Deputy Managing Editor, Business

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote-Optional
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $140,000 - $190,000 (Range dependent on factors including location, experience, and skills)

Axios is a fast-growing media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We're hiring a Deputy Managing Editor to help oversee our Business coverage. This role is critical to sharpening our business coverage, supporting our talented journalists, and helping Axios achieve new successes. The Business desk excels in a crowded field, winning SABEW’s “Best Newsletter” honor two years in a row and featuring a nationally recognized staff who regularly contribute to cable news and national radio with insightful news and analysis. The Deputy Managing Editor of the Business team will help take the desk to new heights in scoops, analysis, and insights that serve our readers.

Requirements

• Strong Interpersonal Skills: Ability to oversee and support a team of journalists.
• Editing Experience: Experience in a fast-paced news environment.
• Conceptualization Skills: Demonstrated experience conceptualizing big ideas and seeing them through.
• Management Experience (Plus): Some management experience is a plus.
• Tech Coverage Experience (Plus): Experience with tech coverage (large-cap Silicon Valley companies, AI innovators, etc.) is a plus.
• Writing and Editing Skills: Strong writing and editing skills for both online and newsletter platforms, and the ability to translate stories across them.
• Teamwork Skills: Experience working across teams to produce quality content.
• Digital & Social Media Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of the digital and social media landscape.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Multitasking Ability: Ability to assign and manage multiple stories at once.

Responsibilities

• Help the Managing Editor oversee coverage planning, story ideation, long-term projects, and quality control.
• Work with the dedicated section editors to ensure a robust daily output.
• Step in as needed to edit and write for newsletters.
• Contribute and fill in as needed on high-level planning meetings.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

Axios offers:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance
• Salary range: $140,000 - $190,000 (dependent on location, experience, and skills)
• Remote-optional work environment