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Staff Editor

Condé Nast, San Francisco, CA, United States


WIRED is searching for a Staff Editor to join our newsroom. The role is based in San Francisco, CA (or could be in New York, NY), and involves editing stories across science, politics and security, from breaking news to investigative projects, and managing syndications from WIRED’s international partners.

Primary Responsibilities

Edit stories from across the WIRED newsroom as needed.

Edit stories syndicated from WIRED’s international brands to align with editorial style and standards.

Work with external partners to identify stories for syndication and guide them through the production process.

Collaborate with the director of science, politics and security on tasks such as filing FOIA requests, coordinating with freelancers, and more.

Proactively seek interesting, diverse voices to enhance WIRED’s coverage.

Coordinate with other WIRED teams—photo/art, fact‑checking, design, social and video—to ensure stories reach maximum impact.

Contribute to brand extensions, social platforms, and additional projects as needed.

Represent WIRED publicly when necessary, including social media, press opportunities, panels and internal presentations.

Additional projects or stories as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

At least 2 years of experience as an editor in a fast‑paced, digital and news‑driven environment.

A past portfolio that reflects significant experience covering the tech industry, cybersecurity, science or another core area of WIRED coverage, with a record of breaking news.

Experience overseeing multi‑platform content from brainstorm to execution, balancing daily deadlines with longer‑lead projects.

Passion for delivering large, ambitious coverage, especially around Big Tech, climate, and other core focus areas.

Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills; adept at working with fact‑checkers, copy editors, designers, photo editors, digital producers, social media producers, and story editors.

Excellent time management and prioritization skills.

Salary range: $80,000 - $105,000. This is a Guild position. The office location can be in San Francisco or New York.

Equal Opportunity Statement Condé Nast is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.

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