Bisnow
East Coast Editor
Summary
Bisnow, a leading B2B media platform in commercial real estate, is hiring an East Coast Editor (Senior Editor) to help lead its flagship daily newsletter, The First Draft. The role shapes daily coverage and delivers data-driven analysis while managing three beat reporters producing hyperlocal CRE journalism.
What you'll do
Serve as an editor and content driver for The First Draft, Bisnow’s top-performing daily newsletter.
Write an anchor column (500+ words) at least twice per month featuring deep analysis and editorial voice using original insights, interviews, or overlooked data trends.
Edit approximately 14 stories per week produced by three East Coast-based reporters, spanning breaking news and enterprise investigations.
Source and integrate exclusive data and proprietary charts into the newsletter, targeting at least two per week.
Curate and contextualize research and data beyond CRE (e.g., logistics, consumption habits, global economic shifts) to inform coverage.
Identify and spotlight rising CRE markets, property types, and sectors, aiming for one in-depth spotlight or “rising opportunity” package per month.
Requirements
7+ years of journalism experience.
2+ years in a management or assigning editor role.
Strong working knowledge of commercial real estate and related sectors.
Proven ability to write and/or edit under very tight deadlines (minutes, not hours), ideally in a newsletter or daily news environment.
Background or training in data journalism (strongly preferred).
Ability to find surprising insights in overlooked sources and explain them clearly to a business audience.
Excellent headline writing, structural editing, and clean, engaging writing style.
Conditions
Must sit in the EST time zone.
Office or remote options.
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (effective the 1st of the month following start date).
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (includes maternity and paternity leaves).
401K.
FSA, HSA, Dependent Care Account.
Unlimited vacation days.
7 days paid sick leave.
9 paid holidays.
Referral bonus program.
Pet-friendly offices.