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The New York Times · 3 hours ago

Lead Editor, Beauty & Personal Care, NYT Wirecutter

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$89K/yr - $95K/yr

3+ years exp

The New York Times is committed to independent journalism and is seeking a Lead Editor for their Beauty and Personal Care team at Wirecutter. This role involves managing editorial projects, collaborating with writers, and ensuring high-quality product coverage to help readers find the best products for their needs.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work with senior editor to develop the strategy for your beat and assign projects to freelance and staff writers

Project manage stories with different writers; manage deadlines; plan and oversee product research and testing; review writers' supporting documents and notes; edit and revise copy; and work closely with Wirecutter editors to ensure stories meet our exacting editorial standards

Stay up to date on beauty industry news and product launches and meet with sources and attend conferences and presentations as needed

Contribute original ideas to test planning, suggest creative reporting strategies, and challenge writers' assumptions

Write short form and long-form pieces as necessary

Collaborate with and respond to queries from fact checkers, copy editors, and producers to prepare pieces for publication

Work with our audience team to respond to reader feedback and questions; work with our affiliate team to resolve stock issues on recommendations; work with our operations team on product orders and testing plans; work with our photo editors to coordinate photography plans

Perform related work as assigned

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

Qualification

Beauty industry reportingEditing skillsProject managementGoogle WorkspaceSEO knowledgeSocial media understandingEmpathyCollaborationCreativity

Required

3+ years of experience working at a media company with at least two years of experience working with and editing writers

Experience reporting on the beauty and personal care industries

Experience with collaborative tools, specifically Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Calendar) and Slack, with a proven ability to manage complex editorial workflows and team communications seamlessly

Preferred

Experience with SEO from an editorial perspective and a sense of how to use web analytics data to make editorial decisions

Experience collaborating with an art director and/or photo editor to present coverage visually

Experience with social media platforms and a general understanding of what coverage performs best on each platform

Passion balanced by skepticism of marketing claims and unproven ideas

Company

The New York Times

The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.

Founded in 1851

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.nytco.com/

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