Sr. News Editor, Lifestyle & Celebrity

Sr. News Editor, Lifestyle & Celebrity Location: New York City, NY, United States Category: Marketing Job ID: 3157 Description Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions. Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance. The Role: Realtor.com is looking for a Senior News Editor to run the Lifestyle and Celebrity verticals, guiding coverage across three flagship sections: Unique Homes, Celebrity Homes, and Living. This person will set the editorial vision, manage a team of writers, and make Realtor.com the go-to destination for celebrity real estate and standout home content. This role reports directly to the VP, Editorial and Content. What You'll Do: Set the editorial direction and day-to-day content calendar for Celebrity Homes, Unique Homes and Living verticals Provide strategic planning, editorial direction, idea generation, copy editing, and direct writing support as needed. Manage coverage priorities, and balance quick-turn, timely stories with bigger editorial swings. Track down exclusive celebrity real estate stories and build out a strategy to grow Realtor.com's footprint in this space. Launch and maintain recurring content franchises that give each section a distinct identity and keep readers coming back. Use internal analytics to shape editorial choices Partner with fellow editors and cross-functional teams to get lifestyle and celebrity content in front of the widest possible audience. At Realtor.com, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect in the listed locations. We tailor our offers based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, location and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. All ranges are location based, ranges for positions in other locations may vary based on the local market. Salary Range for select office locations: New York $150,000 - $180,000 Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Accordingly, offers extended for this role will include an annual bonus target typically expressed as percentage of salary. Similarly to salary, annual incentive bonus targets are set based on a variety of factors including job level, competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills. In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. What You Bring: At least 10 years’ experience managing digital editorial content, ideally within lifestyle, real estate, celebrity, or culture coverage. 2+ years managing people Strong communication skills and experience leading or mentoring a team of writers Sharp instincts for spotting exclusive or high-interest stories before competitors do. You will have a solid track record of overseeing articles from ideation through to hitting the publish button Strong multitasking skills — this role spans three sections at once. Familiarity with content management systems Bachelor’s degree How We Work: We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together. How We Reward You: Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to: Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage Family forming benefits 13 Paid Holidays Flexible Time Off 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program Free snacks and refreshments in each office location Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. At Realtor.com, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow. Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #J-18808-Ljbffr News Corporation