Editor, NYT Wirecutter (Temporary) New York, NY

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a part-time temporary editor to join Wirecutter's discovery team. You will edit stories from staff writers and collaborate with cross-team partners to publish.

You should storytell powerfully, coach writers thoughtfully, and work hands-on with editors as well as a people manager. This role offers a remote work possibility and ~15–20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience at a media company with at least one year of experience editing writers.
• Experience editing writers and coaching junior editors.
• Ability to manage multiple articles and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Edit and revise multiple articles and other content with different writers; manage deadlines and process; review writers' notes; work with senior editors to ensure standards.
• Collaborate with fact checkers, copy editors, and producers to prepare pieces for publication.
• Coordinate with photo editors to plan photography for stories.
• Perform related work as assigned.
• Support and uphold journalistic independence and our mission to seek the truth.
• Report to the Editorial Director.

Job description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role, Mission or Department Overview

Wirecutter is seeking a temporary editor to join our discovery team, a group of writers and editors dedicated to applying Wirecutter's best-in-class approach to service journalism in formats outside of our classic product guide.

As a temporary editor, you'll edit stories from staff writers on the discovery team and collaborate with cross-team partners on publishing.

We're looking for an editor who can storytell powerfully, coach writers thoughtfully, hop on trends discerningly, and delight our readers each and every day. You should have experience working hands on with writers as both an editor and people manager.

This is a part-time role (15-20 hours per week). You will have the potential to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Edit and revise multiple articles and other content with different writers; manage deadlines and process; review writers' supporting documents and notes; and work closely with experienced Wirecutter editors to ensure stories are up to the editorial standards we've established
• Collaborate with and respond to queries from fact checkers, copy editors, and producers to prepare pieces for publication
• Work with our photo editors to coordinate photography plans
• Perform related work as assigned
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Editorial Director.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working at a media company with at least one year of experience working with and editing writers

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion balanced by skepticism of marketing claims and unproven ideas
• Experience writing or editing timely, short-form content, collaborating with an art director and/or photo editor to present content visually, and expressing complex ideas using visualizations such as charts, graphs, or infographics is advantageous as well

Additional Compensation and Benefits

• For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
• For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

REQ-020823

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$42.66 - $42.66 USD

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