practitioners, and judges; recruit new voices and diverse perspectives.
- Supervise staff and contractors, including freelance writers and editors.
- Oversee state case and docket tracking; shape coverage priorities by identifying legal developments and trends that warrant in-depth analysis.
- Participate in regular content meetings and collaborate in developing story ideas.
- Periodically write articles and analyses; contribute to biweekly newsletter.
- Write and edit headlines and decks; draft updates to articles in response to breaking news.
- Draft case summaries for State Court Report’s case database; ensure case pages are up to date, and notable cases are appropriately tagged.
- Create content for social media and other digital platforms, with a willingness and interest in experimentation and innovation along with regular drafting and editing duties.
- Participate in planning digital forums, symposia, online discussions, events, and other content.
- Lead targeted outreach to key audiences to expand readership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus substantial legal journalism experience or law degree.
- At least seven years of editorial experience, preferably at a legal, policy, or news publication.
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills.
- Exceptional editing skills and judgment, including experience editing complex legal or policy writing by subject matter experts.
- Strong news judgment and excellent writing ability.
- Able to work both collaboratively and independently and thrive in a busy and dynamic work environment, juggling multiple projects.
- Adept at meeting deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships.
- Comfortable working constructively with contributors who may hold different viewpoints and perspectives.
- A creative, problem-solving mindset with demonstrated ability to turn ideas into products or actions.
- Keen interest in law and legal developments.
- Experience in an editorial leadership role.
- Experience managing staff, freelancers, or contractors.
Skills
- Legal journalism
- Editorial
- Organizational
- Project management
- Editing
- Legal writing
- Policy writing
- News judgment
- Writing
- Interpersonal skills
- Relationship building
- Problem-solving
- Content creation
- Social media
- Digital platforms
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Onsite
- Occasional travel
Experience Level
- At least seven years of editorial experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Law degree
Salary/Compensations
- $145,000-160,000
Benefits
- Generous time off program
- 401k plan
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- Wellness and office perks
About the Company
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve the systems of democracy and justice in the United States.
- State Court Report is a fast-growing legal news and analysis hub published by the Brennan Center, which covers cases, trends, and cutting-edge scholarship related to state constitutional law.
- State Court Report features commentary and analysis by leading scholars, journalists, practitioners, and judges with diverse perspectives and expertise.
- State Court Report has a partnership with Slate, produces a biweekly newsletter, curates a database of notable cases, hosts events and symposia, and offers resources for students.
Equal Opportunity
- The Brennan Center for Justice is committed to a workplace based on equal opportunity and a strong belief in the increased effectiveness that comes from a diverse workforce.
- Employment decisions are made without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic identity, sexual orientation, national origin, previous incarceration, disability, military veteran/status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
- To this end, we welcome all qualified applicants to apply.