We are celebrating 15 years — and counting — of stories that are deeply researched and deeply felt, that build a historical record of what the city has been.
We are celebrating 15 years — and counting — of stories that are deeply researched and deeply felt, that build a historical record of what the city has been.
We’re expanding our reach with the addition of two editors-at-large to our small editorial team. The editors-at-large research, commission, and develop features. We seek original and fresh perspectives, rigorously researched or reported and accessibly and engagingly written, on topics at the intersection of the production of NYC’s built environment and everyday social life that are not receiving sustained attention elsewhere.
The editors-at-large will be urbanists with a strong commitment to written and visual narrative. They will be attentive to and curious about important issues and projects in the city that connect to broader trends in the design and politics of the built environment, and eager to seek out talented individuals to tell those stories. Though we are flexible in our approach, we imagine that the addition of two distinct profiles will form an ideal enhancement to the UO team:
1. Focused on New York City communities and looking beyond well-trod paths, one editor will keep an eye on plans, projects, and places illuminating long term issues and contemporary concerns in the city’s built environment. They will research and assign stories as well as conduct interviews for publication. This editor may come from the worlds of journalism or documentary practice.
2. With attention to a range of ongoing research projects and publications, another editor will focus on the historical and contemporary analysis of New York’s built environment: an expanded field of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and infrastructure. They will identify compelling work, research projects, collaborations, and editorial commissions, as well as writers, designers and other contributors to execute them. This editor might come from a background in design research or academia, with a strong commitment to public scholarship.
Both editors will agree on a schedule and deliverables including:
– Contributing to UO’s editorial vision, preferably through participation in our monthly editorial meetings
– Independently identifying important or emerging topics, projects, people for potential coverage by UO
– Commissioning up to 6 features per year (each) and conducting developmental work with contributors
– Conceiving and contributing to discrete research projects or editorial series
– Contributing ideas for communications, newsletters, and engagement in various forms
Qualifications
A deep knowledge of and interest in current events and big picture questions in the production of the urban built environment and a keen sense of what makes a good story across different formats. 4 years professional experience and/or a graduate degree in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning or design preferred. A robust network and desire to expand it. Excellent writing and editorial skills.
Terms
– Independent contractor engagement
– Contractors should be NYC-based and be familiar with NYC’s built environment
– Estimated 20 hours/month, actual hours may vary based on projects
– Compensation $50–$75/hour, depending on experience, invoiced monthly
– Initial 6-month contract, renewable by mutual agreement
– Contractors use their own equipment/resources and are free to work with other clients
To apply: Send a cover letter and CV to info@urbanomnibus.net with “Editor-at-Large Application” as the subject line.
Apply by September 15.
The views expressed here are those of the authors only and do not reflect the position of The Architectural League of New York.