Fact Checker/Editor

Job Summary

Seeking a full-time remote Fact Checker/Editor, the successful candidate will manage multiple projects, review and assess written content for accuracy and fairness, and collaborate with writers to enhance POGO's mission of promoting government accountability.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Review and provide feedback on POGO's written projects to ensure accuracy, fairness, and clarity
• Collaborate with writers and assist with proofreading and maintaining the style guide

Required qualifications:

• Four years of experience in fact checking or researching for a newsroom, nonprofit, or content-producing organization
• Demonstrated experience editing various content types and fact checking a range of work
• Knowledge of AP style
• Commitment to accuracy, nonpartisanship, and POGO's principles of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion