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Vox is hiring a Senior Editor for our Culture & Features team. Were looking for a versatile journalist who is passionate & knowledgeable about a wide swath of culture coverage, encompassing entertainment, consumerism, & service journalism. We take these subjects seriously, & our approach is rooted in expertise, creativity, & inclusivity.
This Editor will help oversee our culture coverage. They will assign & edit news, explainers, & feature stories that tackle cultural conversations in an approachable way; topics include TV, movies, books, music, celebrity culture, & consumer trends. The ideal candidate is a generalist who is eager to distill distinctive angles & arguments, can see stories hidden in plain sight, & has a knack for identifying the most important stories that Vox should not just add clarity to, but push forward. They will guide reporters in their thinking about what drives our culture from what we read to what we buy & how different audiences respond to it.
This Editor will also lead our service coverage, under the Even Better vertical. We offer a broad conception of service journalism, providing actionable advice to readers & aiming to answer existential questions about big, fraught topics related to how to lead a good life. Our core areas of service coverage are: mental & physical health, relationships & community, & work & money.
WHO WE ARE
Vox candidly shepherds audiences through politics & policy, business & pop culture, food, science, & everything else that matters.
Vox is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Work with the editorial director & other team editors to shape Voxs culture coverage, using an explanatory lens to break down complicated stories in a clear, creative, & compelling way for the general interest reader
- Lead Even Better, Voxs service journalism vertical
- Manage & edit a team of staff reporters
- Assign & edit freelance assignments as needed
- Work collaboratively with other writers on the culture team, as well as reporters, editors, podcast producers, & video producers across the newsroom on one-off stories & larger editorial projects
WHO YOU ARE
- Knowledge & curiosity about culture writ large, & a passion for digging into the details
- Demonstrated experience managing a team of reporters
- Demonstrated experience assigning & editing culture news & features, as well as service journalism
- Strong story judgment & editing skills
- The ability to help reporters uncover key insights in complex topics, & to find the best frame for their stories
- A diverse bench of reporters & experts to draw upon, plus a willingness to always be expanding that roster
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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