Chief Magazine Editor, Nature

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About the Brand:

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Nature Portfolio is home to the leading, international weekly journal of science, Nature – founded in 1869. It is also home to the Nature research and Nature Reviews journals, the leading open access multidisciplinary journal Nature Communications, and open access journals including Scientific Reports. Together, these journals publish some of the world's most significant scientific discoveries.

Online, nature.com provides over nine million unique visitors per month with content, including news and comment from the Nature journal, and the leading scientific jobs board, Nature Careers. As part of Springer Nature, Nature Portfolio also offers a range of researcher services, including online and in-person training. For more information, please visit nature.com and follow

About the Role:

The Chief Magazine Editor, Nature, is responsible for furthering the reputation of Nature by inspiring and motivating a shared vision around creative, insightful science reporting and opinion pieces, informing and stimulating researchers and other research stakeholders around the globe. You will be involved in shaping the strategic direction of Nature, including in digital media. You will be a champion for highest quality science journalism and expert-authored magazine content, and relentlessly customer-focused on our core researcher audiences.  As Chief Editor, you will oversee a significant portion of the Nature team, providing leadership to multiple specialist areas including News, Features, Opinion, Digital, Engagement, Multimedia and Briefings. In addition, you will manage other Chief Editors for specific sections.

The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis. It can be based in our London, New York or Washington DC offices on a hybrid working model.

Role responsibilities:  

• Lead Nature’s magazine component, working with the Editor-in- Chief of Nature to set content and operations vision and strategies
• Oversee content quality, timeliness and impact of all magazine sections, print and digital
• Lead the Nature magazine section Chief Editors teams, setting goals, conducting appraisals, and ensuring excellent content is delivered on a daily and weekly basis
• Create a positive and empowering team environment in which all team members feel engaged and understand what is expected and the value of their contribution to Nature and Springer Nature
• Liaise on content strategy and expectations with the Managing Editor, Nature Careers and Supplements, and work closely with the leaders of Nature’s research sections, to ensure maximum leverage between the research and magazine content
• Work with platform and technology leaders to ensure Nature-worthy reader/user experience
• Work with direct reports and with production leaders to ensure efficient workflows

Experience, Skills, & Qualifications:  

Essential:

• Extensive experience in editorial leadership roles, whether managing a team or a section, ideally in a fast-paced environment
• Strategic thinking, creativity and an open, positive attitude to change, with a global perspective
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to inspire and drive team
• Passion for, and broad fluency across, science topics and fields
• Proven customer-focused, analytically informed ability to enhance editorial coverage
• Mastery of journalism practice and communication skills for multiple media (including reporting, writing, editing for various media)
• Strong interpersonal skills and ease with working with teams remotely or on site
• Command and comfort with journalistic values and best practices
• Knowledge of digital publishing and distribution strategies, flexibility and a comfort with digital tools
• University degree in science and/or journalism, or equivalent experience

 To apply, please send:    

• A CV 
• A brief cover letter explaining your interest in the post
• A vision statement for the future of the magazine part of Nature

US employees are eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life and AD&D insurance, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, paid vacation and sick time, flexible spending accounts, and a 401k retirement savings plan.

In order to comply with various pay transparency laws and legislations in the United States, the salary range and benefits for this position are included. This information is only applicable to US-based candidates and the actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level and equity. Salary ranges differ by country due to various local market considerations. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.