Sr. News Editor

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.

Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

Our News & Insights is seeking a Sr. News Editor with experience working in a senior role for a major news publication to manage our real estate news content and to curate our homepage.

In this role, you will be required to oversee a small team, including freelance journalists. You will be required to spearhead articles that are grounded in economic data, be able to drive the real estate news agenda, and come up with innovative ideas for articles that drive audience growth. The role requires someone who is able to think on their feet and who values immediacy - along with having the knack for longer-term planning. 

We need someone who will display excellent editorial judgment, and have flawless copy-editing skills.  As this is a dual role, you'll bring your experience in curating a homepage, preferably for a major news site across both mobile and desktop, and be an expert in headline writing. We're looking for a team player who is able to work cross-functionally with other editors, and have experience in managing a team of reporters. The role reports directly to the VP, Editorial and Content. 

What You'll Do:

• Assign and edit news articles to a high standard
• Be able to come up with innovative story ideas - some that are steeped in economic data, and others that fall in line with the news agenda
• You will work closely with both full-time and freelance journalists and guide them with your feedback 
• You will have experience in making editorial decisions steeped in data, and use those metrics to drive audience engagement. 
• You will also curate the homepage, ensuring that it is crafted seamlessly for mobile, and desktop

 

How We Work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

 

What You Bring: 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage a small team 
• You will have a solid track record of overseeing articles from ideation through to hitting the publish button
• At least 10 years’ experience as a senior reporter, and two years’ experience as a news editor with management experience at a major news organization 
• You will have full-time experience in homepage curation at a major news organization
• Familiarity with content management systems
• Bachelor’s degree

At Realtor.com®, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.  As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.

The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect in the listed locations. We tailor our offers based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, location and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  All ranges are location based, ranges for positions in other locations may vary based on the local market.

Salary Range for select office locations: New York  $130,000.00 - $155,000.00

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Accordingly, offers extended for this role will include an annual bonus target typically expressed as percentage of salary.  Similarly to salary, annual incentive bonus targets are set based on a variety of factors including job level, competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills.

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs an