Deputy Managing Editor

Summary

Join Axios, a rapidly growing media organization, as their Deputy Managing Editor for Business coverage. Reporting to the Managing Editor, you will play a key role in enhancing business news coverage, supporting the team, and driving Axios's continued success. Responsibilities include overseeing coverage planning, story ideation, and quality control, collaborating with section editors, editing and writing newsletters, and participating in high-level planning meetings. The ideal candidate possesses strong interpersonal skills, editing experience in a fast-paced news environment, and demonstrated experience in conceptualizing and executing big ideas. Axios offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills to help oversee and support a team of journalists
• Editing experience in a fast-paced news environment
• Demonstrated experience conceptualizing big ideas and seeing them through
• Strong writing and editing skills for both online and newsletter platforms, and the ability to translate stories across them
• Experience working across teams to produce quality content
• Demonstrated knowledge of the digital and social media landscape
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to assign and manage multiple stories at once

Responsibilities

• Help the Managing Editor oversee coverage planning, story ideation, long-term projects and quality control
• Work with the dedicated section editors to ensure a robust daily output
• Step in as needed to edit, and write for, newsletters
• Contribute and fill in as needed on high-level planning meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Some management experience
• Experience with tech coverage (large-cap Silicon Valley companies, AI innovators, etc)
• A belief in Smart Brevity as the core writing style of Axios

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture