Senior News Editor, Lifestyle & Celebrity

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® empowers consumers navigating the biggest purchase of their lives by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to make decisions.

About the role

Realtor.com® is looking for a Senior News Editor to run the Lifestyle and Celebrity verticals, guiding coverage across three flagship sections: Unique Homes, Celebrity Homes, and Living. This person will set the editorial vision, manage a team of writers, and make Realtor.com® the go-to destination for celebrity real estate and standout home content. This role reports directly to the VP, Editorial and Content.

Responsibilities

• Set the editorial direction and day-to-day content calendar for Celebrity Homes, Unique Homes, and Living verticals.
• Provide strategic planning, editorial direction, idea generation, copy editing, and direct writing support as needed.
• Manage coverage priorities, balancing quick-turn, timely stories with bigger editorial swings.
• Track down exclusive celebrity real estate stories and build out a strategy to grow Realtor.com’s footprint in this space.
• Launch and maintain recurring content franchises that give each section a distinct identity and keep readers coming back.
• Use internal analytics to shape editorial choices.
• Partner with fellow editors and cross-functional teams to get lifestyle and celebrity content in front of the widest possible audience.

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ experience managing digital editorial content, ideally within lifestyle, real estate, celebrity, or culture coverage.
• 2+ years managing people.
• Strong communication skills and experience leading or mentoring a team of writers.
• Sharp instincts for spotting exclusive or high-interest stories before competitors do.
• Solid track record of overseeing articles from ideation through to hitting the publish button.
• Strong multitasking skills — this role spans three sections at once.
• Familiarity with content management systems.
• Bachelor’s degree.

How We Work

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

Pay

The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect in the listed locations. We tailor our offers based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, location, and other relevant factors.

• Salary Range for New York: $150,000 - $180,000
• Annual bonus target typically expressed as a percentage of salary, based on pay-for-performance.

Benefits

• Inclusive and competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage.
• Family forming benefits.
• 13 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible Time Off.
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off.
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs.
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions.
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program.
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location.