Editor, Culture

The Times is looking for an experienced leader to run its Culture desk. The editor will oversee coverage of culture in and far beyond New York, in both digital and print forms, and will be responsible for the execution of the independent and rigorous reporting and criticism that have made our arts journalism a gold standard for over a century. As culture editor, you’ll be in charge of a large and ambitious operation, charged with bringing fresh perspectives and a sense of urgency to news, service, criticism and both feature and investigative reporting. You should be a cultural omnivore who understands both how essential strong cultural reporting and criticism is in helping Times readers understand the world, and how crucial it is for that coverage to hold to account powerful systems and institutions that produce the art we consume, in all its forms. You should also be committed to the role The Times plays in being of service to its readers, making it possible for them to make informed decisions about what they listen to, watch and observe. And you should be intensely independent, producing journalism that serves the undecided rather than those who have already decided, using the expertise of our staff to walk our readers through the cultural issues that unite and divide our world. Culture is at the center of many of the fiercest debates of the day. You should be unafraid of documenting them.