Editorial Director, Vox at Vox Media New York, NY

WHO WE ARE Vox candidly shepherds audiences through politics and policy, business and pop culture, food, science, and everything else that matters. Vox is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators, and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media.
ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a senior leader to oversee some of the most dynamic and essential coverage areas core to Vox. The Editorial Director is a senior newsroom leader who oversees the Future Perfect team, as well as our Climate, Health, Down to Earth writers, and our biweekly ideas‑driven video podcast The Gray Area. This person will set editorial strategy for these teams, manage editors and writers, and help chart the future of Vox’s coverage on these subjects.
KEY SUBJECT AREAS Emerging technology and artificial intelligence
Philanthropy, altruism, and the institutions that shape giving
Global health and global development
Animal welfare and factory farming
Catastrophic risks to humanity, including pandemics and nuclear war
Climate change, energy, and biodiversity
Philosophy, ethics and the world of ideas
Health coverage through a personal, patient‑focused lens
Other evidence‑driven approaches to improving lives at scale
WHAT YOU’LL DO Set and drive the editorial direction for Future Perfect, Climate, Health, and Down to Earth — deciding which topics to double down on, which approaches merit greater emphasis, and where to take creative risks.
Shape stories and coverage plans to ensure they are rigorous, compelling, and aligned with Vox’s editorial strategy and audience goals. Spot when a piece needs a sharper argument, a stronger evidence base, or a fundamentally different frame.
Work closely with the executive editor and the managing editor for audience and membership to ensure editorial priorities connect to Vox’s broader strategy in the membership era.
Provide editorial guidance for The Gray Area video podcast team, including assisting in selecting guests and strategizing on interview approaches.
Identify gaps and opportunities in coverage, and help facilitate collaborations across Vox’s text, audio, and video teams.
Manage editors, giving substantive editorial feedback, coaching career growth, and building a culture of high standards and mutual trust.
Support the development of early‑career reporters alongside more experienced staff.
Serve as a member of the editorial leadership team, contributing to broader newsroom strategy and decision‑making.
Champion Vox’s internal culture by bringing teams together on cross‑functional and cross‑platform projects — very much including video and audio — organizing newsroom brainstorms, and modeling collaborative leadership.
Partner with the chief of staff and director of development on grant‑funded editorial projects, including contributing editorially to proposals.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING At least 5 years of full‑time editing experience in a fast‑paced digital newsroom or equivalent editorial environment, with significant management experience. Experience managing editors (i.e., managing managers) is a strong plus.
Strong editorial judgment and intellectual range. Ability to help a reporter move from a promising question to a sharp nut graf, from a messy draft to a coherent argument, and from “interesting” to “compelling and useful.” Comfortable editing a deeply reported global health feature as a provocative ideas piece about AI.
A clear philosophy on managing and developing editors and writers, especially the ability to give direct feedback while building trust and momentum.
Genuine intellectual engagement with Future Perfect’s core areas — emerging technology and AI, philanthropy, global health, global development, animal welfare, and catastrophic risk. Strong instincts about what matters in at least some, with a genuine appetite for the rest.
Strategic thinking about editorial coverage in the context of audience, membership, and sustainability. Think clearly about which topics and approaches serve both the mission and the business.
Ability and willingness to work across multiple mediums and platforms — text, audio, and video — and partner closely with podcast, video, and audience teams.
An organized, self‑starting approach. Manage multiple teams, competing priorities, and shifting timelines without losing the thread. Proactive problem‑solving.
Comfort with the realities of web publishing: understand urgency and speed without sacrificing accuracy and care.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK This job is based in either New York City or Washington, D.C., and the person hired will be expected to be able to come into the office.
PERMANENT FULL‑TIME POSITION – BENEFITS This is a permanent, full‑time position. This job is benefits‑eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits.
DEI & EEO STATEMENTS Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities.

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