Deputy Editor, Future Perfect

• Manage and edit three reporting fellows — soliciting and shaping ideas, selecting stories, guiding reporting plans, editing drafts, and supporting fellows' growth as journalists at Vox.
• Provide journalism training and coaching for early-career reporters, including designing occasional brown-bag sessions.
• Oversee the recruitment and selection of the next class of three reporting fellows, beginning in the spring.
• Oversee and edit Future Perfect's twice-weekly newsletter, including shaping lineups, editing copy, sharpening voice and structure.
• Support day-to-day editorial operations as needed: helping maintain story calendars, identifying gaps and opportunities in coverage, coordinating with partners across Vox.

Future Perfect strives to shine a light on neglected stories that have, or will have, a profound impact on the lives of billions of humans and animals, covering the world through the prism of 'What are the best ways to do good in this world?'

• At least 3 years of full-time editing experience, ideally in a fast-paced digital newsroom environment; management experience is a major plus.
• A clear point of view on how to coach and develop writers, especially early-career reporters, with a willingness to give direct feedback while building trust and momentum.
• Strong story judgment and editing range — you can help reporters move from a promising question to a clean nut graf, from a messy draft to a coherent structure, and from 'interesting' to 'compelling and useful.'
• Comfort with the realities of web publishing: you understand urgency and speed, without sacrificing accuracy and care.
• Enthusiasm for (and ideally familiarity with) Future Perfect's core areas — emerging technology and AI, philanthropy, global health, global development, and animal welfare — and a genuine appetite for evidence-driven reporting and argument.
• An organized, self-starting approach: you can manage multiple moving parts (fellows, edits, training, recruitment, newsletters) without dropping the thread.

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life.

Vox Media helps smart, talented, creative professionals make a meaningful impact in media, technology, and the world around them. Future Perfect is a section of Vox that covers the world through a particular prism: What are the best ways to do good in this world?