Fast Company seeks a senior tech editor

Fast Company’s digital team is recruiting a Senior Staff Editor to shape and drive technology coverage, a subject area that is and has always been foundational to our journalistic mission. Working with staff writers and freelance contributors, this editor will oversee an ambitious editorial mix that brings together urgent news, in-depth reporting, essays that consider […]
Schwab joins BuzzFeed as deputy tech editor

Fast Company’s Katharine Schwab is joining BuzzFeed News as deputy tech editor. Currently, she serves as deputy editor of Fast Company´s technology section, which she will be leaving on Nov. 10. Her new role begins Jan. 3. Schwab has been with Fast Company for over 5 years, previously serving as a writer, associate editor and staff editor. […]
Fast Company senior editor Schwab set to leave

Katharine Schwab, deputy editor of Fast Company’s technology section, will be leaving. Her last day is Nov. 10. Schwab has been with Fast Company for over 5 years, previously serving as a writer, associate editor and staff editor. She was also an editorial fellow at The Atlantic and has interned at The Seattle Times, San […]
Fast Company seeks a senior editor for technology

Fast Company has an opening for a savvy and experienced staff editor to help steer our popular online technology coverage. Working with staff writers and freelance contributors, this editor will work on news-driven pieces, reported features, how-to advice, and product reviews. We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about generating creative ideas, covering technology’s impact—for good and […]
Fast Company hires Hofman as executive editor and head of digital

Fast Company editor in chief Stephanie Mehta sent out the following announcement to the staff: Please join me welcoming Fast Company’s new executive editor and head of digital, Mike Hofman. Mike most recently was a vice president of content and digital strategy at Xerox, and he has held executive digital director positions at GQ and Glamour. He doubled traffic on both […]
Fast Company seeks an associate editor

Fast Company is looking for an associate editor who will be primarily responsible for contributing as a writer and an editor to the print magazine and the Recommender vertical online. The ideal candidate will be someone who brims with ideas and story pitches, enjoys magazine-making, and has an interest in the topics Fast Company covers: […]
How Mehta bridged the gap between digital and print at Fast Company

JP Mangalindan of The Juggernaut profiled Fast company editor in chief Stephanie Mehta. Mangalindan writes, “When Mehta first arrived at Fast Company in 2018, succeeding longtime editor Robert Safian, Fast Company Deputy Editor David Lidsky describes how she made an effort to help bridge the divide between the print and digital teams — a common issue for publications with print origins. […]
Helm, editor at large at Inc/Fast Company, departs after a decade

Burt Helm, an editor at large at Inc. and Fast Company, has left the two publications after a decade. His work has appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, GQ, Businessweek, Men’s Journal, and Bloomberg News. Helm is the recipient of four Best in Business awards for feature writing from […]
Business magazines named 2021 Ellie finalists

Business magazines have been nominated as finalists in the 2021 National Magazine Awards, commonly known as the Ellies. Harvard Business Review was named a finalist in the special interest category. MIT Technology Review was named a finalist in the literature, science and politics category. Fast Company and Wired were named finalists in the design category. […]
Fortune’s Aspan on the greatness of Stephanie Meyers

Fortune senior writer Maria Aspan writes about Stephanie Meyers, the Inc. and Fast Company head of digital growth who died last week at 37. Aspan writes, “Annoyingly prompt and utterly reliable, Steph was the person you wanted running any project, party, or zombie-apocalypse survival strategy. She loved creating elegant, sly plans to achieve her long-term goals, and […]