Senior Editor: Culture & Cross-Platform Stories

Condé Nast; New York (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanity Fair is seeking an experienced Senior Editor to join our award-winning editorial team in New York City. You will assign, edit, and publish stories on tight timelines with a sharp cultural sensibility and a strong voice across platforms.

The ideal candidate has extensive newsroom experience, a track record of building teams, and a talent for crafting incisive coverage. This is an in-office role reporting to the Deputy Editor.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in a fast-paced, news-driven environment.
• Balance daily deadlines with longer-lead stories across platforms.
• Experience managing a team and developing writers.
• CMS experience to publish high-volume daily content.
• Experience covering breaking news on a digital platform.
• Social media savvy with experience monitoring conversations.
• Strong prioritization and collaboration.
• Excellent writing and editing across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Assign and edit stories to make Vanity Fair the destination for readers interested in leading cultural figures.
• Play a critical role in cross-cultural coverage across platforms.
• Assist with liveblog planning and coverage of major events.
• Manage and develop a stable of top writers for print and digital.
• Contribute to VF's newsletters as writer and editor.
• Help develop Vanity Fair's distinctive voice across platforms.
• Oversee publication of book excerpts.
• Write and/or report as needed.
• Use traffic data and social feedback to optimize performance and growth.
• Collaborate across departments (photo, video, social, PR, audience development, etc.).

Skills

Strong writing skills

Team management

Collaborator & communicator

Deadline management

Social media savvy

Editorial leadership

Ability to spot original targets

Story assignment & editing

Tools

CMS

Job description

Vanity Fair is seeking an experienced Senior Editor to join our award-winning editorial team in New York City. You will assign, edit, and publish stories on tight timelines with a sharp cultural sensibility and a strong voice across platforms.

The ideal candidate has extensive newsroom experience, a track record of building teams, and a talent for crafting incisive coverage. This is an in-office role reporting to the Deputy Editor.