Senior Manager, Operations & Business Affairs, New York Magazine.

New York Magazine is looking for a proactive, operationally-minded individual to join our team as Senior Manager, Operations & Business Affairs.

This role will oversee all freelance & vendor relationships & work closely with editorial & legal teams to broker new agreements & ensure that we are maintaining healthy & efficient relationships with our contributors & partners.

The Senior Manager, Operations & Business Affairs will develop a deep understanding of New Yorks freelance standards & best practices & become the go-to for any questions about how we work with our contributors.

The ideal candidate has experience with & a keen interest in the legal framework of editorial agreements, cares about creating systems that ensure freelancers & vendors are paid on time, & has the interpersonal skills necessary to develop trusting relationships with both staff & contributors.

WHO WE ARE

• New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, & cultural events that are forever reshaping our world. The New York brand includes the groundbreaking magazine New York, which is published biweekly in print, & six thriving verticals : , delivering national news & sharp commentary on politics, business, technology, & media;
• covering the conversations that matter most to women today; , the premier destination for culture news, criticism, & service;

the Strategist, dedicated to shopping the internet smartly; , covering cities & city life; & , home to food news & authoritative restaurant criticism.

New York Magazine is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession.

We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.

As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices : to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media.

This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Oversee all freelance payments magazine-wide, ensuring that contracts are signed & contributors are paid in a timely manner.
• Manage all editorial contract negotiations with contributors, working closely with editorial leadership & the Vox Media legal team to establish terms that suit both the magazine & the contributor.
• Develop a deep understanding of the magazines payment platforms Coupa & Worksuite to ensure contributors are being onboarded & paid efficiently.
• Serve as the point person between editorial & legal for all questions related to image & story rights & licensing, consulting with the managing editor whenever necessary
• Understand the magazines standard contract terms & consult with editorial leadership regularly to adjust & negotiate as needed.
• Communicate regularly with our syndication partners to approve when a story can be syndicated or licensed.
• Serve as the direct contact between contributors, editors, & the legal team
• Onboarding & offboarding, adding new hires & removing outgoing ones from : internal databases, mastheads, Google groups, etc.
• Create cross team visibility & help facilitate communication of key initiatives.

WHO YOU ARE

• Has at least 4 years of operations and / or business affairs experience, ideally in media
• Has experience working in Coupa and / or Worksuite
• Enjoys building & improving workflows
• Is comfortable working with many people across teams & functions company-wide & generally being the person others come to with a range of questions

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOULL WORK

This job is based in our New York City office.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life.

You can find more information about our benefits .

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work.

We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences.

We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices.

We keep our for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values , & our approach to corporate citizenship .

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities.

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team ().

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @ email addresses, never via text message.

Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, .

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum & maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills & experience.