Senior Editor (Supervisory)

The Atlantic is seeking a senior editor to join the newsroom. This editor will be assigned to the Culture desk. The ideal candidate will be creative, versatile, highly organized, knowledgeable about several areas of culture, and well-read in magazine journalism. The position is full-time.

You’ll be working with some of the sharpest editors, critics, and reporters in the magazine business to help lead the national conversation on all things culture. We work quickly but with an eye toward identifying and tackling big ideas and questions. We’re looking for an experienced editor to edit staff writers and freelancers across a variety of subjects and story types: perhaps a timely pop culture review, a 2,000-word reported human-behavior story, a quick-turn piece of newsy analysis, or a deeply considered critical essay. You’ll be involved in the entire editing process, from idea generation to publication. You’ll do structural and line editing, and put the finishing touches on stories with headlines, art, and social-media sells. You’ll work alongside other editors on the desk to coordinate short- and long-term story planning. This role will also include opportunities for writing that contributes to the team’s coverage areas.