Story Editor, NYT Magazine

Responsibilities

• Bring story ideas that demonstrate strong news judgment, subject-area expertise and audience awareness
• Assign and edit feature articles, ideas-driven essays, visually-driven interactive stories, special packages and the occasional column
• Lead a team of journalists including colleagues from design, photo, research, copy and production to shape and finalize stories for publication
• Edit stories to the highest standards, with attention to accuracy, fairness, independence and narrative
• Self-manage your own deadlines and set appropriate deadlines for your writers. Ensure that stories are in stable shape ahead of production
• 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

Qualifications

• 5+ years' editing experience at a major publication or media organization
• Experience generating ideas for magazine stories and the ability to convert them into assignments
• Skill and experience working with writers at every stage of a manuscript process, from pitching and honing ideas all the way down to close line editing
• Demonstrated track record in leading collaborative teams

Benefits

• The annual base pay range for this role is between $124,979.94 - $135,000 USD
• 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, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs

Pay

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

Schedule

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