[Hiring] Managing Editor @Weather Group Television LLC

Role Description

We’re looking for an Editorial Manager to run the day-to-day of thegrio.com; someone who spends real time in the copy and also owns the systems around publishing it. This is a player-coach job. On any given day, you’ll:

• Line-edit a breaking politics story
• Decide which pitches to greenlight
• Rebuild tomorrow’s publishing schedule around a news break
• Check what’s performing in the analytics and reset the plan accordingly

You are comfortable with AI-based production tools, but remain clear-eyed about their limits. Every published word goes through a human editor.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital editorial, with at least 1–2 years assigning and editing other people’s work
• Demonstrated excellence as an editor
• Deep, current fluency in Black culture, politics and media
• Fluency with WordPress and digital publishing workflow tools such as Monday.com and Slack
• Working command of SEO fundamentals and audience analytics
• Hands-on comfort with AI production tools
• Sound news judgment under deadline pressure
• Strong organizational discipline
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Requirements

• Line-edit and structurally edit across formats like short news hits, features, essays, explainers and video-adjacent copy
• Edit for theGrio’s voice: culturally fluent, direct, and written for our audience rather than about them
• Write and rewrite headlines, decks, and inform social copy
• Copy-edit to house style, maintain and update the style guide
• Coach writers with specific, actionable feedback
• Evaluate incoming pitches and greenlight the ones with the clearest audience case
• Generate original story ideas from the news cycle, cultural moments, search and social demand, and audience data
• Commission and manage freelance assignments
• Own the editorial calendar end to end
• Plan tentpole and moment-driven coverage
• Live in the analytics daily
• Track the metrics that matter for the business
• Run a weekly performance read for editorial leadership
• Use AI tools fluently in the production workflow
• Help shape and enforce theGrio’s AI usage and disclosure standards
• Work closely with the Chief Content Officer and editorial leadership

Benefits

• Salary range: $85,000-$100,000 commensurate with experience
• Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Paid time off and holidays
• Parental leave

This is a remote, U.S.-based role; occasional travel for team gatherings and coverage may be required in New York City and D.C.