Quartz rethinks the newsroom for the digital age
Lucia Moses of Digiday writes about the uniqueness of the Quartz newsroom. Moses writes, “A lamp is rigged up to let staffers know when it’s going to rain (it was green on Tuesday, indicating it was safe to go out). Lights go on when the coffee is ready or the dishwasher is done. Sam Williams, […]
Quartz hits 10.9 million visitors in October
Quartz, the global digital business news publication, attracted a record 10.9 million unique visitors in October, a growth of 146 percent year over year and surpassing its previous record, set in August, by 59 percent. Quartz reported 6.8 million unique visitors in August. “We’re continuing to improve the Quartz product and invest to expand our […]
Quartz is a nod to the smartness of its readers
New Quartz executive editor at large Mitra Kalita spoke to the World Editors Forum’s Julie Posetti at the International Newsroom Summit in Amsterdam. Here is an excerpt: If we can move now to the very idea behind Quartz. From your point of view what’s good about it? Why does it work? What’s the core mission? Kalita: […]
Quartz names special projects editor
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following staff promotion on Wednesday: I’m happy to announce the appointment of Lauren Brown as Quartz’s special projects editor. In this role, Lauren will lead editorial projects that are key priorities as we expand the newsroom and company, such as series of articles and new coverage […]
Kalita promoted to executive editor at Quartz
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following promotion announcement on Wednesday: I’m happy to announce the appointment of Mitra Kalita as Quartz’s executive editor at large, with special responsibility for global expansion and Ideas. This move reflects Mitra’s central role from Quartz’s beginning through the present, including building up Ideas and launching […]
Quartz hires Smalera from NYT
Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney sent out the following announcement on Wednesday morning: I’m happy to announce that Paul Smalera will join us as Quartz’s Ideas editor as of November 5. Paul comes from the New York Times, where he was the founding editor of its Op-Talk site and led the editorial team for […]
Quartz editor: We want smart stories that people share
Brittaney Kiefer of PRWeek interviewed Quartz senior editor Zach Seward about the financial news website’s redesigns and other aspects of its operation. Here is an excerpt: Since Quartz launched two years ago, it has been redesigned twice. What was the difference between each one? The launch design focused on mobile phones and tablets, being cognizant […]
Quartz seeks a growth editor
Quartz seeks a growth editor to help us bring smart and innovative coverage of global business news to an even larger audience. The position, based in New York, requires focus on the following areas: social media, editorial strategy, analytics, partnerships, and hustle. Obviously, experience in one or more of those areas is an advantage for […]
Quartz reports record traffic for August
Business news site Quartz reported a record 6.8 million unique visitors in August, a growth of 129 percent year over year. “We built Quartz for business readers excited by change and hungry for quality coverage of the new global economy,” said editor in chief Kevin Delaney in a statement. “Our growing team around the world […]
Quartz seeks global finance reporter
Quartz seeks a reporter to cover the finance sector globally, with a focus on producing original takes on the news and reported analytical scoops. You would be part of the growing Quartz team based in New York, and help shape our efforts to take bracingly creative approaches to covering business news. Finance topics we’ve covered recently have ranged from banks’ […]
