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Fact Checker

CONTRACT TYPE: Freelance
LOCATION: Washington, DC
DISCIPLINE: Creative
REMOTE: No
REFERENCE: 477100
CONTACT NAME: Audrey Anderson

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our large nonprofit client headquartered in DC is looking for a Fact Checker. The fact checker will conduct basic fact-checking and comprehensive project research for the editorial team using print and digital sources. This position must be skilled in utilizing web-based tools and software versions of online research platforms.

This is a long-term, 40-hour-a-week W2 contract. All McKinley roles include a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the organization’s content for factual accuracy and verify quotes and expert contributions
  • Provide recommendations and alternatives to editors to ensure factual accuracy
  • Execute front-end research for internal stakeholders on specified content projects and deliverables
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and other partners to ensure the content aligns with the organization’s priorities and mission, enterprise brand strategy, and brand architecture
  • Provide appropriate documentation of fact-checking materials for archiving

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, journalism or communications
  • 3+ years of professional experience at a major newspaper, magazine, or website
  • Skilled at gathering information from various sources
  • Must be able to translate complex statistical and technical data into plain English
  • Demonstrate significant autonomy and possess expert knowledge of fact-checking best practices
  • Understand the legal liabilities of stories produced by multiple content-producing platforms
  • Basic knowledge of CPS/Censhare, Adobe InCopy, Microsoft Office, and Lexis-Nexis using Macintosh is preferred