Senior Editor, Essays & Columns, The Cut

The Cut is seeking a Senior Editor, Essays & Columns to help shape and grow our signature first-person and opinion-driven storytelling. This editor will work closely with writers to develop distinct voices, sharpen arguments, and publish essays and columns that feel urgent, intimate, and culturally resonant.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience editing essays, columns, features, etc.
• A strong editorial point of view and deep understanding of The Cut’s voice and audience
• Proven ability to edit personal writing with both sensitivity and structural rigor
• Experience commissioning and developing writers across different stages of their careers
• Excellent line-editing skills and sharp narrative instincts
• Cultural fluency across gender, politics, relationships, work, identity, and internet culture
• Comfort editing fast-turn stories as well as long-lead, deeply reported personal essays
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple stories at once

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance