Senior Editor, Architecture Lists

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About the role

Forbes is looking for a seasoned architecture writer or editor who will anoint the best of the best in architecture and design for our exclusive rankings. This position will sit within the editorial team and will collaborate with stakeholders across the company, including growth, revenue, and SEO. You will be the central player in building new revenue-generating lists highlighting the best in the field, designing high-quality methodologies, gathering data, and leading the editorial process.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core member of the editorial team, partnering with Growth, Revenue, and SEO stakeholders to align content strategy with business objectives.
• Leverage deep architecture and design expertise to spearhead the creation of new, revenue-generating "best-of" lists and industry rankings.
• Establish rigorous quantitative and qualitative methodologies to evaluate industry excellence, including the development of internal datasets and the synthesis of external data.
• Oversee the full editorial lifecycle—from gathering nominations and securing external partners to data analysis and final reporting.
• Write, assign, and edit high-impact articles and profiles, collaborating with video, photography, and social media teams to ensure a robust multi-channel presence.
• Act as the primary "voice and face" of editorial lists, representing the brand to industry leaders, external partners, and general audiences.

Requirements

• At least 7-10 years of writing and editing in a digital newsroom. Experience working in business journalism is preferred.
• Knowledge, experience, and deep sourcing in the architecture field.
• Working knowledge of SEO best practices.
• Readiness to work quickly on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Commitment to detail and deadlines with high-level time management and organizational skills, including maintaining an editorial calendar.
• Ability to confidently take complicated or large quantities of data and turn it into a clean and compelling consumer storyline.
• Familiarity with analytics and facility in using a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, formulas, survey design, and statistical analysis.
• Highly skilled in working with spreadsheets as well as common business data sources such as Hoovers and Dun & Bradstreet.
• Engaging interpersonal communication skills, with some people leadership experience and demonstrated ability in managing writers, both staff and freelance.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $165,000.

Schedule

This position is open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position.