Senior Editor, Education
DESCRIPTION
U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.
We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.
Your role in helping us shape the future:
U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will use your strengths and skills to edit education advice content for consumers that covers a wide range of higher education topics, as well as editorial content that covers our education rankings, including Best Colleges, Grad Schools, Online Programs and Global Universities.
You’ll work closely with the managing editor of education on our content strategy in the education space, which includes creating content that helps people make decisions about choosing a college, getting into college, paying for college, financial aid, selecting a college major, graduate school and earning a degree abroad. You’ll recruit and manage freelance writers; edit articles, slideshows and blogs; occasionally write articles; help curate and edit our twice-monthly newsletters, “Extra Help: College Admissions,” and “The Bottom Line: An MBA Applicant’s Guide”; and use analytics tools to monitor the performance of our content.
You’ll also work with our communications team to promote our content on social media and with other media outlets. There are opportunities to serve in a spokesperson capacity if you are comfortable being interviewed by TV, radio and online outlets to talk about our data, methodology, rankings results, trends and content. You might also moderate education webinars and serve in a spokesperson capacity for various other U.S. News Education events.
In this role, you’ll manage and lead a team of freelance writers and contributors. You’ll also work closely with digital producers, SEO experts, rankings data analysts, and product and business team members to deliver helpful and actionable advice content to our readers and ensure our content aligns with our business strategy. The Senior Editor reports to the Managing Editor of Education.
Are you up to the challenge?
You should be a nimble editor who is skilled at juggling several tasks at once, can help drive the editorial coverage in the education space, and can lead a team of talented contributors. As part of the job, you’ll:
Please submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.
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