Lifestyle Trending News Editor

Job Description : The New York Post delivers news, sports, pop culture and entertainment with unmatched speed, attitude and authority, reaching more than 90 million unique viewers each month. With a 225 year legacy and a fast moving digital first newsroom, the Post operates across print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce, and continues to define the city’s most talked about stories. We are seeking an experienced and audience driven Lifestyle Trending News Editor (Tuesday-Saturday) to direct our daily lifestyle news content — working across verticals including sex & relationships, fashion, real estate, parenting, travel, food & drink, science & technology and general interest. The successful candidate will be audience and SEO obsessed, have an innate ability to identify the topics everyone wants to read and talk about, and have proven experience in using data and insights platforms to maximize traffic. They will have proven skills at crafting audience and editorial strategy, be obsessed with setting the lifestyle news agenda, driving traffic across multiple sources, and know how to write a sparkling headline that everyone wants to click on. The candidate will also be able to produce and edit content in The Post’s uniquely irreverent tone of voice, at high speed. The role requires a confident editorial leader, who will manage writers across multiple verticals including consumer lifestyle, science, tech, and viral trends. It reports to the Lifestyle Editor. Note: the shift for this role is Tuesday-Saturday. Responsibilities: ● Generating an endless font of innovative and agenda-setting daily trending and exclusive ideas. ● Assigning and editing trending daily stories, at high speed. ● Creating a short and long term strategy for the lifestyle news department, leveraging audience insights platforms, to meet the department’s goals. ● Overseeing the production of a number of daily stories — from writing headlines in the Post’s signature wit to ensuring SEO best practices to coordinating photo shoots and imagery. ● Constantly analyzing web traffic and referral metrics to drive audience engagement and traffic. ● Monitoring the news to look for opportunities to add depth to our headlines through original reporting, first-person perspectives and expert explainers. ● Managing the lifestyle news reporters and editors on the team. ● Coordinating closely with other departments such as photo, video, and audience development. Requirements: ● At least 5 years of editing experience in a news or fast moving magazine environment, preferably in a lifestyle or culture department. ● Excellent news judgement and the sharpest editing and writing prowess. ● Your finger on the pulse of the topics and trends of interest to the Post audience. ● Proven understanding of what makes a story successful across digital platforms - from headlines to visuals and optimization. ● Proficiency in WordPress or similar CMS. ● Strong organizational and time management ski