VICE started in 1994 as a newsprint monthly in Montreal and is now a global youth media company that includes print, events, music, online, television, and feature film divisions that operates in over 30 countries. Motherboard is VICE's science and technology site.Launched in 2009, Motherboard finds the people and things that are making our weird and wonderful present and future, with news, commentary, in-depth reporting, photos, and original video documentaries.
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Whether it's politics, art, sex, drugs, war, design, nature, space, history and sci-fi, Motherboard's award-winning journalism skips the useless tech hype to make room for the things that are actually reshaping our world.OVERVIEWMOTHERBOARD is looking for a managing editor to aid us in producing technology and science coverage that is unique, skeptical, global, human, and a little subversive. The position is based in VICE Media's Brooklyn headquarters.We need someone with good news sense, organizational skills, a strong work ethic, a talent for managing people, and the ability to handle a range of tasks from creative to mundane.You should be excited about recruiting great writers; assigning topical, smart stories; and giving constructive feedback on pitches. You should have an understanding of what makes a Motherboard story, and bring a fresh, diverse perspective to help us in our mission of explaining the futures around us.At the same time, you should be adept at handling administrative work and overseeing editorial operations. If you love architecting workflows and basking in the resulting efficiency, you might be the right person. If you're the kind of person who has trouble answering email, this job probably isn't for you.The ideal candidate will have a minimum of four years of reporting and editing experience at an online journalism outlet. Video experience is a plus.A general knowledge of the wide range of topics Motherboard covers is a must, as is an allergy to rehashing stories that have already been told elsewhere. Most importantly, we're looking for an energetic, motivated editor/journalist who is committed to doing the forward-thinking reporting Motherboard is known for while still having fun and being weird.
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing daily newsroom coverage
Recruiting and editing freelancers
Assigning stories and fielding pitches for staff and freelancers
General website upkeep and CMS work
Coordinating and task-managing the US, UK, and CA teams
Coordinating with other VICE verticals and departments
Maintain editorial calendar, manage copyflow, and generally keep the spaceship running
Shape and reinforce the voice of the site
Background in journalism and excellent editorial sensibility
Experience managing a team
Ability to edit a high volume of stories per week
Professional experience using a CMS
Four years of reporting and editing experience on a website's editorial staff