Rolling Stone: Features Editor Job at Penske Media
Join our fun, fast-paced, talented team. You’ll be the Features Editor overseeing some of our most important long-form journalism — news-breaking narrative non-fiction about politics, true crime, national security, technology, pop culture, and so much more.
The ideal candidate has a proven track record of generating and landing ambitious features, essays, and high-profile interviews for both digital and print. The editor must come with a network of freelance writers and a demonstrated ability to get the most out of those writers. The senior editor must be able to edit and assign stories of interest to diverse communities with sensitivity and intelligence. A willingness to collaborate is a must. So are the ability to shape features and respond to breaking stories quickly, accurately, and style.
Responsibilities:
- Assign and edit major features, interviews, and more – for both print and digital.
- Manage freelance and staff writers tackling some of Rolling Stone’s most ambitious projects.
- Track emerging trends for story ideas, with a particularly close eye on politics, tech, true crime, pop culture, international affairs, and more.
- Brainstorm coverage ideas with videographers, photographers, and social media specialists — as well as with other reporters and editors.
- Serve as a member of Rolling Stone’s senior editorial leadership team.
Requirements:
- 7+ years experience assigning and editing ambitious long-form journalism.
- A proven track record of delivering exclusive and high-quality material on a deadline.
- The ability to juggle several stories and projects at the same time and keep a cool head under pressure.
- A substantial network of freelance writers.
- Experience successfully bringing home stories with complex sourcing, fact-checking, and legal vetting.
- A deep sense of what makes a story right for Rolling Stone.
- A commitment to collaborating with colleagues at every level of the organization.
- NYC preferred, but certain remote locations ok
Typical wage range: $115k - $125k
Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, effective for this role July 1, 2023, the company will pay 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).
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