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Barron’s seeks a luxury editor

Barron’s magazine, a Dow Jones publication, is seeking a luxury editor.

The primary responsibilities are:

  • The Luxury Editor will be responsible for managing DJMG’s journalism aimed at providing advice and insight to high net worth individuals, including on financial and luxury lifestyle topics, including Penta.
  • The editor will grow Penta’s online presence including developing a comprehensive strategy for mobile, newsletters and other digital platforms.
  • He or she will also manage all aspects of production for the quarterly Penta print magazine, including filing copy, editing, artwork, layout and all other aspects of production.
  • The Editor will also build a live-events program that is editorially sound and commercially viable, covering topics related to luxury lifestyle and financial advice for HNWIs.
  • He or she will manage and motivate an assistant editor and reporter and work closely with other DJMG editors and reporters. He or she will also work with a network of freelance reporters as needed.
  • He or she will be primarily responsible for hitting targets for online readership, including page views, unique visits, and social sharing. He or she will also be responsible for scheduling daily coverage online, including graphics, art and stories.
  • He or she will edit copy, ensuring stories, images and graphics are factually accurate and error free.
  • He or she will seek submissions from other DJMG colleagues
  • He or she will work alongside the Mansion Global editor to liaise with internal and external partners as appropriate. He or she will engage with tv, radio and social media to promote penta’s coverage and to reach a broad audience as appropriate.
  • Experience writing/editing stories about luxury lifestyle and/or financial services is a must. Experience managing small teams and running production of a major publication is also useful.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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