Senior News Editor

WWD is hiring a Senior News Editor to create content for the WWD site aligned with what readers are searching for in real-time. This role requires a journalist with a demonstrated interest in driving traffic while covering fashion and beauty. This position is for a writer-editor who thinks creatively, critically, and analytically about content that attracts a high-volume readership. Coverage includes news in real-time in addition to feature stories, interviews and evergreen reporting. This role is based in New York.

Responsibilities

Daily production of stories.
Ability to manage time efficiently with a fast-paced workload.
Must be available for evening and weekend coverage of major red carpets and award shows.
Achieve robust volume and traffic targets.
Create photos galleries, brainstorm for content ideas, and write evergreen-style stories that resonate with a fashion-obsessed audience, including brand histories, society events, influential people, cultural moments and more.

Requirements

Must have demonstrated an understanding of metrics-based strategies.
Commitment to covering content with success as defined by traffic performance.
Journalistic excellence covering fashion/beauty at recognized publications with 4+ years of experience.
Attention to detail, including following specific best practices that directly impact traffic.
Knowledge of SEO best practices and Google Trends.
Can-do, positive, cooperative, and highly motivated attitude.

Typical Salary: 65K-75K. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits.

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.