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Editor, Culture

WNYC/Gothamist New York City, New York

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Culture Editor

WNYC/Gothamist Newsroom

The WNYC/Gothamist Newsroom is seeking a New York-loving and culture-obsessed editor to lead our culture desk. This editor will oversee journalists who produce multiplatform storytelling on the city’s zeitgeist, art and entertainment.

The Culture Editor is passionate about the city’s existing and emerging cultural scenes and venues. A strong candidate will have experience managing daily and enterprise coverage that is audience-first and engaging.

This editor will direct and shape coverage with an eye toward reaching new and diverse audiences as we capture the impact that culture, and access to culture, has on all people who live in our region. This editor is responsible for upholding the highest standards of journalistic quality and integrity, ensuring that WNYC’s journalism is engaging, timely, accurate, clear, thorough, fair and impactful.

This role reports into WNYC’s Deputy Editor.

Responsibilities:

+ Create and operationalize a strategic vision for the Culture desk’s journalism that attracts loyal and diverse audiences in digital, on-air, on-demand audio and social

+ Work with reporters to develop clear lines of coverage and beats within the Culture space

+ Create recurring editorial series and features that are audience-first and engaging

+ Manage a freelancer budget and foster relationships with freelance journalists

+ Hold all content to the highest journalistic standards -- from breaking news to longform features

+ Create and execute team goals while mentoring, developing and coaching direct reports

+ Organize daily and long-term coverage planning that is communicated clearly and with intention

+ Collaborate with peers and partners across the organization, bringing visibility to daily coverage and contributing to major projects

+ Foster a culture of accountability, creativity and innovation in storytelling

+ Occasionally work weekend, evening and/or holiday newsroom shifts as needed

Qualifications:

+ Minimum of 5 years professional journalism experience, largely in the culture and arts space

+ Strong text and digital editing skills with additional editing experience in audio preferred.

+ Ability to lead, inspire, manage and deliver feedback to a team of reporters

+ Ability to conceive and execute innovative approaches to storytelling with a demonstrated ability to see the story that’s going to engage readers and to anticipate reader interests

+ Deft writing and editing skills, including the ability to sharpen or rewrite copy with grammatical and style precision under deadline

+ Sophisticated communication skills, including oral, written, and public speaking

+ Deep commitment to accurate, ethical journalism; and impeccable journalistic integrity and judgment

+ Demonstrated knowledge of complex social and cultural issues

+ Self-starter with proven ability to meet deadlines and pay close attention to detail and fact-checking

+ Ability to manage several projects concurrently

+ Demonstrated commitment and ability to contribute an equity lens to every aspect of people development and management processes, and ability to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion competency in newsrooms

Additional Information

This is a full-time role with a salary range of $115,000-$130,000 per year (plus a full benefits package). Salary offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and organizational pay equity. New York Public Radio offers excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance, vacation, personal and sick time as well as parental leave.

This role is currently operating in a hybrid capacity, with the ability to sometimes work from home. However, this position is part of the NYPR staff and will be expected to work from the NYC office on specified days with regularity.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

New York Public Radio is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We continuously strive to place our employees at the center of our thinking and elevate inclusive practices to develop and support a more engaged and productive workforce. Our journalism and operations in the service of that journalism benefit from a broad range of perspectives, from all backgrounds, at all levels of the organization. Diversity is essential to honest, authentic, accurate storytelling and reportage; creating an institution in which all voices are encouraged, valued, and heard.

Equal Opportunity

New York Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving the goal of equal employment opportunity for all. Applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions without regard to mental or physical disability, race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, employment status or any protected federal, state or local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.