Phoenix New Times Searching for a Culture Editor

Competitive salary with benefits.

May 16, 2018

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Phoenix New Times covers Taylor Swift as well as indie rock. Stuart Warner

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Can you plan coverage of a Taylor Swift concert that would interest the alternative press crowd? How would you tell our readers all they want to know about the next Comicfest? Can you spot the grammar error in this post? Phoenix New Times is looking for a Culture Editor, responsible for all music, arts, and culture coverage for newtimes.com – about a half-dozen stories a day.

Duties include assigning and editing stories, promoting those stories on social media, analyzing traffic data to grow readership in our music and arts verticals, and repackaging select material for publication in the print edition.

The ideal candidate will be a high-energy individual with polished writing and editing skills whose intensely interested in exploring new developments on the diverse cultural landscape of Phoenix and sharing those discoveries with our readers through well-told stories. This is a full-time office job with benefits. Minimum five years professional experience required.

Send cover letter, resume and writing samples to: [email protected]

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