Managing Editor, Local Markets (Temporary)

  • Contract

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

We are seeking a Contract Editor to oversee all facets of our local editorial operations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and London. This is a temporary assignment.This is an on-site role based in our New York office. 

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of digital and management experience and will be responsible for curating fun, surprising editorial coverage for R29's local sites and newsletters. He or she will be able to source both up-and-coming and established writers and will also be responsible for creatively growing local audiences. Excellent sourcing and packaging skills and a firm grasp on grammar are essential. You will have ownership over all the details of our local operation while constantly pitching big-picture ideas that will elevate R29's ever-expanding local coverage across a variety of categories.

Responsibilities: 

- Curate, produce, and edit incredible and surprising monthly "Best Of" lists and other newsy features for all R29 local editions.

- Create and manage editorial newsletter features and calendar for New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and London.

- Meet daily and monthly traffic goals. 

- Manage R29's social media presence across all platforms, in each of these cities. 

- Source the most vibrant and surprising writers, photographers, and visionaries to contribute local content.

- Maintain and utilize contacts with PR and industry insiders, to secure exclusive content across a wide range of categories (fashion, beauty, food, nightlife).

- Collaborate with the photo department to manage imagery for all content, including design and photography requests (both in-house and sourced) for newsletters.

- Conduct photo research for daily news and content posts.

- Oversee production across all local content.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years of editorial experience at a digital media company
  • Team management experience
  • An ability to edit and package stories, well-versed in digital strategy
  • A broad and proven network of exceptional writers, editors, and contributors

Additional Information

Refinery29 is firmly committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or veteran status, or physical or mental disability.