Job Description

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Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue GQ Glamour CN Traveller Vanity Fair Wired The World of Interiors House & Garden and Tatler among many others.

We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print digital video and social platforms.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).

We value diversity of background views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities skills and contributions recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

The Role

Were looking for a Deputy Editor to join WIRED.

This is a key position within WIREDs London office requiring an experienced collaborative and deeply invested editor to join our newsrooms leadership team and help drive coverage across a range of subject areas.

This role reports to WIREDs Executive Editor and will work closely with our US-based directors and senior editors as well as a team of reporters based in London.

Well rely on WIREDs Deputy Editor to identify newsworthy events and trends from across the UK and the EU and to work with newsroom leadership to plan and execute coverage. Youll also be responsible for kickstarting the day - whether that means doing a final edit on a piece handed off from the West Coast overnight publishing a breaking news story before the East Coast logs on or consulting with the UK-based audience development team on the morning newsletter. This role will also work closely with our in-market revenue partners on commercial opportunities and events and represent WIRED externally.

The right candidate has extensive experience overseeing reporters and editors and working on both sensitive and fast-paced stories. You will have a background editing in at least two of WIREDs core coverage areas and be capable of assigning and editing stories across our full remit. A strong roster of freelance contributors across the UK and EU is a major plus as is significant experience in digital publishing including social media and newsletter strategy.

You should be as enthusiastic about working with partners on the business side to support WIREDs financial health as you are about working within the newsroom to ensure editorial excellence. The ideal candidate is also adept at working across time zones as WIREDs newsroom is fully integrated from San Francisco to London.

This is a role for a highly motivated editor with excellent editorial judgement and strong people skills - a leader who can galvanise and inspire a team. You should have an unerring nose for news a sharp sense of what makes a story compelling a love of big ideas wide-ranging curiosity and a commitment to making everything you touch better.

What will you be doing

• Act as WIREDs on-the-ground newsroom leader for the UK-based team including reporters and serve as a key point of contact for audience development social operations and creative teams based in the London office.

• Kickstart the day before US-based teams log on including finalising and publishing drafts assigning breaking news coverage and collaborating with audience development and creative teams on time-sensitive matters.

• Act as WIREDs eyes and ears across the UK and the EU identifying newsworthy events and trends of interest to both local and global audiences and collaborating with newsroom leadership on coverage.

• Manage and deploy a freelance budget to strengthen WIREDs coverage of regional events with a focus on stories that resonate with US and global audiences.
  Work closely with WIREDs Executive Editor directors and global editorial director on overall newsroom strategy personnel management and coverage strategies for the UK and the EU.

• Represent WIRED externally including at events with advertisers and in the press.

• Foster a collaborative and engaged environment in WIREDs UK office providing on-the-ground support and guidance while liaising closely with line managers to ensure coordinated leadership.
  

About you

• At least 10 years experience reporting and editing in fast-paced digital newsrooms including a minimum of 5 years in a management role.

• Experience editing both breaking news and enterprise reporting in at least two of WIREDs core coverage areas (consumer tech science business security politics and online culture) with enthusiasm for the full breadth of WIREDs coverage.

• A strong track record of news judgement for publications with a global audience.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with reporters editors audience development teams designers and external partners across a media organisation.

• A strong understanding of media businesses and revenue including experience working with internal commercial partners advertisers and on event execution.

• Facility with packaging stories for digital audiences and determining the most effective platforms and formats.

• Strong emotional intelligence conflict resolution skills and the ability to lead across teams time zones and locations.

• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently.

• Fluency in newsroom analytics and experience using them to inform decision-making.

Does this sound like you

Please upload your CV and cover letter/portfolio which highlights why youd love to take on this role and why youre a great match for what were looking for.

We value the time and effort behind every application. All submissions are reviewed by a member of our talent team - we dont use AI-assisted technology to review applications.

What benefits do we offer

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.

• Youll have access to a competitive pension scheme Bupa Private Healthcare Season ticket loans and eye tests.

• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing including core hours 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location) access to our Employee Assistance Programme corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

• Were a dog friendly office plus youll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.

• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub where youll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.

• Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives exchange ideas and work on community priorities for our global workforce.

What happens next

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status age familial status and other legally protected characteristics.