Senior Editor, Vox

Vox is seeking an experienced editor to help oversee its distinctive coverage of policy in a changing America. This editor will lead a team of multi-platform journalists who explore and explain the world of policy and ideas for Vox's wide-ranging and curious audience, in a variety of formats including text, podcasts, and video.

The editor should be eager to manage Vox's coverage with urgency and ambition. They should also be highly collaborative and excited to work across Vox's multimedia newsroom, finding creative ways for journalists to contribute to Vox's signature podcast and video franchises, as well as its growing portfolio of newsletters.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead a team of 4-5 reporters to conceive, assign, and edit pieces rooted in reporting and research.
• Guide Vox's coverage of big policy topics with a clear hand and vision, staying on top of the news to find fresh angles.
• Collaborate closely with Vox's editorial director for politics, as well as other Vox editors across multiple platforms, to deliver a rich and compelling political report.
• Shape stories and broader coverage plans to ensure they are rigorous, compelling, and aligned with Vox's editorial strategy and audience goals.
• Collaborate with other teams across the newsroom to help develop and sharpen your reporters' stories in other platforms, including audio, video, and social video.
• Work closely with colleagues in policy and politics, the executive editor, and the managing editor for audience and membership to ensure our editorial approach connects to Vox's broader strategy in the membership era.

Requirements:

• 5 years' experience editing.
• Strong leadership, management, communication, and editing skills.
• Excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to bring analysis and sharp angles to news stories.
• Analytical rigor.
• Passion for Vox's mission of serving the audience and making complex concepts accessible through explanatory journalism.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid position based in the Washington, D.C. or New York office.

Salary Range: $120,000-$150,000 USD