[Hiring] Editor-in-Chief @WeVote

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Editor-in-Chief to lead WeVote's editorial vision and content strategy. This volunteer leadership role is ideal for a senior journalist, editor, media leader, or content strategist who is passionate about civic engagement, voter education, and nonpartisan journalism.

• Lead Editorial Vision & Strategy: Develop and oversee WeVote's editorial direction, ensuring all content aligns with the organization's mission to educate, engage, and empower voters through trusted, nonpartisan information.
• Serve as the Editorial Authority: Establish and uphold editorial standards, journalistic ethics, fact-checking protocols, and style guidelines that maintain the credibility and integrity of WeVote's content.
• Guide Content Priorities: Identify key civic, democracy, voting, and technology topics that should be covered across blogs, newsletters, and educational content initiatives.
• Lead and Inspire Contributors: Provide leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to volunteer editors, writers, researchers, and content creators, fostering a culture of editorial excellence.
• Drive Thought Leadership: Help position WeVote as a trusted voice in civic technology, voter education, and democratic participation through compelling editorial initiatives and strategic storytelling.
• Collaborate with Organizational Leadership: Partner with executive, communications, political data, product, and marketing leaders to ensure editorial efforts support broader organizational goals while maintaining editorial independence and integrity.
• Review High-Impact Content: Provide final editorial oversight on major publications, feature stories, opinion pieces, and strategic communications before publication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in journalism, publishing, editorial leadership, digital media, content strategy, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience leading editorial teams, setting publication strategy, and managing content quality across multiple channels.
• Deep understanding of editorial ethics, fact-checking standards, audience engagement, and responsible reporting practices.
• Experience developing content strategies that grow audience engagement, increase readership, and strengthen organizational visibility.
• Outstanding editorial, writing, copyediting, and storytelling abilities with meticulous attention to accuracy and clarity.
• Passion for voter education, civic engagement, democracy, and maintaining objective, impartial editorial standards.
• Ability to successfully lead volunteer contributors and collaborate across distributed teams in a remote environment.

Benefits

• Influence the editorial direction of a nationally recognized civic technology nonprofit.
• Help millions of voters access trusted, nonpartisan information.
• Lead a talented team of mission-driven volunteer contributors.
• Build executive-level editorial leadership experience.
• Collaborate with professionals across journalism, technology, product development, communications, and civic engagement.

Company Description

WeVote is a nonpartisan civic technology nonprofit dedicated to helping voters make informed decisions and participate in democracy. As a Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee, we build digital tools that provide voters with trusted election information and encourage civic engagement at scale.