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Staff Editor, Magazine Audience Engagement

New York Times, Long Island City, New York, United States, 11101


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New York, NYTime Type:

Full timePosted On:

Posted 4 Days AgoJob Requisition ID:

REQ-017273The mission of The New York Times

is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company.Job Description

The New York Times Magazine is hiring an Audience Editor to support and execute audience development efforts at the Magazine. You are a strong team player and an omnivorous reader with a keen grasp of audience behaviors across distribution channels.The editor will participate in the development of audience plans for Magazine projects and stories, with an emphasis on newsletters, social media and the Times’s robust community of readers. You will bring the Magazine’s work alive by contributing to headline workshops and writing sharp social copy. You will help track and share audience successes, and build on them.In addition, the editor will work with the desk’s senior staff to inform coverage decisions, proposing stories that speak to reader interest, and suggesting ways to frame coverage that help connect with online audiences.They should thrive in an ambitious, deadline-driven and highly collaborative environment, where they will need to navigate a complex department to bring their ideas to life.The ideal candidate is creative, communicative, organized and diplomatic, with a passion for Magazine journalism. A sense of humor is a plus.This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.Responsibilities:Help develop and execute audience plans for Magazine projects and stories.Coordinate on and off-platform promotion with the wider newsroom.Participate in headline and display workshops, shaping the way stories are framed and consumed digitally.Run the Magazine’s Instagram account, with language that sings on the platform and an eye for long-term growth.Write social copy, analyze and improve our presence and strategy on existing platforms.Explore opportunities on emerging platforms, working with the Senior editor and the Times’s central audience teams.Produce the weekly Magazine newsletters.Help explore a new strategy to engage the Magazine’s newsletter audience.Help create regular audience reports for Magazine leadership and other teams.Suggest story ideas and new formats framed around reader interest.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.You will report to the Magazine’s Senior Editor.Basic Qualifications:7+ years of experience in digital journalism.Proven ability to write in an engaging, smart tone that feels native to social media.Experience writing smart, enticing headlines.Familiarity with all mainstream and emerging social channels.Strong journalistic instincts.Comfortable with audience data and interpretation.Knowledge of the competitive Magazine landscape.Knowledge of Figma for Instagram.Preferred Qualifications:Basic video editing skills.This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY. The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,711.62 and $112,000.00.The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce , one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.

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