Leadership and Workplace Editor

Business Insider is hiring a Leadership and Workplace Editor to drive coverage on leadership strategies, career advancement, evolving work culture, and the transformative impact of AI in the workplace. 

This editor will lead agenda-setting coverage of the leaders, workers, and strategies behind many of America’s biggest companies from retailers to restaurants. Our team is passionate about workplace trends, from RTO and DEI policy changes to how AI is transforming people’s work. We aim to not only tell people what is happening but also why it matters to them.

The Role 

You will drive compelling and instructive coverage across various workplace topics as the Leadership and Workplace editor. Your role will be to inspire and oversee stories from pitch to publication on topics including actionable advice on getting hired and thriving at work, work culture, and the rapid integration of AI and other emerging technologies in the workplace. You will also be charged with driving coverage about industry leaders and workers, leadership and management strategies. 

You will edit your reporters’ coverage, write analysis pieces under your own byline, and contribute to special projects focused on leadership, careers and workplace issues. 

This is a highly visible role within the newsroom, giving you the autonomy to work with reporters and editors around the world to shape coverage of critical career and workplace issues. The Leadership and Workplace Editor reports directly to Executive Editor Cadie Thompson. 

This position is based in our New York City HQ and requires you to work from our office at 1 Liberty Plaza at least three days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Assign, edit, and occasionally write stories on leadership strategies, job market trends, workplace success strategies, evolving company cultures, and the role of AI and emerging technologies in reshaping industries.
• Set our agenda for this coverage by attending daily news meetings and constantly brainstorming with the team.
• Be a mentor and leader on the business news desk. Set clear expectations for stories and provide guidance through any roadblocks to ensure reporters are productive and timely in their deliveries.
• Utilize readership data and industry insights to help determine what topics we should write about more frequently and identify new coverage opportunities. 
• Edit news stories across the broader business news desk as needed, which could include coverage of politics, courts, legal affairs, or big events of the day. 
• Work across teams and, as appropriate, with other editors in the newsroom to ensure we are coordinating career and workplace stories and collaborating to tell the best story possible.

The Ideal Candidate Has

• Demonstrable expertise in business journalism with a focus on leadership, careers, workplace trends, and the integration of AI in professional settings.
• A bias toward action 
• Excellent writing and communication skills, strong organizational skills 
• Eagerness to collaborate and try new story formats
• Strong rolodex of sources and industry experts 
• Passion for innovative story-telling and writing headlines 
• Strong understanding of best SEO practices 
• Experience training and editing reporters with varying levels of experience
• Familiarity with using data analytics platforms to track story performance and help identify topics and trends we should be leaning into. 
• Experience in a fast-paced news environment and delivering stories on a tight deadline 
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt and pivot as needed 

Salary & Benefits

• Base salary: $140,000 - $170,000 (dependent on skills, experience, and competencies)
• Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Matched and vested 401k plan
• Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reachout and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more 

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