Senior Editor, Style, NYT Wirecutter

About the Role

Wirecutter is seeking a visionary senior editor to oversee our style team. As Wirecutter's senior style editor, you'll be responsible for guiding and expanding our style and accessories coverage to become an indispensable destination for readers looking for straightforward, engaging, and smart advice to help them develop their personal style. You will lead a team of writers and work closely with the photo and video team, audience development team, and lifestyle writers and editors to ensure our coverage is helpful, engaging, and up-to-date.

This is an in-office position, based in our Long Island City office in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities

• Plan coverage for style and accessories guides and projects over the course of the year
• With the editorial director, execute strategy for our coverage and manage a team of writers in execution of dynamic style content, including guides, short-form, and multi-platform coverage
• Assign projects to freelance and staff writers as needed, and manage them on a per-project basis
• Manage editors and writers as direct reports, set clear expectations, facilitate performance feedback, and support learning and development
• Manage editorial process and serve as top or lead editor for guides, short-form journalism, and other projects that fall under your area of coverage
• Approve ideas from your team and use data to support pitches and to monitor performance
• Contribute original ideas to test planning, suggest creative reporting strategies, challenge writers' assumptions
• Interact with our reader community through multiple channels, including social, comments, and through our community team
• May be required to attend trade shows and product news events as needed
• 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

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of professional editing experience and at least two years managing editors and/or writers, with a proven ability to effectively manage projects and direct reports
• The ability to write clearly and accessibly about topics for lay audiences, and edit with an eye for helping others do the same
• Deep knowledge of fashion subject matter and clear sense of good aesthetic taste
• Sharp editing skills and a firm grasp of all categories of style, including clothing basics, fashion accessories, bags and carrying items, shoes, and more
• Strong knowledge of the style landscape, whether menswear or womenswear
• Passion for cutting through the clutter to provide inclusive recommendations at any budget
• Solid network of fashion freelancers, publicists, and sources, and an instinct for what makes a good style story
• Commitment to high standards of reporting, accuracy, and journalistic integrity

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and people management skills
• An effective organizational system with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages in the publication process
• Understanding of how to use web analytics data to make editorial decisions

Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• A company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation, paid sick days, and paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

Pay

The annual base pay range for this role is between $135,000 - $145,000 USD.