Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor - Pubninja (Eleven)

Pubninja, a brand of Eleven Int Service, is seeking a remote Assistant Editor to lead their news desk, focusing on US news, particularly in science, environment, and feature stories. This full-time role involves managing a team to produce timely, engaging, and high-quality content for a global audience.

About Us

Eleven Int Service has been scaling digital media brands since 2015, reaching millions monthly. Our brands cover entertainment, news, lifestyle, royals, finance, science, and space technology, with a focus on US-first global audiences. We operate across articles, video, social media, newsletters, and live experiences. Our mission is to create and scale media brands that inform, entertain, inspire, and engage, fostering a culture of collaboration, agility, and continuous learning.

We expect accountability, ownership, intelligence, hard work, and results. We offer freedom of expression, exposure to massive audiences, industry-standard pay, and a fast-paced newsroom culture.

About Pubninja

Pubninja is a leading digital media company partnering with top international publishing houses. We create compelling content across entertainment, human interest, health, politics, crime, social media, pop culture, science, space, and lifestyle. As a growing media-tech company, we engage over 30 million daily readers with well-researched, fact-checked articles.

About The Role

We are looking for a seasoned editorial professional to lead our news desk, focusing on coverage of US news with a focus on science, environment and feature stories. This role involves overseeing a dynamic team of writers, editors, and social media executives to deliver timely, engaging, and high-quality news content. The ideal candidate will have an interest in science, general awareness of the US news landscape, outstanding editorial judgment, and a background in managing breaking news workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the editorial team to cover stories on science, environment and feature stories in a timely fashion.
• Research and source daily news articles on science, environment, and feature stories.
• Identify compelling story angles and headlines that amplify the performance of the page.
• Assign, review, and edit stories, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and speed.
• Track performance and interpret data to craft a strategy that maximizes page performance.
• Fact-check sources and cite credible scientific journals or institutions.
• Simplify scientific concepts for the average American reader while maintaining factual accuracy.
• Mentor team members and help maintain a high standard of editorial quality.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of journalism experience with at least 1 year catering to the American audience.
• Minimum 2 years of editing experience, and at least a year's experience in executing strategy for feature or science articles.
• Experience in managing or mentoring editorial teams (even in a limited capacity).
• Strong command of grammar, news structure, and fact-checking practices.
• Ability to multitask and manage a news desk under pressure.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a digital-first newsroom or online publishing environment.
• Familiarity with using CMS platforms, live news dashboards, and social media tools.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote team and collaborating across time zones.

Benefits

• Fully remote work setup
• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to work on high-impact political coverage with a global audience
• Collaborative and fast-paced work culture

Key Skills/Competency

• Editorial Leadership
• News Desk Management
• Content Strategy
• Science Journalism
• Environmental Reporting
• Feature Writing
• Team Mentorship
• Performance Analysis
• Fact-Checking
• US News Landscape