The Atlantic
The Atlantic
201 – 500 Employees
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The Atlantic is an independent media publisher covering politics, business, foreign affairs, and culture through books and periodicals. Founded in 1857, the company brings together writers and editors with varied perspectives to examine the ideas and events shaping public life, without aligning itself with any political party or clique.

Senior Editor, Dispatches — The Atlantic, New York City

Lead The Atlantic’s Dispatches section by developing, assigning, and editing ambitious magazine journalism. Build contributor relationships and guide stories from concept through publication.

Description

  • Lead and grow Dispatches, the opening section of The Atlantic’s print magazine
  • Develop ideas for arguments, columns, and recurring features
  • Edit and top-edit front-of-book articles
  • Maintain the section’s depth, integrity, variety, wit, and style
  • Assign and edit stories for Dispatches
  • Partner with staff writers and freelancers while expanding the contributor network
  • Help produce coverage that is compelling, thoughtful, original, and ambitious
  • Guide pieces through copyediting and fact-checking
  • Collaborate with newsroom teams to improve story presentation and distribution

Requirements

  • Substantial experience assigning and editing work across disciplines and formats, including opinion, reporting, humor, and argued essays
  • Editorial imagination, intellectual range, and a strong instinct for original ideas
  • An extensive, diverse network of writers, scholars, and other potential contributors
  • A demonstrated history of publishing writers from varied backgrounds
  • Ability to help writers and fellow editors produce their strongest work
  • Strong judgment about display copy and other magazine, packaging, and web-publishing elements
  • Employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and provide proof of vaccination status
  • Successful completion of reference checks
  • This role is covered by a Guild agreement

Benefits

  • The Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer
  • COVID-19 vaccination policy accommodations are available for disability or medical contraindication and sincerely held religious belief

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