Lifestyle News Editor, The California Post

New York Post • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The California Post is seeking an experienced and audience-driven Lifestyle News Editor to direct coverage of our lifestyle content in California. This role involves working across verticals including sex & relationships, fashion, real estate, parenting, travel, food & drink, science & technology, and general interest. The position offers the opportunity to set the lifestyle agenda and requires a candidate skilled at identifying popular topics, producing and editing content in The Post’s uniquely irreverent tone of voice. The ideal candidate will possess high-level copy editing experience, an innate understanding of audience metrics, and the ability to write compelling headlines that generate conversation and traffic. They should also be adept at mining social media and competitive news sources for story leads and transforming online and real-life chatter into engaging content that elevates the lifestyle section and keeps it ahead of trends.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive editorial experience in a news or high-volume magazine environment, preferably focused on lifestyle content, including experience in an editor or editorial leadership capacity.
• Excellent news judgment and the sharpest of editing and writing prowess.
• A 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 skills with the ability to manage multiple stories, writers, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfortable making fast, decisive editorial calls in a breaking news environment.
• Collaborative team player who can work across departments including visuals, social, and audience development.
• An understanding of referral traffic, particularly, social, search and Discover.
• Knowledge in driving and retaining audiences, with deeper, engagement focused content.
• Familiarity with analytics tools and performance metrics to help guide coverage and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Generating an endless font of innovative and agenda-setting daily trending and exclusive ideas.
• Assigning and editing trending daily stories, as well as long lead stories where needed.
• 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.
• Analyzing web traffic to drive audience engagement and meet goals of the department.
• 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 reporters on the team.
• Coordinating closely with departments such as photo, video, and audience development.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more.
• Optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed