Newsletters Editor, NYT Wirecutter

Job Description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination.

And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

Wirecutter is seeking an experienced editor to help grow and engage our audience through editorial newsletters. As a newsletters editor, you will report to Wirecutter's deputy director of newsletters and programming, and play a key role in the editorial excellence of Wirecutter's burgeoning newsletters portfolio.

You will work closely with Wirecutter's newsletter team and wider newsroom on the day-to-day writing, editing, production and planning of our newsletters. And you'll pitch and think creatively — on the new ways we can bring Wirecutter's best-in-class journalism to life in inboxes, and work with writers and editors across our newsroom to make that happen.

Wirecutter's newsletters aim to delight and inform, providing readers with everything from shopping, gifting and cleaning advice to the best deals on Wirecutter-approved picks. And that's just the start — we're at an exciting stage of growth for our email operation and are looking for a savvy, keen editor to help us deliver excellent journalism to inboxes. If you're someone with a strong editorial voice and judgment who loves parsing data, keeping a finger on the pulse of what's trending, and working on cross-functional teams, this is for you.

Responsibilities:

• Help drive the editorial excellence and day-to-day work of Wirecutter's newsletters through pitching, writing and editing
• Partner with editors and writers across our newsroom to develop the most engaging newsletters possible, ensuring we help readers cut through the noise to shop more smartly
• Work with Wirecutter journalists to plan coverage around editorial tentpole events and newsroom priorities
• Work closely with newsletter coordinators to preview, QA and fact-check our daily newsletters
  
  Work with data analysts as an editorial lead to execute A/B testing, segmentation, targeted sends and other insights-driven experimentation
• Support the audience team in tracking and and reporting actionable insights and newsletter metrics to key stakeholders
• Contribute to project management, calendars and planning for our growing newsletter operation and editorial calendar
• Perform related work as assigned
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

This is a hybrid position based in New York City in Wirecutter's Long Island City office and includes attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years in a newsroom writing, editing or audience development role
• Experience writing for newsletters, social media or other audience-driven platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the service journalism and product review space
• Knowledge of analytics and insight platforms and experience making data-driven editorial decisions
• Excellent editorial judgment and instincts
• A finger on the pulse of what's trending in the online shopping space

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$81,151.20 — $90,000 USD

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