POLITICO is seeking an experienced and enterprising editor to oversee its editorial operations in New Jersey. The editor will lead an ambitious team of journalists covering the governor, Legislature, state politics and several key policy areas.

This is a key role on POLITICO’s States team and presents an unparalleled opportunity to set the agenda in New Jersey’s capital. We’re looking for an expansive thinker who can devise fresh angles, explore new storytelling formats and collaborate across our newsroom.

Location: New Jersey

What You'll Do:

• Run a team of high-energy reporters covering state government, politics, health care, education, energy and transportation.
• Edit a mix of full-length articles and short pieces, both breaking news and enterprise.
• Deliver a steady cadence of innovative, thought-provoking enterprise stories and scoops that can lead the POLITICO homepage.
• Devise an editorial strategy that serves an informed, influential audience of professional subscribers while also reaching consumers in New Jersey, Washington and across the nation.
• Ensure our political and policy newsletters continue to be essential daily reads in Trenton’s corridors of power.

What You'll Need:

• Experience editing policy, legislative and/or political coverage at the state or national level.
• A clear vision for how to cover New Jersey in new and exciting ways that expose not only what is happening, but why it is happening and what it means.
• A deep well of ideas and a strong sense of how to execute them.
• High-level writing and editing skills, with the ability to deliver stories for both niche, local readers and to a global consumer audience.
• Strong leadership skills and an active, hands-on approach to editing.
• A collaborative spirit and desire work across the newsroom.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor reporters of varying experience levels.
• Ability to juggle tight deadlines and a demanding schedule.
• A rigorous commitment to fair-minded, nonpartisan journalism.

We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

We value our people. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

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