Editorial Copy Associate, The New Yorker

Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.; World Trade Center (NY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Yorker, part of Condé Nast, is seeking a skilled copy editor to maintain editorial integrity across print and digital content. You will polish articles, optimize headlines, and ensure accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Required experience, strong editorial instincts, and meticulous attention to detail. The role requires flexibility with early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays to support publication schedules.

Qualifications

• Some experience as a copy editor, producer, or proofreader.
• Strong editorial instincts, writing skills, and news judgment.
• An eye for detail, an ear for voice.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple tasks.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn new editorial systems.

Responsibilities

• Copy-edit and proofread articles, pages, and related materials for The New Yorker, improving grammar, style, tone, and concision.
• Proofread and clean digitized stories from magazine archives, ensuring clean conversions.
• Suggest engaging headlines and display copy, following SEO guidelines.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to schedule pieces for publication in the CMS.
• Additional duties as required by the manager.

Skills

Copy editing

Editorial judgment

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Team collaboration

SEO awareness

Tools

Wordpress

Google Docs

InCopy

Job description

Job Description Location: New York, NY

The New Yorker is a multi-platform media enterprise, spanning print, digital, audio, video, and live events. Founded in 1925, The New Yorker is considered by many to be the most influential magazine in the world, renowned for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons. In addition to the weekly print magazine, The New Yorker has become a daily digital destination for news and cultural coverage by its staff writers and other contributors. In print and online, The New Yorker stands apart for its commitment to truth and accuracy, for the quality of its prose, and its insistence on exciting and moving every reader.

Responsibilities:

• Copy-edit and proofread articles, pages, and related materials for The New Yorker, suggesting editorial improvements to grammar, style, usage, logic, sense, tone, placement, and concision, and expertly spotting typos and bad breaks on final passes.
• Proofread and clean digitized stories from magazine archives, insuring that no infelicities have been introduced in the conversion process.
• Suggest engaging headlines and other display copy, following SEO guidelines and editorial best practices.
• Coördinate with multiple stakeholders to prepare and schedule pieces for publication in The New Yorker’s content-management system.
• Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Some experience as a copy editor, producer, or proofreader.
• Strong editorial instincts, writing skills, and news judgment.
• An eye for detail, an ear for voice.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfort learning new editorial systems.
• Experience working with a content-management system (such as Wordpress) for publishing Web content.
• Experience working with Google Docs and InCopy.
• Familiarity with the history, style, and values of The New Yorker.
• Willingness to work some early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $67,500-$72,500. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.

Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award-winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan.

At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all.

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