Puzzles and Games Producer, The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a multi-platform media enterprise, spanning print, digital, audio, video, and live events. Founded in 1925, The New Yorker is considered by many to be the most influential magazine in the world, renowned for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons. In addition to the weekly print magazine, The New Yorker has become a daily digital destination for news and cultural coverage by its staff writers and other contributors. In print and online, The New Yorker stands apart for its commitment to truth and accuracy, for the quality of its prose, and its insistence on exciting and moving every reader. To see all New Yorker job openings, visit newyorker.com/careers.Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

The New Yorker seeks a producer to join our Puzzles & Games team. This person will be responsible for the daily production—including copy editing, fact checking, scheduling, and project management—of all New Yorker crosswords and games. A strong candidate will be highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent writing skills and a desire to be trained as a New Yorker copy editor and fact checker. They will be a thorough reader who can quickly catch and fix mistakes of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax, as well as factual errors. Ideally, they will also have a love of crosswords and games. This is a Guild position.

Responsibilities

• Copy-editing puzzles, games, and related promotional materials.

• Fact checking puzzles, games, and related promotional materials.

• Working in content management systems to upload and schedule content.

• Managing the department’s production calendar.

• Overseeing and adapting our puzzle-production workflow as the department introduces new offerings (in coordination with editors, constructors, and the product team).

• Test solving puzzles and games as needed.

• Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager.

Skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Excellent writing skills, strong editorial instincts, and a firm grasp of copy editing.

• The ability to critically evaluate a writer’s sources, and to research and identify additional sources as needed.

• Exceptional organizational skills, and comfort working on multiple projects with tight deadlines.

• Experience keeping a team on schedule.

• A collegial attitude and ability to work collaboratively.

• Experience working in a content-management system (such as Wordpress).

• Proficiency in Google Suite and basic HTML, and comfort with, or willingness to learn, file formats and best practices.

• A love of crosswords and games.

• An appreciation of The New Yorker’s sensibility and history.

• Willingness to work some early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $72,500-$74,500. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

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.