Ideas Editor
Company: Boston Globe Media Partners
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Job Description: The Boston
Globe’s Opinion section is looking for a new editor to lead one of
its premier products, the Ideas section. Ideas is an 8-page
standalone section in the Sunday paper that produces some of the
Globe’s most ambitious, lyrical, and deeply reported essays. This
editor will oversee the digital and print production of the
section, provide the intellectual vision for its content, and
directly manage a team of two editors, one writer, freelance copy
editors, and a designer. We are looking for this person to start in
April. Living in the Boston area is required. The editor reports to
the Opinion editor. Responsibilities: Conceive, commission, and
edit essays, opinion features, reported arguments, and editorial
cartoons from freelancers. The Ideas editor upholds the highest
standards of opinion journalism by emphasizing original,
provocative, and fact-based pieces that are written for curious,
engaged general readers. The editor also ensures that the section
is helping freelancers make their arguments as strong as they can
be, without imposing the editor’s own views. Maintain a steady
rhythm to the section, including by publishing at least one new
Ideas piece online each day while also planning for future issues.
Oversee production of a weekly 8-page Sunday print section, which
includes editing the Sunday columns of two Opinion columnists.
Guide more ambitious projects such as themed packages or takeovers
of entire issues several times a year. The editor should also look
to bring Ideas’ journalism to life by identifying compelling
speakers for our Say More podcast and moderating panels at live
events. Lead, coach, and support a multidisciplinary editorial
team, overseeing staff writers and editors, collaborating closely
with freelance copy editors, and guiding design to deliver
cohesive, high-quality content. Identify outstanding freelance
writers, graphic artists, cartoonists, and other multimedia
journalists and recruit them to contribute to the section. Ensure
that a wide range of voices, perspectives, and topics appears in
the section. Be the final vetting voice on submissions from the
public. Work closely with Opinion’s digital publishing team on
social media presentation, headline choices and tests, multimedia
presentations, and publication timing. Qualifications: This is one
of the section’s most important jobs, so we are looking for
candidates with at least 10 years of journalism experience. That
experience must include managing direct reports .Understanding the
rigors and techniques of news reporting are also essential.
Experience working with freelancers will be a plus. Candidates will
be expected to demonstrate creativity in story ideation, deftness
in line editing, and rigor in assessing the quality, fairness, and
factualness of copy. Experience working in opinion or magazine
journalism will be favored but is not required. Curiosity, openness
to viewpoints outside one’s personal political or cultural bubble,
and an abiding sense of fairness are essential to doing the job
well. Experience working with video, audio, and graphic journalism
will be favored. A willingness to adapt and be audience focused,
with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive
work environment The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston,
near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by
MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and
candidates should be based in the area or willing to move. The
annual salary for this role is $125,000 - $159,200. It is unlawful
in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a
condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who
violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil
liability. EEO Statement: At Boston Globe Media, our mission is to
empower, connect, and convene our communities with independent,
trusted journalism and storytelling. We know a critical part of
achieving this is by having a workforce that is representative of
the communities we serve. Boston Globe Media is an equal
opportunity employer that welcomes candidates and colleagues of all
backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills.
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