Remote Senior Tech Editor

Summary

Join The Verge as a Senior Tech Editor to work with writers and editors across our newsroom to assign stories, edit copy, and coordinate coverage around the week’s biggest events.

Requirements

• A commitment to quality, a great editing sense, and an ability to support and mentor writers is a must
• A sharp editor who knows how to make every story great
• Deeply organized, but ready to blow up their plans to meet the chaos of busy newsday
• Able to move fast while still delivering great work and upholding our editorial rigor
• Excited to work with freelancers to bring in new voices (a great existing network is a major perk)
• Passionate about tech coverage — you don’t need to know everything, but an insatiable curiosity is essential
• Extremely collaborative. You’ll be working with writers and editors across the newsroom, from our reviews writers to news reporters to our senior-most authors

Responsibilities

• Work with writers and editors across our team to identify coverage opportunities
• Assign stories and coordinate with writers to meet publication deadlines
• Edit copy from across the site — our science, entertainment, and transportation stories all have tech elements, too
• Be responsible for editing multiple stories daily, from short-turnaround pieces to longer-term reports
• Support curation, planning, and editing of special story packages
• Contribute editing support across formats, working with our audio and video teams on multimedia storytelling
• Shape our coverage with great stories and sharp angles
• Demand quality and enforce our rigorous editorial standards day in and out

Benefits

• This is a permanent, full-time position
• This job is benefits-eligible
• We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life