G/O Media is currently looking for an Editor-in-Chief to lead and grow Quartz, one of the Internet’s most widely respected business news websites.
The ideal candidate is a strong leader with extensive editing and reporting experience and a deep understanding of both the Quartz unique editorial voice and its role in the national and international business news category. The Quartz Editor-in-Chief will lead a team of about twenty-five full-time writers, editors, and video producers, as well as a network of freelance contributors across the globe. She/He/They must have a demonstrable passion for news about business, finance, policy, technology, and the markets.
The ideal candidate will have a clear vision of how to evolve Quartz to best serve audiences in a competitive dynamic business news field with an audience focus on what Americans are looking for in terms of coverage of U.S. and non-U.S. impactful companies, important trends, new ways of running businesses, their careers and the impact technology is having on all facets of business life. You are plugged in, well-sourced, opinionated, and experienced. You’re comfortable mentoring young writers and hungry for scoops. This is a big job, and you’re ready for it.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Set the strategic editorial policy for the site commensurate with the company’s overall goals
- Ensure the site’s work across all platforms meets the highest standards of editorial excellence and positions the site as authoritative and agenda-setting
- Move quickly to cover breaking news and work to be a major source of news when it comes to the biggest stories in the business world
- Stewardship of the site’s unique and authoritative voice, based on strong points of view, conversational style and a skepticism of conventional wisdom
- Oversee daily production of the site’s output across multiple distribution channels
- Meet targets for growing the reach, loyalty and engagement of the site’s audience
- Hire, retain and develop editorial staff
- Manage the editorial budget
- Represent the title externally at events and in the media to raise its profile
Qualifications:
- Strong leadership skills with at least five years’ experience of managing a team of journalists in a fast-paced deadline-driven, digital environment
- Experience in video, TV, podcasts, and other platforms Quartz will continue to evolve with and grow into
- First-rate editorial judgment and editorial skills
- Ability to generate original ideas for creative and engaging content
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills with the ability to manage, motivate and mentor a diverse and talented team of writers and editors
- Strong collaborative skills, including experience of liaising with stakeholders across the company
G/O Media is deeply committed to fostering a transparently inclusive workplace environment, and people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our company-wide mission is to reach very diverse audiences, and so, we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.
The salary range for this position is $125,000.00 to $180,000.00
To apply, go here.
