Editor, NYT Wirecutter (Temporary)

Description

The company's newsroom sends journalists to report from nearly 160 countries.

The team is a temporary opening on the discovery team, a group of writers and editors who apply the review team's approach to service journalism in formats beyond the standard product guide.

The role is part-time at 15-20 hours per week and may be done remotely.

Responsibilities

• Revise and sharpen multiple articles and other pieces from different writers while keeping deadlines and workflow on track.
• Review writers' supporting documents and notes.
• Work with senior editors to bring stories up to the established editorial standards.
• Respond to questions from fact checkers, copy editors and producers so pieces are ready to publish.
• Coordinate photography plans with the photo editors.
• Take on other related work as assigned.
• Uphold journalistic independence and the company's commitment to seeking the truth and helping readers understand events.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of experience at a media company, including at least 1 year working directly with and editing writers.
• Preferred: enthusiasm for the work, balanced by skepticism toward marketing claims and unproven ideas.
• Preferred: experience writing or editing timely short-form content, working with an art director or photo editor on visual presentation, and explaining complex ideas with charts, graphs or infographics is advantageous.
• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

Conditions

Temporary, part-time role of 15-20 hours per week.

Remote work is possible.

Hourly base pay is $42.66 USD.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on sex, age, race, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits

• Variable pay may be available depending on the role, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock for US roles.
• US benefits may include medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with company matching, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• US benefits may also include paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
• For roles outside the US, benefit details are shared during the interview process.