Senior Editor, Restaurants

Condé Nast•New York, NY

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Bon Appétit is seeking a Senior Editor to oversee its dining coverage. This role is responsible for running and executing the content strategy for the restaurants vertical, in collaboration with brand leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong editorial judgment, produce timely and insightful content on the restaurant landscape, and manage a robust content operation across social, newsletters, video, and print. They should be well-connected in the food and beverage industry with diverse nationwide sources. The Senior Restaurants Editor will create editorial content plans, packages, and columns informed by dining trends and strategic insights, have a dedicated column, oversee dining features and packages, and lead the Best New Restaurants tentpole. This role reports to the Executive Editor, is based in New York City, and requires being in-office four days a week.

Requirements

10+ years writing, editing, and producing content at a major digital-first publication.
Experience producing content with a focus on restaurants within a multiplatform editorial strategy, including digital, newsletters, video, events, print, and more.
Significant management experience, including guiding the work, growth, and performance of others, while meeting deadlines and key objectives.
Demonstrated mastery of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
Highly organized, able to juggle multiple projects, detail-oriented, and passionate about the sacredness of deadlines (but also comfortable with adapting as needed).
A crystal clear understanding of how to execute on KPIs, both for subscriptions and traffic.
Expert-level editorial judgment, writing, and editing skills, and the ability to offer perspective and insight that maintains brand voice and vision.
Familiarity and comfort using analytics tools such as Parse.ly, Google Analytics, and Looker.
Experience with digital CMSs and editorial calendar management systems (e.g., Airtable).
Deep proficiency with SEO/catalog update best practices.
A passion for food and drink.
Comfort with, and interest, in appearing on video, audio, and at live events.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe InCopy/K4 and newsletter-production platforms (e.g., Sailthru, Letterhead, Iterable) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the restaurants content vertical, including setting and executing on content strategy in collaboration with brand leadership.
Manage the editorial direction of projects and events, such as Best New Restaurants.
Assign and edit a coverage beat for all platforms, including premium content, regular columns, packages of recurring content, SEO-driven content refreshes, and more.
Manage restaurant content for newsletters and other subscription products in concert with edit leadership, audience development, and consumer marketing.
Cultivate relationships with and manage a diverse cohort of writers and editors.
Collaborate with stakeholders across the brand and other Condé Nast departments on content execution, including editors, the creative team, the Test Kitchen, audience development, social media, video, and more.
Manage a robust content pipeline, enforce deadlines and workflows, and ensure the edit calendar has sufficient, appointment-style restaurants coverage that will meet brand KPIs.
Collaborate with edit leadership on long-term brand strategic planning and major initiatives.
Write stories across platforms and content areas, as assigned.
Participate in video, social video, podcasts, and special events, as assigned.
Represent the brands in media and public appearances as necessary.