Editor in Chief, Quartz

G/O Media is the publisher of the web's most original media brands, including Gizmodo, , Deadspin, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Quartz, The A.V. Club, The Inventory, The Onion, The Takeout and reaches over 120 million unique visitors a month-more than one-third of all Americans. We connect with the young, diverse audiences that are shaping our future. Through fearless journalism, provoking comedy, and high-impact storytelling, we are elevating the stories and issues our readers and viewers are passionate about.

About the Role:

G/O Media is currently looking for an Editor-in-Chief of Quartz to lead and grow one of the Internet's most widely resourced business news websites.

The ideal candidate is a strong leader with extensive editing and reporting experience and a deep understanding of both the Quartz unique editorial voice and its role in the global business news category. The Quartz Editor-in-Chief will lead a team of about twenty-five full-time Writers, Editors, and Producers, as well as a network of freelance contributors across the globe. She/He/They must have a demonstrable passion for procuring pressing news about business, finance, markets, policy, and technology.

The ideal candidate will have a clear vision of how to evolve Quartz to best serve audiences in a competitive dynamic business news field with a focus on globally impactful companies, important trends, new ways of running businesses, careers and the impact technology is having on all facets of business. You are plugged in, well-sourced, opinionated, and experienced. You're comfortable mentoring junior writers and hungry for scoops. This is a big job, and you're ready for it.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Set the strategic editorial policy for the site commensurate with the company's overall goals
• Ensure the site's output across all platforms meets the highest standards of editorial excellence and positions the site as authoritative and agenda-setting
• Move quickly to cover breaking news and work to be a major source of news when it comes to the biggest stories in the business world
• Stewardship of the site's unique and authoritative voice, based on strong points of view, conversational style and a skepticism of conventional wisdom
• Oversee daily production of the site's output across multiple distribution channels
• Meet targets for growing the reach, loyalty and engagement of the site's audience
• Hire, retain and develop editorial staff
• Manage the editorial budget
• Represent the title externally at events and in the media to raise its profile

Qualifications:

• Strong leadership skills with at least five years' experience of managing a team of journalists in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, digital environment
• Experience in video, TV, podcasts, social and other platforms Quartz will continue to evolve with and grow into
• First-rate editorial skills and judgment
• Ability to generate original ideas for creative and engaging content
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills with the strong ability to manage, motivate and mentor a diverse and talented team of Writers and Editors
• Strong collaborative skills, including experience liaising with stakeholders across the company

This position has range of $125,000.00 up to $180,000.00 annually, dependent upon years of related experience.

G/O Media is deeply committed to fostering a transparently inclusive workplace environment and people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ candidates are very strongly encouraged to apply. Our company-wide mission is to reach very diverse audiences and so, we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.

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