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Job Description

About the Role

Wirecutter is searching for a thoughtful, collaborative, and experienced supervising editor to help manage kitchen product coverage, and serve as the people manager for several staff writers on the kitchen team.

As a supervising editor, you will work with the kitchen team’s senior editor to plan beat coverage; propose new ideas for guides, short form content, videos, newsletters and more; and edit guides and short-form articles. You will report to the Senior Editor, Kitchen, Wirecutter. You will be based in Wirecutter’s office in Long Island City, New York.

Why You Should Apply

You like to help people. You like to help readers spend their money wisely. You like to help writers show them how to do that.

You probably have a methodical nature—maybe you’ve created a spreadsheet or two when researching an important purchase?—and you’re also eager to guide readers to the tools that make cooking at home more accessible, efficient, and enjoyable. You know what’s essential (or not) in the kitchen category, and have a passion for the topic balanced by a healthy skepticism of marketing claims, viral influence, and unproven ideas.

In a cover letter with your application, please tell us an example of a purchase you’ve made recently that turned out to be a mistake—what you bought, why it failed, and how you figured out what to get instead (or next time!).

Responsibilities

Work with the senior editor to set the strategy for the kitchen beat, and assign projects to staff writers and freelancers
Project-manage multiple long form guides and short form content with writers; help to set priorities and deadlines; suggest and implement creative reporting strategies; and edit and revise copy
People-manage several staff writers, approving timecards and expense reports and doing mid-year and annual reviews
Thoughtfully support writers’ career development; collaborate with and coach writers rather than overwriting their work
Oversee hiring and onboarding of freelance support staff as needed
Collaborate with the audience team on bringing more attention to our content; with our photo and art teams on compelling and informative visuals; and with our operations team on product ordering and testing logistics.
Uphold our values of journalistic independence and our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of experience working at a media company with at least two years of experience managing writers.
3+ years of project and process management experience, including planning and working in an editorial environment
5+ years experience using kitchen gear and food products
5+ years experience cooking with a rigorous approach to food and food prep

Preferred Qualifications

Experience writing or editing reviews of products or services
Experience creating test plans for evaluating products
Experience in a test or professional kitchen
Experience collaborating with an art director and/or photo director to present content visually
Experience expressing complex ideas using visualizations such as charts, graphs, or infographics
Ability to discern what’s essential and what’s unnecessary in coverage area, and show passion for the topic balanced by skepticism of marketing and unproven claims

The annual base pay range for this role is between $92,700.00 and $109,000.00.

Locations

Even with our office in New York City, Wirecutter remains a highly remote-friendly culture and is proud to employ incredible people across the country. Right now, we are eligible to hire in the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, ME, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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