Fortune · 3 weeks ago
News Editor
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $120K/yr
6+ years expFortune is seeking a News Editor responsible for leading high-impact business coverage with a focus on digital journalism and AI-assisted reporting. The editor will report, write, and edit business news while ensuring accuracy and context, playing a key role in Fortune's digital strategy to grow audience and engagement.
Publishing
Hiring Manager
Chandan Chowdhury
Responsibilities
Report and edit breaking business news and digital features, including stories developed with the assistance of generative AI under the Fortune Intelligence banner
Pitch, assign, and shape enterprise, investigative, and explanatory pieces that help business leaders make sense of market moves, corporate strategy, technology disruption, and labor trends
Maintain rigorous standards of accuracy, fairness, sourcing, and clarity, with particular care around AI-assisted copy and data-driven analyses
Collaborate with reporters, associate editors, video and audio producers, and social and audience teams to package stories for maximum impact across web, newsletters, social, and events
Use audience, SEO, and engagement data to refine beats, headlines, and formats, helping drive sustained digital growth and loyalty for Fortune’s news and service franchises
Develop and mentor talent, providing clear editorial direction, structural and line edits, and feedback to strengthen reporters’ sourcing, storytelling, and analytical depth
Represent Fortune’s journalism externally—including on video, at conferences, and in partner or syndication environments—when needed to amplify key coverage
Qualification
Required
6-10+ years of business journalism experience, including substantial time as an editor or senior reporter covering companies, markets, technology, or the economy
Demonstrated ability to run or significantly contribute to a fast-paced, SEO-savvy digital newsroom that produces multiple high-quality stories per day
Strong news judgment, with a track record of identifying distinctive angles on competitive stories and crafting compelling, clean copy under tight deadlines
Comfort working with data, corporate filings, rankings products (such as the Fortune 500 and related lists), and AI tools to generate insight-rich business coverage
Experience collaborating with video, podcast, social, and audience teams, and an understanding of how stories travel and perform on different platforms
Excellent communication and coaching skills, with the ability to give clear editorial guidance and champion ambitious, original journalism
Benefits
20 vacation days and 2 personal days on top of 11 company holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy
Health, dental, and vision coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), along with flexible spending accounts where Fortune contributes to your HSA
401(k) plan
Generous parental leave
Dependent care, commuter, and cell phone benefits
Tuition reimbursement program
A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Company
Fortune
FORTUNE is a global media organization dedicated to helping its readers, viewers, and attendees succeed big in business through unrivaled access and best-in-class storytelling.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Alan Murray
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Rivers
Chief Technology Officer
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