Lifestyle Trending News Editor

The New York Post delivers news, sports, pop culture and entertainment with unmatched speed, attitude and authority, reaching more than 90 million unique viewers each month. With a 225-year legacy and a fast-moving digital-first newsroom, the Post operates across print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce, and continues to define the city’s most talked-about stories.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and audience-driven Lifestyle Trending News Editor (Tuesday–Saturday) to direct our daily lifestyle news content—working across verticals including sex & relationships, fashion, real estate, parenting, travel, food & drink, science & technology, and general interest. The successful candidate will be audience- and SEO-obsessed, with an innate ability to identify the topics everyone wants to read and talk about, and proven experience using data and insights platforms to maximize traffic.

The role requires a confident editorial leader who will manage writers across multiple verticals, including consumer lifestyle, science, tech, and viral trends. It reports to the Lifestyle Editor. The shift for this role is Tuesday–Saturday, with an expectation to report into the office 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Generate an endless font of innovative and agenda-setting daily trending and exclusive ideas.
• Assign and edit trending daily stories at high speed.
• Create short- and long-term strategy for the lifestyle news department, leveraging audience insights platforms to meet department goals.
• Oversee the production of daily stories—from writing headlines in the Post’s signature wit to ensuring SEO best practices, to coordinating photo shoots and imagery.
• Constantly analyze web traffic and referral metrics to drive audience engagement and traffic.
• Monitor the news to look for opportunities to add depth to headlines through original reporting, first-person perspectives, and expert explainers.
• Manage lifestyle news reporters and editors on the team.
• Coordinate closely with other departments such as photo, video, and audience development.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of editing experience in a news or fast-moving magazine environment, preferably in a lifestyle or culture department.
• Excellent news judgment and sharp editing and writing skills.
• Your finger on the pulse of the topics and trends of interest to the Post audience.
• Proven understanding of what makes a story successful across digital platforms—from headlines to visuals and optimization.
• Proficiency in WordPress or similar CMS.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple stories, writers, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfortable making fast, decisive editorial calls in a breaking news environment.
• Proven team leader skilled at managing and developing writers and working across departments including visuals, social, and audience development.
• Expertise with analytics tools and performance metrics to guide coverage and strategy.
• Deep understanding of referral traffic, particularly social, search, and Discover.
• Proven experience driving and retaining audiences with deeper, engagement-focused content.

Pay

Base pay range: $85,000 – $100,000. This range reflects our good-faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.