Assistant Editor, Contributors - Lifestyle

Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Assistant Editor, Contributors - Lifestyle, will help train some of our 2,500 outside writers to ensure that they consistently produce high-quality digital journalism on the beats most important to Forbes and its readers. This editor will report to the Senior Editor, Contributors, and will work across newsroom departments and in collaboration with Product, Video, Social, Audience Development and Newsletter teams to help attract new readers.

In addition to working with our Lifestyle, Art, Luxury, and Travel contributors, this editor will also work with colleagues to support and train contributors to ensure that all are following best practices for ethical journalism, audience development, multimedia formats, and other areas for growth.

Responsibilities:

Work specifically with our most prolific contributors for Lifestyle, including Art, Luxury, Fashion, Style, and Travel to increase their productivity and improve their quality
Better enable contributors to consistently produce high-quality editorial posts and products on the biggest stories driving the news on their beats
Support contributors on audience development, new storytelling formats, and other publishing topics
Train and support contributors on journalism questions and how to use and optimize Forbes publishing tools to maximum effect
Analyze audience data for strategic decision-making on coverage and provide actionable guidance and training to contributors and other editors
Assist in recruiting and developing new contributors with diverse backgrounds, expertise and experiences, and help vet potential contributors
Collaborate with newsroom colleagues on projects and impactful coverage that is authentic to the Forbes brand

The ideal candidate:

Unimpeachable news judgment, cool diplomacy skills and demonstrated expertise in in Forbes' key areas of coverage, especially luxury lifestyle, art markets, travel and related topics.
Expert line-editing skills with an ear for voice and the ability to provide editorial guidance to subject-matter experts
Background in multi-platform journalism, from working on newsletters and video series and podcasts to collaborating with data analysts and social media to increase audience and engagement is highly prized
At least two to three years professional journalism experience in a newsroom

The annual salary range for this role is $62,400 to $65,000