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About Us

Recurrent Ventures Inc. is an innovative digital media company that is challenging the media landscape with its proprietary approach. Its best-in-class brands like Popular Science, Domino, Outdoor Life, The Drive, Donut, Dwell, Task & Purpose and more, engage a combined audience of more than 60 million monthly visitors. Initially founded in 2018, the portfolio rapidly expanded and today we have more than 15 publishing brands across automotive, home, outdoors, science, technology, and military verticals. Recurrent Ventures is virtual first, with headquarters in Miami and offices in New York, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The Opportunity

The Drive is one of the internet’s most-visited automotive outlets, serving nearly 10 million passionate readers a month with the latest industry news and analysis, culture stories, new car reviews, must-read features, and DIY advice.

The Drive is seeking an experienced Editor to lead our daily news operation with a focus on wide-ranging output, original reporting, and our signature intelligent and irreverent voice.

As a key member of The Drive’s editorial leadership, this editor will plan and line edit the majority of our daily news content to ensure rigorous, creative coverage of the automotive world at large. The ideal News Editor will possess a sharp understanding of current industry product cycles, a hunger for breaking news, familiarity with internet car culture in particular, and an awareness of traffic trends and competitor positions. Areas of focus include product announcements, electrification, motorsports (F1, NASCAR, and IndyCar), viral social media moments, automotive history, transportation policy, technical deep-dives, and more.

The Editor must demonstrate the ability to assemble a comprehensive, timely, and flexible coverage plan reflecting these priorities with an eye on audience growth. Experience with traditional reporting techniques - filing public records requests, pulling court documents, cold-calling sources - is strongly preferred. The Editor will directly manage staff writers and contractors, enforcing deadlines and providing actionable feedback. As time allows, they will also be called upon to contribute across other content areas, including car reviews and service journalism.

The Editor will report to the site’s Deputy Editor.

Responsibilities

• Assist the EIC and other editors in developing new ways to expand The Drive’s daily audience.
• Edit and proofread articles, features, and other content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and style consistency.
• Assist with story development and enforce deadlines.
• Stay hyper organized while obsessively deloping and maintaining systems for content production, delivering feedback, monitoring trends, etc.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of industry news cycles.
• Respond quickly and creatively to breaking news by adjusting assignments and publishing plans on the fly.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as design and production, to ensure that content is produced on time and meets The Drive's goals and objectives.
• Manage a team of writers. Provide feedback, guidance, and support to ensure that content meets The Drive's standards.
• Leverage industry knowledge and sources to ensure The Drive is equipped to regularly push exclusive scoops.
• Plan and execute The Drive’s daily news content with a focus on balancing industry news, cultural coverage, and original reporting.
• Represent The Drive in public settings, such as media events and conferences.
• Ensure that each angle The Drive takes on a story is the correct one for our audience.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the online media and digital publishing industry.
• Familiarity with WordPress and Google Analytics preferred.
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices for news, including headline construction, search trends, and areas of opportunity.
• Experience working with writers of varying skill levels.
• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency with modern enthusiast culture and its defining online spaces.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field is preferred.
• Comfort with applying original reporting techniques across a wide range of topics and stories.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Sharp writing, copy- and line-editing, and proofreading skills.
• At least 3 years of experience in a digital newsroom, preferably one covering the automotive industry or technology.
• Deep knowledge of the automotive industry and its news cycles. This includes new products, important developments in the space, and a network of industry sources.

Benefits & Perks

• Fitness Reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Remote - work from anywhere!
• Matching 401k
• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
• Equity package
• Unlimited PTO

Hiring & Equal Opportunity Statement: Recurrent Ventures provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, age, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or affiliation protected by federal, state or local laws. With a number of our media brands reporting on the military, veterans’ affairs, and topics facing the active military community, we are very supportive of veterans’ activities and highly encourage this community to apply.