In Depth Editor, Businessweek

In Depth Editor, Businessweek Location New York Business Area News and Media Ref # 10043311

Description & Requirements

Smarter, Faster, and as always—First. That's our philosophy. Bloomberg Media empowers global business leaders with breaking news, expert opinion and proprietary data distributed on every platform, across every time zone. Like our products and solutions—our teams are agile, dynamic, and innovative. We work hard, and we work fast—while keeping up the quality and accuracy for which we're known. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We challenge each other. And through our countless volunteer projects, we help bring out the best in our communities as around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.
Bloomberg delivers critical information in a world where information matters. We give influential decision makers in business, finance and government a competitive edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of news, people and ideas. To do that, we need a constant flow of ideas, energy and innovation—which is where you come in.
Bloomberg Businessweek is looking for a creative, experienced and versatile editor to oversee our story packages for the magazine in digital and print. This person should be able to forge relationships across the global newsroom as well as source and manage a wide cast of freelance writers. The ideal candidate is collaborative and inspiring, someone writers strive to work with. This editor will be expected to come up with ideas for packages that tap into the zeitgeist and bring new perspectives to the most important themes in business, while maintaining an editorial calendar, working with a co-editor to assign and edit stories for each package and contributing to other parts of the magazine. This person will also help oversee some Businessweek extensions to other platforms, like podcasts and newsletters.
We’ll trust you to:

• Set the magazine’s agenda for covering the most important themes in business
• Oversee the magazine’s In Depth section and feature packages
• Forge relationships with business reporters and editors across Bloomberg News worldwide
• Develop freelance contacts and assign stories
• Brainstorm story ideas, develop them with writers and edit the stories to completion
• Work collaboratively and across platforms with our art department, copy desk, video, audio, newsletter and social teams
• Help oversee Businessweek podcasts and newsletter

You’ll need to have:

• At least 7 years of experience in journalism, including editing. Experience in magazines and management is a plus
• Interest in and understanding of business, economics, markets, politics, tech and culture
• Curiosity and inventiveness

Salary Range = 155000 - 210000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.


We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation, [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.