Editor, NYT Wirecutter (Temporary)

The role

You will edit stories from staff writers on the discovery team and collaborate with cross-team partners on publishing. This role involves managing deadlines, reviewing supporting documents, and working with photo editors.

What you will do

• Edit and revise multiple articles and other content with different writers
• Manage deadlines and process
• Review writers' supporting documents and notes
• Work closely with experienced Wirecutter editors to ensure stories meet editorial standards
• Collaborate with and respond to queries from fact checkers, copy editors, and producers
• Work with photo editors to coordinate photography plans
• Perform related work as assigned
• Demonstrate support and understanding of journalistic independence

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working at a media company
• At least one year of experience working with and editing writers
• Experience working hands on with writers as both an editor and people manager

Nice to have

• Passion balanced by skepticism of marketing claims and unproven ideas
• Experience writing or editing timely, short-form content
• Collaborating with an art director and/or photo editor to present content visually
• Expressing complex ideas using visualizations such as charts, graphs, or infographics

Benefits

• Variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process
• Combine résumé and cover letter into one file for upload

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.