Senior Editor - Noema Magazine : Job Details

Position Summary:

This is a full-time position with competitive benefits and salary. Our office is in the historic Bradbury building in downtown Los Angeles, but we will also consider remote workers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Report to and work closely with the executive editor on digital and print
• Commission primarily essays (many longform) — but also interviews and reportage — on policy, climate change, economics, technology, culture, philosophy and geopolitics
• Assign and stay on track of deadlines
• Edit pieces from start to finish, including developmental editing, backfielding (sometimes significantly reworking or asking for rewrites or additions) and copy editing
• Write sharp heds and deks
• Work with the art editor to make sure that the original art they commission reflects the nuances of the written work for each piece
• Strategize with the audience growth editor on how best to promote each piece
• Load and publish pieces into our CMS
• Find and recruit new authors to add to our freelance author base
• Because we are a small team, we all pitch in on varied tasks, which may include working with engineers to make changes to the CMS when needed, submitting for awards, occasionally fact-checking, etc.

Required Job Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of experience as an editor or reporter at a news outlet or similar magazine
• Fluency in digital media
• Knowledge of the topics we cover
• Strong writing and communications skills
• Bachelor's degree
• Based in the U.S.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in print media
• Fluency in foreign languages

Salary Range:

$125K - $160K depending on skills and experience

Benefits:

• Hybrid office work model
• Exceptional 401k plan
• Competitive health, dental and vision plans
• PTO, sick time and paid holidays
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities
• Pet-friendly workplace

If you are interested in this position, please email a cover letter and resume, combined as one document, to [email protected]. No phone calls please.

About Noema Magazine:

Noema is an award-winning magazine exploring the transformations sweeping our world. We publish essays, interviews, reportage, videos and art on the overlapping realms of philosophy, governance, geopolitics, economics, technology and culture. In doing so, our unique approach is to get out of the usual lanes and cross disciplines, social silos and cultural boundaries. From artificial intelligence and the climate crisis to the future of democracy and capitalism, Noema Magazine seeks a deeper understanding of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

In ancient Greek, noēma means “thinking” or the “object of thought.” And that is our intention: to delve deeply into the critical issues transforming the world today, at length and with historical context, in order to illuminate new pathways of thought in a way not possible through the immediacy of daily media. In this era of accelerated social change, there is a dire need for new ideas and paradigms to frame the world we are moving into.

Published online and in print by the Berggruen Institute, Noema grew out of a previous publication called The WorldPost, which was first a partnership with HuffPost and later with The Washington Post. Noema publishes thoughtful, rigorous, adventurous pieces by voices from both inside and outside the institute. While committed to using journalism to help build a more sustainable and equitable world, we do not promote any particular set of national, economic or partisan interests.

About the Berggruen Institute:

The mission of the Berggruen Institute is to ask questions and develop foundational ideas about how to reshape political and social institutions in a transforming society. We work across cultures, disciplines and political boundaries to engage great thinkers in developing and promoting long-term answers to the biggest challenges of the 21st century.

The Berggruen Institute is a proud equal opportunities workplace. We firmly believe employing a diverse workforce is important regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. The Berggruen Institute is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.