Staff Editor

Primary/Ongoing Responsibilities

• Edit stories from across the WIRED newsroom depending on need.
• Edit stories syndicated from WIRED’s international brands to make sure they align with our editorial style and standards.
• Work with external partners to identify stories for syndication, and bring those through our production process.
• Proactively seek out interesting, diverse voices who can help WIRED deliver differentiated business coverage.
• Collaborate with other WIRED teams on all aspects of the story process, partnering with photo/art on visuals and design; answering fact-checking and copy queries; seeing stories through production processes; and partnering with social and/or video to ensure stories have maximum impact.
• Contribute to brand extensions, social platforms, and additional projects as needed.
• Represent the brand in a public-facing way as necessary, such as on social media, in press opportunities, panels and speaking engagements, and internal company presentations.
• Additional projects/stories as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience as an editor in a fast paced, digital and news-driven environment.
• A past portfolio of work that reflects significant experience covering the tech industry, cybersecurity, science, or another core area of WIRED coverage, including a consistent record of breaking news.
• Experience overseeing multi-platform content from brainstorm to execution; the ability to balance daily deadlines with longer-lead projects.
• Experience and passion for delivering big, ambitious coverage, particularly around Big Tech, climate, and other core areas of focus.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills; adept at working with a diverse team of fact checkers, copy editors, designers, photo editors, digital producers, social media producers and story editors.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.

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