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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 77 days Vox Media Group's roles stay open a median of 71 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Vox Media Group's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vox Media Group
- high 17 stale, 0 reposted of 19 open
- Hiring momentum
- 25 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
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About this role
Vox is looking for a Senior Politics, Policy, and Ideas Editor to lead a team of journalists in covering American politics. The role involves managing reporters, guiding political coverage, and collaborating across platforms to produce distinctive and analytical journalism. The editor will be responsible for shaping stories, ensuring they align with Vox's editorial strategy, and finding innovative ways to engage audiences through various media formats.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 5 years’ experience editing
- Strong leadership, management, communication, and editing skills
- Excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to bring analysis and sharp angles to news stories
- Analytical rigor
- Passion for Vox’s mission of serving the audience and making complex concepts accessible through explanatory journalism
What you get
- Comprehensive benefits to support employees
- Permanent, full-time position
- Benefits-eligible role
Worth weighing
- Role requires managing a team of 3-4 reporters
- Focus on both fast analysis and longer features
- Position based in either Washington, D.C. or New York
- No specific mention of remote work options
Summarised from Vox Media Group's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Vox Media Group on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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