Assistant Managing Editor

Fortune is hiring a thoughtful, organized, and energetic assistant managing editor to help ensure our newsroom functions at the highest level possible.

This is an operational role reporting to and working closely with the managing editor. The position demands journalism knowledge and newsroom experience to help manage newsroom operations and help hire, onboard, train, and manage a team of talented business journalists.

In this role, you will:

• Upgrade and operationalize our onboarding process to ensure new hires get up to speed as efficiently as possible
• Assist with recruiting and hiring by crafting job descriptions and vetting candidates
• Help manage the newsroom internship and fellowship program, including hiring, onboarding, and training programs
• Write job descriptions and work with HR to get them posted in a timely manner
• Help source talented candidates for our newsroom for current and future needs, and represent us at hiring fairs
• Manage access to our digital tools and subscriptions
• Help track the newsroom freelance budget
• Help plan training and development to ensure our journalists are learning and growing
• Help manage and submit editorial awards submissions
• Propose initiatives to improve workplace culture and ensure the newsroom is set up to thrive
• Suggest process upgrades and execute on priorities in a timely way to keep the newsroom humming

The right candidate:

• Has experience working in newsroom roles and understands how things work across teams and functions, including production, coverage, workflow, and culture
• Stays organized, plans ahead, and follows through
• Is energized by solving (and avoiding) problems and streamlining processes
• Is a natural problem solver and skillful communicator who can escalate challenges before they become major issues and work well with a range of personalities
• Knows when to handle an issue independently and when to escalate it to the managing editor and/or editor in chief
• Has a strong track record of developing trusting relationships, collaborating, and building consensus
• Is flexible and adaptable; can handle emerging and tough situations and conversations with aplomb, sensitivity, good judgment, and discretion
• Effectively prioritizes tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Communicates professionally and effectively in a hybrid environment

Some great candidates may not fit neatly into what we’ve described above or have key skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

All applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter explaining briefly how this role is a fit for your background, skills, and career goals.

Location: This role can be based anywhere in the US, with a strong preference for New York, where our headquarters is based. If you’re based within commuting distance of one of our offices, there will be a minimum of 3 days/week in the office.

Fortune’s perks and benefits include:

• 22 vacation days, 11 paid holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy
• Health, dental, and vision, coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), plus a high-deductible health plan option where Fortune contributes to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a mental-health benefit
• 401(k) plan
• Generous parental leave
• Dependent care/health care/commuter FSAs, and cell phone benefits
• Tuition reimbursement program and other professional development resources
• An array of cultural initiatives including Employee Resource Groups and a mentorship program
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

About Fortune:

At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, great storytelling, rigorous benchmarking and world-class community building. And our key values are humility, ownership, and transparency.

The policy of Fortune Media is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Fortune Media affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.

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