The Culture Editor oversees the production of The Culture Pages, the magazine’s culture section. The Culture Pages is a space to be definitive, to say this is who and what is relevant in popular culture right now. It’s a space that should make you think critically about ideas and consider a perspective you hadn’t before. The magic is often in the details -- a clever sidebar or subhed, or the way a story is framed, can make the section come to life. It should both delight you and be unafraid to make a provocative argument.

WHO WE ARE

New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world. The New York brand includes the groundbreaking magazine New York, which is published biweekly in print, and six thriving verticals: Intelligencer, delivering national news and sharp commentary on politics, business, technology, and media; the Cut, covering the conversations that matter most to women today; Vulture, the premier destination for culture news, criticism, and service; the Strategist, dedicated to shopping the internet smartly; Curbed, covering cities and city life; and Grub Street, home to food news and authoritative restaurant criticism.

New York Magazine is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Conceive of, assign, and edit stories for the print Culture section — a mix of profiles, essays, sidebars, process pieces, typically at 2500 words or less
• Work alongside another culture editor to plot the section as a whole, and the critics section of the pages
• Occasionally edit long-form culture features and cover story profiles
• Keep up-to-date on cultural news, events, and the release cycle
• Wrangle celebrities for coverage
• Work closely with Print Edit colleagues, from informing them of upcoming stories to collaborating on the layout of the section and the direction of photo shoots
• Plan the yearly Television and Fall Preview issues
• Produce occasional packages of stories around a single topic or theme
• Coordinate with Vulture and Cut editors on coverage plans
• Work with Vulture writers and assign freelance articles within budget constraints
• Occasionally assign web-only features

WHO YOU ARE

• At least five years’ editing experience 
• At least three years’ working in journalism at a senior position
• Proven knowledge and interest in culture 
• Adept at editing on both a story and a line level
• Contacts in the culture world
• A stable of freelance writers

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch!We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is located at the New York Office. We’re dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

This position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the Company and The NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, AFL-CIO.

OUR DEI COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. 

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.