Major New England daily. Boston Globe Ideas accepts op-eds, reported stories, book excerpts, first-person essays, and Q&As from outside contributors.

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<b>Job Description:</b><div>Boston Globe Opinion is looking to hire a deputy editor for Ideas, its standalone, eight-page section of reported articles, essays, commentary, video, and interviews about politics, culture, social change, education, science, and technology.</div><div><br></div><div>The deputy Ideas editor collaborates with the Ideas section’s three other staffers -- the editor, an associate editor, a staff writer -- to identify stories worth pursuing; recruit and commission freelance contributors; and edit articles from outside contributors and Globe opinion writers. This editor would also be asked to work closely with our video team to produce short and long-form video from Ideas content and featuring Ideas contributors. Experience producing high-quality visuals, whether video, illustrations, graphics, or photographs, is a plus.</div><div><br></div><div>Ambition will be encouraged: We want this editor to regularly produce the kinds of thoughtful, needle-moving, surprising, and delightful content – whether 2,000-word pieces that can grace the section cover, incisive 900-word analyses of current events, or 90-second social video. </div><div><br></div><div>Leadership is also part of the job: When the Ideas editor is away, this editor will be called upon to help oversee the section.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Responsibilities:</b></div><div><ul><li>Be capable of handling all the basic responsibilities involved in producing the weekly section online and in print.</li><li>Evaluate incoming pitches with an eye to what will surprise, delight, and enlighten readers, while provoking unconventional thinking and engaging debates.</li><li>Generate nuanced, thoughtful, timely ideas of their own.</li><li>Find and cultivate compelling writers and commission pieces from them.</li><li>Work closely with those writers through initial concepts, first drafts, revisions, and final digital and print production.</li><li>Have a stylish eye for strong visuals, and have the ability to commission and create them.</li><li>Write sharp, alluring headlines and social copy.</li><li>Imagine and work with digital editors to produce multimedia versions of our essays, including short video, graphics, quizzes, and animation.</li><li>Contribute to live events involving our writers.</li><li>Oversee production of the section when the Ideas editor is away.</li></ul></div>

Deputy Ideas Editor

<b>Job Description:</b><div><br></div><div>The Boston Globe is seeking a creative, collaborative Designer to help shape the visual presentation of our journalism across both print and digital platforms. This role is responsible for designing compelling features and layouts that elevate our storytelling, engage audiences, and reflect the authority and innovation of the Globe’s journalism.</div><div><br></div><div>This Designer will partner closely with editors, reporters, photographers, and product teams to conceive and execute ambitious visual presentations — from daily news packages to signature enterprise and feature projects.</div><div><br></div><div>At The Boston Globe, we are committed to independent, trustworthy journalism. Our design team plays a critical role in making that journalism resonate visually, emotionally, and intellectually with our audiences.</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Responsibilities:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><ul><li>Design engaging layouts and visual presentations for both print and digital news properties</li><li>Partner across the newsroom to conceive and execute features that extend and deepen the impact of our journalism</li><li>Design and build custom digital story elements using HTML and CSS, including visual modules, interactive features, and responsive layouts</li><li>Prototype and implement web-based storytelling components within the Globe’s publishing systems</li><li>Collaborate with product, engineering, and editorial teams to develop new digital storytelling tools and formats</li><li>Experiment with new storytelling formats, digital tools, and visual approaches</li><li>Translate complex reporting into clear, compelling visual experiences</li><li>Collaborate with editors, reporters, photographers, and developers to bring projects to life</li><li>Help create and commission photography, illustration, artwork, and other visual elements</li><li>Ensure visual consistency and uphold Globe brand standards across platforms</li><li>Work efficiently and collaboratively under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom</li><li>Contribute to evolving design standards, templates, and best practices for both print and digital platforms</li></ul></div>

Editorial Designer

The Boston Globe co-op program, implemented in 1937, offers participants an entry-level opportunity to become familiar with the operations of a daily news organization, whether they’re interested in the editorial or the business side of Boston Globe Media.<div><br></div><div>The co-op program provides an opportunity to attain real-life work experience. Our co-ops are put into real jobs and have wide-ranging responsibilities. It is our mission that participants leave their Boston Globe co-op with applicable experience, reliable best practices, and a stronger professional network.</div>

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Boston Globe Ideas accepts submissions for the following: op-eds; reported stories; book excerpts/adaptations; first-person essays; and Q&amp;A features.<div><br></div><div>You’ll help your chances if your submission meets the following guidelines:</div><div><ul><li>You’ve sent us a completed submission, not a pitch.</li><li>Your submission is in the body of the email, not attached to it.</li><li>You’ve told us, in a line, who you are and why you’re uniquely qualified to write this piece.</li><li>Your piece hasn’t already been published elsewhere, and is not already under review elsewhere.</li></ul></div>

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Op-ed pieces (literally, opposite the editorial page) represent the views of individual columnists and contributing writers. Unlike the editorial page, these columns do not reflect the institutional views of the Globe. They are an opportunity for the Globe to reflect the diverse views of people in the community –and viewpoints may be presented that run counter to the Globe Editorial Board’s position.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Boston Globe welcomes unsolicited op-ed offerings. Please keep the piece to 700 words and send by e-mail to oped@globe.com, by fax to 617-929-2098, or by mail to:</div><div><br></div><div>Op-ed Editor, The Boston Globe</div><div>1 Exchange Pl, Ste 201</div><div>Boston, MA 02109-2132</div>

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