The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture, and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence, and authority averaging 90 million unique monthly viewers. Over the past 223 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television, and commerce.
The Page Six digital team is looking for a full-time Lifestyle Editor to lead our celebrity lifestyle vertical. The candidate must be an independent and highly motivated self-starter with a passion for all things lifestyle, including real estate, wellness and hospitality, from a celebrity lens. The candidate will be expected to pitch, conceptualize, write and edit daily news-driven lifestyle stories as well as longer-form evergreen features across all lifestyle sections. The Lifestyle Editor will also be expected to frequently appear on camera in our Page Six studio and on field shoots.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Page Six’s rapidly expanding celebrity lifestyle vertical
- Conceptualize, write and edit daily celebrity lifestyle stories with a focus on travel, real estate, wellness and hospitality
- Oversee the Lifestyle Reporter and guide them to create engaging, service-driven lifestyle content by delegating responsibilities and assigning stories based on what’s trending
- Act as a face of Page Six’s lifestyle franchise and frequently appear in videos created in our studio and for social media
- Use data, analytics and expertise to brainstorm and guide content decisions
- Be a self-starter with a genuine passion for all things entertainment, particularly when it comes to lifestyle topics
- Collaborate with other departments including commerce, video, photo, social and SEO to conceptualize and produce high-impact content
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience as an editor in an online news environment, ideally with a focus on celebrity lifestyle content
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with a proven ability to write succinct, eye-catching headlines
- A passion for celebrity lifestyle topics with a commitment to providing accurate and valuable information to readers
- Comfort and desire to appear on camera and translate editorial content into engaging videos
- Solid relationships with publicists and sources to pull back the curtain on how celebrities live their lives, including where they eat, where they vacation and more
- Expertise in digital strategy, analytics and SEO best practices and tools
- Proficiency in content management systems (WordPress, in particular), photo editing software & web analytics tools
Note: The NY Post adheres to a hybrid work schedule.
The hours for this role are Mondays through Fridays, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.
