The Verge is seeking a Senior Tech Editor to work with writers and editors across our newsroom to assign stories, edit copy, and coordinate coverage around the week’s biggest events.
As Senior Tech Editor, you’ll be responsible for identifying opportunities for deeper reporting, clear analysis, and daily coverage, and then working with writers and editors to get those stories assigned and seen through to publication. You’ll need to be a sharp and savvy editor who can help writers turn an initial pitch into something great, guide both new and experienced reporters through tricky pieces, and quickly edit copy into the best shape possible.
The Verge’s Senior Tech Editor will work on a broad scope of stories. You’ll need to be able to jump from a deep dive on corporate earnings, to an experiential piece on emerging tech, to a funny story about TikTok filters all in the space of an afternoon while bringing insight and clarity to every one. A comfort with a range of topics and tones is essential, and the ability to identify what type of coverage is needed for any given story is a must.
WHO WE ARE
The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience.
The Verge 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
- Work with writers and editors across our team to identify coverage opportunities.
- Assign stories and coordinate with writers to meet publication deadlines.
- Edit copy from across the site — our science, entertainment, and transportation stories all have tech elements, too.
- Be responsible for editing multiple stories daily, from short-turnaround pieces to longer-term reports.
- Support curation, planning, and editing of special story packages.
- Contribute editing support across formats, working with our audio and video teams on multimedia storytelling.
- Shape our coverage with great stories and sharp angles.
- Demand quality and enforce our rigorous editorial standards day in and out.
WHO YOU ARE
You should be an impeccable editor who’s ready to work at a breakneck pace and embrace the opportunities and challenges of a nonstop, fast-moving newsroom. A commitment to quality, a great editing sense, and an ability to support and mentor writers is a must.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A sharp editor who knows how to make every story great.
- Deeply organized, but ready to blow up their plans to meet the chaos of busy newsday.
- Able to move fast while still delivering great work and upholding our editorial rigor.
- Excited to work with freelancers to bring in new voices (a great existing network is a major perk).
- Passionate about tech coverage — you don’t need to know everything, but an insatiable curiosity is essential.
- Extremely collaborative. You’ll be working with writers and editors across the newsroom, from our reviews writers to news reporters to our senior-most authors.
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.
To apply, go here.
