Assistant to the Global Editorial Director, Wired

Assistant to the Global Editorial Director, Wired page is loaded## Assistant to the Global Editorial Director, Wiredlocations: 1 World Trade Center, New York, NYtime type: Vollzeitposted on: Heute ausgeschriebenjob requisition id: R-23324WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change to global security, from pandemic preparedness to the future of democracy, and tell stories of the people trying to solve these challenges and the role science and technology can play—for good or ill. WIRED reaches more than 30 million people each month through WIRED.com, our digital edition, the magazine, social media, and live events.# **Job Description**Location:New York, NYWIRED is looking for an obsessively organized, intellectually curious, collaborative professional to support the Global Editorial Director as well as other executive team leaders. WIRED is an ambitious 30-year-old publication focused on how technology and science are shaping the world today, and how to make the future better for everyone. Our operation includes a daily website, a print magazine, video, podcasts, and many other exciting projects. In this job you will provide essential support to the Global Editorial Director, the Executive Editor and other senior leaders by assisting with administrative duties. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, booking travel, scheduling meetings, helping organize office events, wrangling special projects, and collecting research to prepare editors for interviews, conferences and podcasts. You will need to be comfortable juggling multiple responsibilities, managing deadlines, knowing which tasks to prioritize, maintaining clear, prompt and effective communication with many people, and maintaining strict confidentiality over some of the information you handle. An ideal candidate would be based in New York, the headquarters of our parent company, Condé Nast, and comfortable navigating issues and solving problems across time zones. This is a great opportunity for someone who would like to work in a creative environment and wants to develop new skills. Previous holders of similar roles have eventually gone on to either business management or operations roles, or newsroom positions such as fact-checking and editing. WIRED is a collaborative publication and encourages everyone on the team to contribute ideas. That said, this is not an editing or writing job. Preference will be given to candidates who are excited by the opportunity to help WIRED run like clockwork and be a great working environment.This role reports to WIRED’s Global Director of Operations.Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Assist with various scheduling tasks, expense paperwork, and booking travel for the Global Editorial Director, the Executive Editor• Assist with scheduling interviews for job candidates and facilitate communication with candidates for the Global Editorial Director, the Executive Editor• Research story topics and interview subjects for senior editors• Help organize internal office events• Tackle special projects, such as helping to coordinate award entries and some tasks related to public-facing US+ UK events• Copy editing, budget tracking duties as needed \* Other administrative tasks as neededRequired Skills & Qualifications:• Demonstrated experience maintaining confidentiality.• Strong communications skills: clean, concise prose and good grammar.• Experience doing research or information-gathering for projects and reports.• Proficiency using the Google suite of tools including Google Sheets and familiarity with project management tools such as Trello, Asana or Airtable.• Demonstrated professionalism and good judgment when communicating with internal teams and members of the public.• Comfortable working in a CMS such as Wordpress, or willingness to learn.These skills are not required, but would give candidates a great foundation for succeeding in this role:• Familiarity with WIRED’s writers and news coverage.• Familiarity with editorial processes.• An interest in technology, science, internet culture, or business news.• Basic knowledge of HTML.The expected base salary range for this position is from $60,000-$68,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.Wenn Sie an dieser Gelegenheit interessiert sind, bewerben Sie sich bitte unten, und wir werden Ihre Bewerbung So bald wie möglich überprüfen. Sie können Ihren Lebenslauf jederzeit aktualisieren oder ein Anschreiben hochladen, indem Sie auf Ihr Kandidatenprofil zugreifen.***Condé Nast ist ein Arbeitgeber, der Chancengleichheit fördert. Wir bewerten qualifizierte Bewerber ohne Rücksicht auf Rasse, Hautfarbe, Religion, Geschlecht, sexuelle Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität, nationale Herkunft, Behinderung, Veteranenstatus, Alter, Familienstand und andere gesetzlich geschützte Eigenschaften.***Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit, Self and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award-winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan.At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all.For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast and @CondeNastCareer for Twitter and @condenastcareers for Instagram. #J-18808-Ljbffr