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Autos Editor Job at Fortune in New York

Fortune
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Title : Autos Editor

Fortune is seeking a talented editor to lead our autos and transportation coverage. In this role, you will set the agenda by assigning stories about the people, strategies, and stocks of the biggest Fortune 500 transportation companies, while also reporting and writing.

This editor will report to our global head of news and build a new team from the ground up.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable editing stories as well as writing pieces about vehicles, industry trends, company executives, and unique, fascinating angles into these topics (and others) that you won’t read elsewhere.

To apply, please submit your résumé, a cover letter clearly outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements and links to five pieces that represent the type of work described.

You will :

  • Be able to show an impressive track record of editing and generating scoops and analysis on autos and transportation topics that are relevant to our audience of leaders.
  • Enjoy constantly networking with CEOs, executives and sources inside auto and transportation companies to cultivate stories and scoops.
  • Be comfortable jumping in to write stories as needed.
  • Appear on stage at Fortune events to interview industry leaders.
  • Consistently generate story ideas, from quick news hits to profiles and magazine features.
  • Be comfortable juggling a mixture of stories, working on tight deadlines, and pursuing original reporting in a fast-paced newsroom.
  • Be able to work closely with the managing editor to recruit and hire a team of reporters to help build autos coverage for the newsroom.
  • Be able to create charts using tools like Datawrapper.

You have…

  • At least 5 years of full-time newsroom experience, preferably in a similar role.
  • A digital-first mindset and voracious reading habits.
  • Interest in autos coverage and the desire to define the beat.
  • The ability to work quickly and collaboratively as part of a tight-knit, fast-paced team.
  • Fortune’s U.S. headquarters is in New York City. This role is based in the U.S., and candidates should have authorization to work in the U.S. Candidates based in the NYC area or near one of our other offices will be required to work in the office 4 days per week.
  • A few of Fortune’s perks and 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
  • Location : This role will be based in NYC. There will be a minimum of 4 days / week in the office.

    Some great candidates may not fit neatly into what we’ve described above or have key skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

    Salary Range : $100,000 - $125,000. This range is a good faith estimate and may ultimately vary based on a number of relevant factors.

    All applicants should submit a resume and cover letter.

    About Fortune :

    At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, great storytelling, rigorous benchmarking and world-class community building. And our key values are humility, ownership, and transparency.

    The policy of Fortune Media is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Fortune Media affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.

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    Salary : $100,000 - $125,000

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