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U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and Insurance.
We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow .
We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.
Your role in helping us shape the future:
U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will use your strengths and skills to create and oversee education advice content for consumers that covers a wide range of higher education and K-12 topics, as well as lead the editorial coverage of our education rankings, including Best Colleges, Grad Schools, High Schools, Online Programs and Global Universities.
You’ll be responsible for our content strategy in the education space, which includes creating content that helps people make decisions about choosing a college, getting into college, paying for college, financial aid, selecting a college major, graduate school, K-12 schools for your children, non-degree continuing education and certificate programs, and earning a degree abroad. You’ll manage and set our content calendar; recruit and manage freelance writers; develop a content strategy to reach an audience of parents and students; edit articles, slideshows, blogs and product pages; occasionally write articles; oversee our education newsletters; use analytics tools to monitor the performance of our content; and use AI tools to increase workflow efficiencies and automate certain tasks.
You’ll also work with our communications team to promote our content on social media and with other media outlets. The Managing Editor of Education will serve as spokesperson for our education rankings launches, so you should be comfortable being interviewed by TV, radio and online outlets to talk about our data, methodology, rankings results, trends, etc. You will also moderate education webinars and serve in a spokesperson capacity for various other U.S. News Education events.
In this role, you’ll manage and lead an in-house team of reporters and editors. You’ll also work closely with digital producers, SEO experts, rankings data analysts, and product and business team members to deliver helpful and actionable advice content to our readers and ensure our content aligns with our business strategy. The Managing Editor of Education reports to the Executive Editor of Consumer Advice.
Are you up to the challenge?
You should be a nimble editor and leader who is skilled at juggling several tasks at once, can drive the editorial coverage in the education space, and can lead a team of talented reporters and editors. As part of the job, you’ll:
Oversee and develop our content strategy for a consumer audience of parents and students who need help choosing a school, getting into school and paying for tuition, identifying topics and areas of coverage.
Manage a team of in-house education reporters and editors.
Recruit and manage freelance writers with expertise in the education space, assign articles, and process invoices.
Work with experts in the student loans, medical school, law school and college admissions spaces to write content and expert review content for our site.
Edit articles, slideshows and other content for flow, consistency, tone, audience, brevity, accuracy and SEO.
Manage the editorial calendar for education advice content, setting run dates and assigning content to reporters and freelancers.
Employ SEO and GEO best practices and use SEO tools/programs to determine topics to cover and optimize content for search.
Use AI tools to increase editorial efficiencies and automate repetitive, manual tasks.
Use Google Analytics to monitor performance of content and inform decisions - ensure our content is positioned to support our consumers and the business strategy.
Oversee our education webinar calendar, and have the opportunity to host these webinars.
Please submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.
U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and Insurance.
We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow .
We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.
Your role in helping us shape the future:
U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position, you will use your strengths and skills to create and oversee education advice content for consumers that covers a wide range of higher education and K-12 topics, as well as lead the editorial coverage of our education rankings, including Best Colleges, Grad Schools, High Schools, Online Programs and Global Universities.
You’ll be responsible for our content strategy in the education space, which includes creating content that helps people make decisions about choosing a college, getting into college, paying for college, financial aid, selecting a college major, graduate school, K-12 schools for your children, non-degree continuing education and certificate programs, and earning a degree abroad. You’ll manage and set our content calendar; recruit and manage freelance writers; develop a content strategy to reach an audience of parents and students; edit articles, slideshows, blogs and product pages; occasionally write articles; oversee our education newsletters; use analytics tools to monitor the performance of our content; and use AI tools to increase workflow efficiencies and automate certain tasks.
You’ll also work with our communications team to promote our content on social media and with other media outlets. The Managing Editor of Education will serve as spokesperson for our education rankings launches, so you should be comfortable being interviewed by TV, radio and online outlets to talk about our data, methodology, rankings results, trends, etc. You will also moderate education webinars and serve in a spokesperson capacity for various other U.S. News Education events.
In this role, you’ll manage and lead an in-house team of reporters and editors. You’ll also work closely with digital producers, SEO experts, rankings data analysts, and product and business team members to deliver helpful and actionable advice content to our readers and ensure our content aligns with our business strategy. The Managing Editor of Education reports to the Executive Editor of Consumer Advice.
Are you up to the challenge?
You should be a nimble editor and leader who is skilled at juggling several tasks at once, can drive the editorial coverage in the education space, and can lead a team of talented reporters and editors. As part of the job, you’ll:
Oversee and develop our content strategy for a consumer audience of parents and students who need help choosing a school, getting into school and paying for tuition, identifying topics and areas of coverage.
Manage a team of in-house education reporters and editors.
Recruit and manage freelance writers with expertise in the education space, assign articles, and process invoices.
Work with experts in the student loans, medical school, law school and college admissions spaces to write content and expert review content for our site.
Edit articles, slideshows and other content for flow, consistency, tone, audience, brevity, accuracy and SEO.
Manage the editorial calendar for education advice content, setting run dates and assigning content to reporters and freelancers.
Employ SEO and GEO best practices and use SEO tools/programs to determine topics to cover and optimize content for search.
Use AI tools to increase editorial efficiencies and automate repetitive, manual tasks.
Use Google Analytics to monitor performance of content and inform decisions - ensure our content is positioned to support our consumers and the business strategy.
Oversee our education webinar calendar, and have the opportunity to host these webinars.
Please submit a resume and cover letter for consideration.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in managing editor jobs.
- Five or more years of editorial experience with at least two years managing a writing team
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a content strategy across multiple formats
- Proficiency with a content management system such as WordPress or a comparable platform
- Strong copy editing skills with command of AP Style or a house style equivalent
- Experience managing editorial calendars and coordinating cross-functional production workflows
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related field
Tips for Your Managing Editor Job Search
Quantify your editorial output precisely
Hiring managers want to see scope, not just titles. List the number of writers you managed, the publishing cadence you owned, and the audience size your content reached. Vague claims like 'oversaw content' get passed over fast.
Tailor your clips to the outlet type
A portfolio that works for a B2B trade publication will not impress a consumer news desk. Curate three to five clips that mirror the tone, format, and audience of each role you target before you apply.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists managing editor openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight your editorial process, not just results
Interviewers for managing editor roles probe how you run a workflow, not just what you published. Be ready to walk through your commissioning, editing, and production calendar process in concrete, step-by-step terms.
Research the publication's editorial gaps before interviewing
Read three months of back content before your interview and identify a coverage gap or format the outlet is missing. Bringing a specific observation signals you are already thinking like their editor, not just a candidate.
Negotiate scope before salary in final conversations
Managing editor roles vary wildly in what you actually control. Clarify budget authority, final cut on content, and team headcount before accepting any offer, because these factors define whether the job is workable long-term.
Managing Editor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most managing editors?
The companies hiring the most managing editors right now include HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin, ADP, and ACBJ, with the largest share of openings in Illinois, Florida, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is particularly strong at media companies, digital publishers, and large corporate communications teams.
How many managing editor jobs are remote?
About 76% of managing editor openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible senior editorial roles. Content strategy, newsletter, and digital-first publications tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements, while print-heavy outlets and broadcast organizations more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a managing editor?
Most managing editors start as staff writers or reporters, move into a senior writer or associate editor role, and then step into a section editor or deputy editor position before reaching the managing editor level. Building a portfolio of published work, taking on editorial coordination responsibilities early, and demonstrating that you can develop other writers rather than just produce your own work are the clearest paths to the role.
Can you get hired as a managing editor without much experience?
Breaking in at the managing editor level with little experience is uncommon at established outlets, but smaller digital publications, nonprofit communications teams, and startup content operations regularly hire candidates who have strong writing portfolios, some team coordination background, and a clear editorial point of view. Freelance editing work and running a high-output independent publication can substitute for traditional staff experience when your clips demonstrate real scope.
What does the managing editor interview process look like?
Most managing editor interview processes include an initial screening call with HR or a talent partner, a substantive editorial conversation with the editor-in-chief or a senior content leader, and a practical exercise such as editing a draft, pitching a content plan, or presenting a sample editorial calendar. Final-round interviews often involve meeting cross-functional partners in marketing, product, or design to assess how you collaborate outside the editorial team.
Where can I find and apply to managing editor jobs?
You can find and apply to managing editor jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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