Playbook Editor

We’re looking for a top-notch editor to oversee POLITICO Playbook, our franchise newsletter on power, personalities and politics in the nation’s capital and the most coveted journalistic real estate in Washington. The mission: Ensure it delivers the goods day in and day out to a highly discerning audience of political power players, professionals and obsessives. The ideal candidate must be a voracious consumer of political news, able to pinpoint the stories and reporting nuggets across the news landscape that move the needle; deciding what should or shouldn’t make the cut for the newsletter is a key part of the job. The ability to synthesize the state of play in Washington and politics with snappy and incisive writing is a must. And critically, we’re looking for someone who will bring creative ideas for new features or reporting targets to strengthen its connection with readers and keep it feeling fresh. This is a powerful and rewarding job. It’s a chance to manage top talent and to help guide a publication that consistently drives the agenda in Washington. The hours often include late nights and some weekend work, but POLITICO has put in place a robust supporting cast for Playbook to ensure the workload is manageable. Work-life balance is important to us in principle and in order to avoid burnout.