Vanity Fair holds a mirror to society by celebrating the best of global culture and investigating the forces that propel it. Pop culture can be profound and current affairs can be ridiculous. Our cast of characters is wide-ranging, wildly diverse, always exceptional, and quite often, with great style. In every medium, Vanity Fair harnesses the tensions of modern life. Job Description Location: New York, NY Staff Writer, Vanity Fair Vanity Fair is looking for a full-time writer to join our dedicated, hard-working, team. The ideal candidate must be able to report, write, and update stories for digital platforms, based on SEO terms, trending topics on social media, and editorial decision making. This role is an integral part of the edit team, with experience balancing short-term and fast-turnaround stories with longer-term projects. The writer will be working across sections, and a top candidate is versatilewith an understanding of how to write a story around all editorial facets of the brand. Primary Responsibilities: Pitch, report, and write stories on platforms, balancing news and analysis of the most important stories with original investigative reporting, features, or essays. Collaborate with audio, video, events, and social media teams as needed to develop ways of telling stories on other platforms. Conceptualizing how stories might live across all editorial facets of the brand, and brainstorming and pitching ideas for all platforms (digital, print, social, podcast, video, etc) Generating story ideas for VanityFair.com Additional responsibilities as assigned Requirements: Sound editorial judgment, with strong writing and research skills Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and able to adhere to tight deadlines, sometimes turning around copy within one work day Ability to communicate well with people across departments (Art, Photo, etc.), at all levels of the brand, and with freelancers/outside contributors 3-5 years experience in journalism, writing, or related fields; ideally including reporting and editing experience and some familiarity with headline best practices, SEO, and newsletter strategy The expected base salary range for this position is from $75k-$103. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education. This is a guild position What happens next? If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile. Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics. Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit, Self and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award-winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan. At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all. For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast and @CondeNastCareer for Twitter and @condenastcareers for Instagram.
