Senior Editor

Puck is hiring for an experienced, creative, and authoritative Senior Editor to top edit and line edit stories from across multiple Puck franchises, spanning entertainment, media and sports media, finance, politics, and the business of fashion and art. The Senior Editor will work closely with Puck’s Executive Editor and industry-leading journalists to create engaging, sophisticated, and accurate stories that reflect Puck’s elevated editorial brand. The person in this role should be ambitious and thrive in a fast-paced media environment, exhibit strong editorial judgment, and be capable of quickly and confidently reworking stories in any state of completion – from a light touch-up to structural reorganization and rewriting that seamlessly captures both the voice of the author and the brand. Candidates must be willing to work hours in the evening and on the weekend.
 

Primary Responsibilities: 

Successful candidates will have a strong command of the written word and a passion for storytelling. Responsibilities include:

• Editing news articles, analysis, columns, and newsletter copy as they come in.
• Serving as the quality control leader; continuously striving for the highest standards for content organization, style, grammar, creative, and brand alignment. 
   

To best perform in this job, you will demonstrate:

• A substantial writing and editing portfolio that demonstrates writing polish, sophistication, and professionalism.
• A passion for subscription media and a strong understanding of Puck’s brand voice. 
• Experience editing for substance, quality, and brand alignment.  
• The ability to work under deadline pressure while maintaining the highest standards of the craft.
   

Qualifications:

• 9-12 years of professional work experience in Editorial roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, or related field.
• Highly organized, extremely detail-oriented, and able to effectively prioritize workload in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
   

Salary, Perks & Benefits:

• The salary range for this role is $120,000 – $150,000, but the final offer amount is dependent on incumbent’s relevant experience, skill-level and location 
• Company equity
• Flexible PTO in addition to company holidays 
• Health, dental, and vision insurance 
• 401K
• Endless development opportunities at a fast-growing startup
   

About Puck:

At Puck, we believe that journalists are society’s original influencers. Yet the digital media economy of the last decade created an insurmountable rift between journalists and their followings. Puck exists to change that; we want to return power back to journalists by creating a media platform owned and operated by the journalists themselves. Puck is a news brand dedicated to the inside story, hyper-focused on the four power corners of American culture: Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Washington, and Hollywood. We are focused on the “last mile” of news - what the insiders are really saying. 
 

Puck was founded by media industry veterans and a handful of entrepreneurial journalists. We launched in September 2021 and have been featured in The New York Times, Axios, Bloomberg, and other leading publications. We most recently raised a Series B with TPG Growth, Standard Investments, and J Rothschild Capital Management. We are headquartered in Manhattan with a nationally distributed workforce.