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Requirements
• 10+ years of political journalism experience, including at least 5 years managing editorial teams. • A track record of original, ambitious political or policy journalism that reaches and engages audiences beyond the traditional political news consumer. • Strong vision for how political coverage needs to evolve — and concrete ideas for what Vox’s political journalism should look like in 2026 and beyond. • Exceptional editorial judgment and the ability to cut through noise with clarity and insight. • Demonstrated success developing talent and cultivating collaborative, inclusive teams. • Strong understanding of how to execute high-quality explanatory work across mediums and platforms • Experience working with or overseeing audio teams is a strong plus. • Commitment to Vox’s mission to help audiences understand what really matters. • PAY TRANSPARENCY • PAY TRANSPARENCY • The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. • $180,000—$230,000 USD
Responsibilities
• Oversee three editorial teams in the newsroom: Politics, Policy, and Ideas; Today, Explained and Explain It to Me; and Even Better and Lifestyle. • Shape vision and strategy for Vox’s political journalism in 2026 and the years ahead, centering audiences who feel overlooked or underserved by traditional political coverage. • Direct daily, short-, and long-term editorial plans, managing the balance between bigger original pieces and shorter pieces that are responsive to news, and directing the team when it’s necessary to pivot from plans due to news. • Develop coverage strategies that meet audience members where they are — including audiences newer to news, politically disengaged readers/listeners, and younger audiences with different expectations of how news should work. • Ensure our journalism is accessible, relevant, and grounded in real-world questions and concerns, not just the narratives dominating political insiders’ conversations. • Identify opportunities to grow reach and impact through new formats, collaborations, and storytelling approaches, and partner with other teams to execute on multiplatform ideas. • Mentor team members at all levels, helping them develop ideas and angles, structure stories, and strengthen their reporting. • Oversee editorial strategy and execution for Today, Explained and Explain It to Me, ensuring the shows meet Vox’s standards for clarity, depth, creativity, and broad accessibility. • Strengthen collaboration between text, audio, and video teams to ensure cohesive, cross-platform political coverage. • Work with senior leadership across teams to shape Vox’s priorities and coverage strategy around major political moments (elections, legislative cycles, global events, court decisions, etc.). • Coordinate cross-newsroom efforts around major projects, tentpoles, investigations, and explanatory initiatives.
Benefits
• Vox Media is the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible. • As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships. • OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT • OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT • Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here.
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