Lifestyle Editor

The Daily Wire is seeking a Lifestyle Editor to lead and grow its lifestyle coverage across culture, family, health, faith, and human-interest storytelling. This senior editor and strategic leader will report to the Managing Editor, overseeing the development, editing, and publication of engaging, mission-aligned content. The role involves shaping editorial direction, managing writers, and ensuring high standards for quality, accuracy, and audience engagement.

Must Have

• Set strategic direction for lifestyle coverage aligned with organizational mission and priorities
• Identify themes, trends, and story opportunities across culture, family, health, faith, and related topics
• Oversee lifestyle stories from pitch through publication, ensuring strong narrative structure and tone
• Edit content to meet editorial standards for accuracy, voice, and responsible framing
• Manage and guide lifestyle writers and contributors, providing feedback and editorial direction
• Collaborate with newsroom, homepage, and audience teams to coordinate publication and distribution
• Monitor audience engagement and performance metrics to inform coverage decisions and strategy
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling instincts
• Experience editing and managing writers or contributors
• Understanding of lifestyle, cultural, and human-interest topics
• Ability to balance mission alignment with broad audience appeal
• Strong organizational and deadline-management skills

Good to Have

• Background in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, or related field preferred

The Daily Wire is seeking a Lifestyle Editor to lead and grow our lifestyle coverage across culture, family, health, faith, and human-interest storytelling. Reporting to the Managing Editor, this role oversees the development, editing, and publication of engaging, mission-aligned content that resonates with our audience.

As a senior editor and strategic leader, the Lifestyle Editor shapes the editorial direction of the lifestyle vertical, manages writers and contributors, and ensures coverage reflects values while meeting high standards for quality, accuracy, and audience engagement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for lifestyle coverage aligned with organizational mission and priorities
• Identify themes, trends, and story opportunities across culture, family, health, faith, and related topics
• Oversee lifestyle stories from pitch through publication, ensuring strong narrative structure and tone
• Edit content to meet editorial standards for accuracy, voice, and responsible framing
• Manage and guide lifestyle writers and contributors, providing feedback and editorial direction
• Collaborate with newsroom, homepage, and audience teams to coordinate publication and distribution
• Monitor audience engagement and performance metrics to inform coverage decisions and strategy

Experience & Requirements

• Background in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, or related field preferred.
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling instincts
• Experience editing and managing writers or contributors
• Understanding of lifestyle, cultural, and human-interest topics
• Ability to balance mission alignment with broad audience appeal
• Strong organizational and deadline-management skills

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