Senior Editor, Economy and Business

Date Posted	January 08, 2026
Industry	Newspapers, Newsletters
Specialty	Business/Technology
Required Education	Bachelor's Degree
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$98,000- $105,000

Description:

Senior Editor, Economy and Business, The Conversation U.S.

Salary: $98k- $105k

Benefits: 401(k) matching, PTO, sick days, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, parental leave, vision insurance, paid holidays

Position: Full-time (Remote)

Experience: 15+ years of journalism and editorial experience

Educational qualifications: Bachelor's degree required

Location: U.S., East Coast preference

Reporting manager: Managing Editor

Website link: https://theconversation.com/us

Please send your cover letter and updated resume to sumalitaa.bhuyyaan@theconversation.com

Who we are:

The Conversation U.S. (TCUS) is an independent, nonprofit media organization that publishes daily news analysis, commentary and research news written by academics, edited by journalists and aimed at the general public. Our editorial team works with scholars across the U.S. to help the general public make sense of important news and research. We take our work seriously, but we also offer a fun and flexible work culture with great benefits and lots of opportunity to shine.

The Conversation is deeply committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups in our newsroom – including those who are Black, Latino/a, Asian American, Indigenous, LGBTQ, or armed services veterans – to apply to join our team.

The senior editor will cover a wide range of topics – from the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and unemployment to consumer trends and economic inequality – by commissioning and editing articles from scholars in a variety of fields to help us inform our broad general audience. 

We’re looking for a fast-paced editor with considerable experience covering economics, business, finance and/or similar topics, as well as strong communication and teamwork skills. Experience at a wire service is a plus, as is experience editing stories written by scholars. The ideal candidate would be someone equally at home turning around breaking news stories as helping craft longer, deeper dives into complex subjects. 

We will consider candidates working remotely in locations across the U.S. We currently have offices in Boston and New York and can offer a hybrid of in-person and work-from-home for candidates in those cities.

 Key responsibilities:

● Work closely with the Managing Editor to cover topics and build on the applicant's interests and past experience.

● Stay abreast of key economic, business and financial news and trends and regularly come up with story ideas that scholars could cover based on their research and expertise.

● Commission at least 3-4 stories each week from academic experts on business and the economy and edit them for a general readership, with a focus on covering breaking news.

● Help TCUS achieve the goals of its Diversity Initiative by finding and commissioning new scholars among women and minorities.

● Create and maintain clear, timely and professional communications with academic authors and fellow editors.

● Participate in brainstorming and planning discussions for stories and series in collaboration with other desks and Conversation editors in other countries.

● Attend key economic and business conferences.

Skills/Knowledge:

● Reporting skills and news judgment to generate ideas for stories and seek out meaningful or undiscovered new research.

● Interest in working in a team-focused newsroom that offers ample opportunities to collaborate with colleagues, learn and grow.

● Care in thoughtfully commissioning scholars to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest and to highlight diverse voices.

● Ability to work with scholar-authors to structure stories, simplify research without losing nuance, line-edit copy into plain English and fact-check.

● Good grammar and story structure skills.

● Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

● Ability to choose appropriate and arresting photos, graphics and other visual elements to accompany stories.

● Ability to give substantive, honest and diplomatic feedback to pitches from member schools’ scholars and communications teams.

● Ability to purposefully collaborate and be part of a dynamic team.

● Ability to learn and apply our house style.

● Willingness to ask for help when needed.

● Visual storytelling skills, such as through video and data-driven articles.

Tasks/time over next year:

● 85% commissioning, editing stories

● 10% internal meeting and professional development

● 5% conferences

Qualifications:

● Bachelor's degree.

● Minimum of 15 years of journalism work experience.

● Exceptional organizational skills, meticulousness, insight and clarity (or fluency) of expression.

● Ability to work at a fast pace and be highly productive while working independently and remotely.

● Skill at developing story ideas of interest to the public.

● Experience in online content production and ability to learn new content management systems.

● Willingness to travel for work occasionally.

How to apply: Please send your cover letter and updated resume to sumalitaa.bhuyyaan@theconversation.com