Lead Editor, Lifestyle, NYT Wirecutter (Temporary)
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.
About the role
Wirecutter is seeking a temporary lead editor to help produce coverage for our lifestyle and initiatives team. Our lead editors make sure our assignments stay on track, adhere to Wirecutter standards and processes, and reflect the news and information most relevant to our readers. As a lead editor, you will work with our lifestyle and initiatives senior editor to edit and manage newsroom-wide initiatives like awards franchises as well as other types of routine coverage. You'll work with editors and writers on other lifestyle teams to produce guide and short-form coverage, guide deadlines and story angles, and communicate project status with cross-functional members of our team. You'll also help the senior editor with Wirecutter Store-related duties as needed. This is a temporary role with an anticipated end date in December 2026. This is a hybrid position, based in our LIC office in NYC and includes regular attendance in the office. You will report to the Editorial Director.
Job ID: REQ-020822
Responsibilities
- Work with lifestyle and initiatives senior editor to edit and assign stories
- Communicate editorial calendar shifts, deadlines, and areas of focus to cross-functional teams
- Project manage multiple articles and other content with different writers; manage deadlines and process; review writers' supporting documents and notes; edit and revise copy; and work closely with experienced Wirecutter editors to ensure stories are up to the editorial standards we've established
- Write and edit copy for editorial surfaces of the Wirecutter Store
- Contribute original ideas to planning, suggest creative reporting strategies, and challenge writers' assumptions
- Use data to support potential story ideas
- Collaborate with and respond to queries from fact checkers, copy editors, and producers to prepare pieces for publication
- Work with our audience team to prepare responses to reader feedback and questions; work with our affiliate team to resolve stock issues on recommendations; work with our operations team on product orders and testing plans; work with our photo editors to coordinate photography plans
- Perform related work as requested
- 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