HR Brew, a publication dedicated to providing HR professionals with information to help them make better decisions, is looking for a temporary editor. This is a contract position beginning in early April and continuing through mid August, with a week off the first week of July.

If you like the challenge of setting editorial strategy and helping reporters execute on stories, well, we’ve got the gig for you.

The HR Brew newsletter sends Monday through Friday and covers all aspects of a human resource professional’s job: from people management to recruiting; corporate compliance to the shifts in the business landscape due to COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo.

As part of Morning Brew’s professional (B2B) editorial team, HR Brew sits alongside six other professional publications: Marketing Brew, Retail Brew, Emerging Tech Brew, CFO Brew, Healthcare Brew, and IT Brew.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

- Manage day-to-day operations of the HR Brew newsletter production process, including assigning/approving stories, editing pieces, and writing headlines.

- Enforce Morning Brew editorial guidelines, editing stories for high-level substance, Brew tone and voice, and standard copy.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Interest in the human resources industry, and the kinds of stories that speak to the HR professional.

- At least 5 years of newsroom experience.

- Experience managing a team of journalists.

- Ability to write in the Morning Brew style (engaging, informative, clever)

- Excellent communication skills with a mindset for collaboration.

- Ability to operate in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines.

COMPENSATION

$7,000-$7,500/month * Final offers for this job will be made within the parameters of the salary range provided, commensurate with experience.