Culture Editor
New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world. The New York brand includes the groundbreaking magazine New York, which is published biweekly in print, and six thriving verticals: Intelligencer, delivering national news and sharp commentary on politics, business, technology, and media; the Cut, covering the conversations that matter most to women today; Vulture, the premier destination for culture news, criticism, and service; the Strategist, dedicated to shopping the internet smartly; Curbed, covering cities and city life; and Grub Street, home to food news and authoritative restaurant criticism.
New York Magazine 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
Conceive of, assign, and edit stories for the print Culture section — a mix of profiles, essays, sidebars, process pieces, typically at 2500 words or less
Work alongside another culture editor to plot the section as a whole, and the critics section of the pages
Occasionally edit long-form culture features and cover story profiles
Keep up-to-date on cultural news, events, and the release cycle
Wrangle celebrities for coverage
Work closely with Print Edit colleagues, from informing them of upcoming stories to collaborating on the layout of the section and the direction of photo shoots
Plan the yearly Television and Fall Preview issues
Produce occasional packages of stories around a single topic or theme
Coordinate with Vulture and Cut editors on coverage plans
Work with Vulture writers and assign freelance articles within budget constraints
Occasionally assign web-only features
WHO YOU ARE
At least five years’ editing experience
At least three years’ working in journalism at a senior position
Proven knowledge and interest in culture
Adept at editing on both a story and a line level
Contacts in the culture world
A stable of freelance writers
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.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This job is located at the New York Office. We’re dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.