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Assistant Editor, Fine Arts

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At a Glance

Location
New York, United States
Experience
7–10 years
Posted
2026-06-18T11:07:53-04:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Medical

Requirements

7–10 years of editing experience, ideally as an editor in a newsroom

Knowledge of and curiosity about visual art

Experience working closely with visual, audio and video teams on digital storytelling, and a willingness to experiment with new formats

A passion for expanding the audience for arts coverage and making our journalism accessible, surprising and indispensable to a global readership

To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an Engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

Responsibilities

Assign, shape and edit daily art stories, including news, features, criticism, service pieces, visual pieces and enterprise projects

Identify and shape features and profiles for the weekly Arts & Leisure page

Collaborate with photo, design, visual and video editors on stories across a variety of formats

Demonstrate support and understanding of our

You will report to the Art Editor