Managing Editor

New York, NY

Fortune is seeking a thoughtful and energetic managing editor to ensure our newsroom functions at the highest level possible and continually improves.

This is a role for a highly experienced journalist who understands a legacy newsroom inside and out, doing work that is operational, not editing or overseeing content.

At Fortune, the Managing Editor is a newsroom leader who drives how we hire, onboard, manage, develop, and retain talented reporters, producers, and editors. It’s an ideal role for someone who prefers to work behind the scenes, creating and streamlining processes and helping ensure our journalists are set up to do their best, most ambitious work.

You will:

• Take the lead on hiring, partnering with newsroom managers as well as with HR, to attract and hire the best talent in business journalism
• Improve on our onboarding process to help new hires hit the ground running
• Allocate resources to editorial projects like new newsletters, lists, or new products, and liaise with leaders across the organization to bring these projects to life
• Guide editors to become stronger people managers through coaching, especially on tough conversations
• Help set newsroom KPIs and oversee the creation of dashboards that can provide more helpful story engagement data
• Be a sounding board and safe place for everyone in the newsroom to discuss concerns and questions, and escalate relevant queries as needed
• Lead efforts to ensure our journalists are continually improving and learning
• Ensure our journalists feel ownership over and recognition for their work and have clear career paths for advancement
• Manage the discretionary newsroom budget and approve freelance contracts and invoices
• Effectively prioritize big projects and move them forward in a timely way while juggling and handling the nuts and bolts of newsroom life
• Support our journalism in all its forms—digital, print, video, social, live, with the opportunity to do live interviewing at Fortune conferences if desired
• Uphold editorial standards and ethics, protecting editorial independence and integrity as well as the trusted Fortune brand
• Serve as the right hand and a trusted thought partner to the Editor in Chief, supporting newsroom strategy and communications, and executing on her priorities

The right candidate:

• Has at least 8 years of experience working in newsroom management—including coverage, workflow, culture, careers, recruiting, and/or operations
• Has high emotional intelligence; doesn’t shy away from hard conversations and can balance honesty with empathy and kindness
• Is a natural problem solver and can quietly handle and/or escalate challenges as needed before they become major issues
• Has a strong track record of developing trusting relationships, collaborating, and building consensus on a team of creative personalities
• Is highly organized, flexible, and adaptable, can pivot quickly to solve problems and plan ahead to anticipate upcoming needs
• Can work effectively with lots of personality types
• Effectively prioritizes tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Communicates professionally, effectively, and humanely in a hybrid environment
• Earns respect and provides valuable perspective and insight

All applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter explaining briefly how this role is a fit for your background, skills, and career goals.

This role is be based out of Fortune’s headquarters in New York City. Currently we expect employees within commuting distance of any our offices to spend three days a week in the office, an expectation subject to change.

Fortune’s perks and benefits include:

• 22 vacation days, 11 paid holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy
• Health, dental, and vision, coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), plus a high-deductible health plan option where Fortune contributes to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a mental-health benefit
• 401(k) plan
• Generous parental leave
• Dependent care/health care/commuter FSAs, and cell phone benefits
• Tuition reimbursement program and other professional development resources
• An array of cultural initiatives including Employee Resource Groups and a mentorship program
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

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 Range: $150-200K. This range is a good-faith estimate and may ultimately vary based on a number of relevant factors.