Senior Living Editor

  • Full-time

Company Description

Refinery29, the largest independent fashion and style website in the United States, delivers nonstop inspiration for smart, stylish and creative women everywhere.  For three years running, Refinery29 has been featured in Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 fastest growing companies, and in 2013 it was rated the #1 fastest growing media company in the US.  In 2014, Refinery29 was chosen as one of Fast Company’s World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Style, and won three Webby Awards including Best in Fashion & Beauty. For more information and to browse content, visit www.Refinery29.com

Job Description

Refinery29, the leading authority in lifestyle content & conversations, is in search of a Senior Living Editor to join our fast-paced, rapidly growing Editorial team.

R29's next Senior Living Editor will not only live and breathe the modern worlds of home, food, and entertaining, but will be vital force in capturing why these areas are so fascinating and culture-defining RIGHT NOW. The Senior Living Editor will be a bellwether of smart and sharp living ideas, drawing together the experts, personalities, and visionaries who are breaking new ground and establishing a new POV for millennial women everywhere.

This role requires a next-generation, big-ideas editor obsessed with creative, high-performing content. Our ideal candidate has an unforgettable voice and unique perspective that can cut through the Internet noise to deliver unexpected, inspiring takes on the most compelling and emerging stories in the expanding lifestyle space. She/he has a forward-looking, laser-sharp eye, and possesses real knowledge around all things home, entertaining, food, as well as the burgeoning categories of weddings, travel, and career.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 

  • Produce, write, edit, assign, or otherwise oversee a minimum of 10-15 stories per week across lifestyle categories, including home, food, weddings, and entertaining
  • Conceptualize, assign, edit, and package 15+ newsletter stories each month
  • Maintain monthly editorial calendar and daily living calendar
  • Liaise with photo/design teams to conceptualize artwork, schedule and execute original photo shoots
  • Liaise with marketing team and senior editorial team to determine best practices for successful lifestyle content
  • Manage a team of 3
  • Manage freelance budget and all freelance contributors
  • Ensure Living category meets monthly traffic goals
  • Represent R29 at events, press previews, and market appointment 

Qualifications

 

  • A minimum of 5 years of editorial experience at a digital media company
  • Team management experience
  • A background in the food, interior design, home realm is essential
  • An ability to edit and package stories, well-versed in digital strategy
  • A broad and proven network of exceptional writers, editors, and contributors