Deputy Editor, Politics, Policy, and Ideas

Summary

Join Vox as a creative editor to lead the Today, Explained newsletter, a flagship daily email product. Collaborate with editors and writers to determine daily newsletter content, which may involve assigning and editing quick-turn assignments, adapting features, conducting Q&As, or writing original analyses. Set newsletter strategy with editorial leadership and implement it daily. Demonstrate flexibility and creativity in formats, aiming for clarity and audience understanding. Additional responsibilities include editing the Logoff newsletter, managing a part-time staff editor, and managing and editing a policy, politics, and ideas writer. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. This is a remote, full-time, benefits-eligible position.

Requirements

• At least five years of combined experience editing and writing
• Strong editing, writing, and idea generation skills
• Excellent news judgment and the ability to find original angles on big stories
• Flexible and creative thinking about the best way to serve the audience and create a high quality newsletter
• A collaborative approach to your work – this is a position that requires constant cooperation with other teams to assign and adapt pieces for the newsletter

Responsibilities

• Edit (and occasionally write for) the Today, Explained newsletter
• You will set the editorial calendar, work with writers and editors across the site to assign or adapt pieces, and collaborate with editorial leadership on big-picture newsletter strategy
• Edit The Logoff, Vox’s evening newsletter guiding readers through the Trump administration
• Manage a part-time staff editor who handles newsletter production for Today Explained and the Logoff, among other tasks
• Manage and edit one staff writer
• Stay on top of the news, both foreign and domestic, working to find and assign original angles for newsletter coverage
• Edit writers on the Policy, Politics, and Ideas team
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Management experience is a plus, but not required

Benefits

• This job is remote
• This is a permanent, full-time position
• This job is benefits-eligible