Managing Editor

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pirate Wires is seeking an editor to lead high-volume, deeply researched journalism at the crossroads of tech, politics, and culture. You will shape coverage, ensure accuracy, and uphold the brand voice.

Collaborate with the EIC to manage newsletters, oversee contributor output, and build a stable network of freelancers for quick-turnaround pieces while refining the editorial calendar around industry events.

Qualifications

• Experience as an editor preferred; demonstrate that your writing and style fit the company.

Responsibilities

• Content creation: produce a high volume of deeply researched, investigative journalism across tech, politics, and culture.
• Assist EIC and senior editors in writing newsletters under strict deadlines.
• Oversee production of contributor content.
• Ensure all content meets quality, accuracy, and voice standards.
• Develop a stable of freelance contributors for quick-turnaround pieces.
• Shape the editorial calendar with the Editor-in-Chief to align with industry events and company objectives.
• Edit all pieces to meet Pirates Wires' standards and editorial guidelines.
• Analyze content performance and use insights to inform future strategy.

Skills

Editing

Content strategy

News writing

Team leadership

Job description

Responsibilities

• Content creation: Consistently produce a demanding volume of deeply researched, fact checked, investigative and journalistic content about the trends, characters, companies, products, and media narratives at the broad intersection of tech, politics, and culture.
• Assist EIC and senior editorial staff in writing and producing (potentially multiple) newsletters on strict deadlines.
• Content Oversight: Manage and oversee the production of contributor content.
• Ensure all content meets the company's standards for quality, accuracy, and voice.
• Develop a stable of freelance contributors who you can hit up to get quick‑turnaround pieces on current topics published and distributed.
• Content Planning & Strategy: Work closely with the Editor-in-Chief and other vertical editors to shape the editorial calendar, planning content that aligns with industry events, trends, and Pirate Wires' objectives.
• Quality control: Edit all pieces to ensure all content – whether in-house or from contributors – adheres to Pirate Wires' standards and editorial guidelines.
• Analytics & Performance: Review content performance, using insights to inform future content decisions and strategies.

Requirements

• Experience as an editor is preferred; you must show that your writing and style is a fit for the company.