n+1 Foundation is hiring: Managing Editor in New York

n+1 is seeking a full-time Managing Editor to work in our Brooklyn office. Compensation will range from $58,000 to $64,000 and includes health and dental insurance.

n+1 is a print magazine of literature, culture, and politics published three times a year. Founded in 2004 with a mission to revive the tradition of little magazines, it has since published over fifty issues, launched two book imprints, maintained an online companion to the print magazine (nplusonemag.com), and hosted programs and events across New York City and beyond. n+1 is recognized as one of the most influential literary publications in the US; in 2023 it won a Whiting Literary Magazine Prize, which recognized the magazine as a “distinctive, erudite editorial project overflowing with rigor and generosity . . . both magnet and catapult for intellectually fearless writers.”

We’re looking for a managing editor who is passionate about n+1’s mission, keyed into its sensibility, and invested in building the editorial future of the magazine. n+1 is run by the n+1 Foundation, a 501c3 not-for-profit.

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The Managing Editor will:

Oversee and execute the production of three print issues of n+1 a year:

• Set the editorial calendar and hold others to deadlines
• Coordinate between several parties—editors, authors, copyeditors, et al—to ensure the timely publication of the print issue
• Supervise n+1 interns’ fact-checking and proofreading
• Move drafts through stages of production
• Typeset articles in InDesign
• Assist with promoting and publicizing the magazine

Be an active member of n+1’s editorial team:

• Read submissions and respond to pitches
• Edit at the conceptual and line level
• Assign and commission pieces
• Participate in editorial meetings and discussions

Provide support in the n+1 office:

• Serve as a project manager for n+1 books
• Participate in planning and executing magazine events, discussions, parties, and fundraisers
• Participate in hiring n+1 interns
• Assist with the management of n+1 programming and day-to-day operational tasks

Applicants should have:

• Minimum three years of editorial experience in print or digital media
• Minimum two years of management experience
• Familiarity with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, WordPress, and HTML
• Fluency in Google Drive and Google Sheets
• Copyediting and proofreading skills
• Excellent written communication
• A natural tendency toward organization
• A knack for collaborative / group work
• A proven ability to to hold people to deadlines and manage up and down
• Experience taking pieces from pitch stage all the way to publication
• An affinity for n+1 and its projects
• Expansive reading habits and a sense of curiosity about a wide range of political, literary, and cultural topics

Applicants who meet most but not all of the above criteria are still encouraged to apply.

n+1 is committed to a diverse workplace and is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.