The New York Review of Books, an English-language journal of literature, politics, arts, and ideas, is looking for an editor to help lead its online arm through creative, energetic, and intelligent assigning and editing of articles and essays. The position entails working in close collaboration with a coeditor and all other members of the editorial staff to commission, edit, fact-check, and publish political analysis, reportage, cultural criticism, and memoir for the Review’s website, the NYR Online. The online editors also share responsibility for the administrative processes of production and publishing.

Ideal candidates have a deep knowledge of contemporary politics and a significant interest in culture and the arts. They have a fastidious attention to detail at all stages of the editorial process, three or more years of editorial experience, and strong writing ability, as well as an extensive familiarity with the writing of the Review in print and online.

Interested candidates should send their resume and three samples of their prior writing and/or editing to jobs@nybooks.com. In a cover letter, applicants should explain their interest in the position and what their skills could bring to the role.

This is a full-time staff position, with benefits. Compensation range: $65,000–$75,000.