Deputy Editor, Esquire

Job Description

Esquire seeks a Deputy Editor to assign, edit, and write news and human-interest stories for all our platforms. The Deputy Editor will also edit our daily politics blog with Charles P. Pierce. The right candidate comes loaded with ideas as well as a stable of writers.

Responsibilities

• Assign and edit pieces ranging from quick-turn stories newsy stories to longer reported pieces
• Edit and post daily political blogs from contributing political writer, Charlie P. Pierce
• Edit print column from contributing political writer, Charlie P. Pierce
• Write short articles and reported pieces
• Work closely with the design and photo team to execute larger packages
• Seek, manage, and grow relationships with both established writers and up-and-coming voices to contribute
  
  

Qualifications

• 6 years of media experience in the consumer lifestyle space
• Experience working in a CMS, including building stories
• Ability to work on deadline in a fast-paced environment
• Deadline-driven, creative thinker, with a strong journalistic sensibility
• Versatile, able to shift gears quickly and manage several projects simultaneously in a daily publishing environment
• Familiar with analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Google Trends
• Knowledge and familiarity with SEO best practices
  
  

The base salary for this role is between $83,000 - $100,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.