Freelance Submissions

New York magazine occasionally publishes articles written by freelance writers. To pitch story ideas to the magazine, please email a letter of inquiry to editorialsubmissions@nymag.com. In the event that your story is selected for further evaluation, you will be contacted by a representative of the Editorial Department. No phone calls please. Thank you for your interest in New York.

Interaction Designer

NYMag.com is looking for a talented designer to join our user experience team. The Designer will work alongside members of our product design team on projects across our family of sites: NYMag.com, Vulture, The Cut, and Grub Street.

Candidates will be expected to produce effective and creative solutions for a variety of design challenges and should produce ideas that exhibit stylistic breadth, balance innovation and usability, and maintain and evolve the visual and user experience standards of New York on the web. Candidates must have the ability to collaborate across teams, working closely with editorial, product, technology, sales, marketing, and production departments. Candidates must also demonstrate expertise for design, typography, and composition when designing for web products as well as a deep understanding of web design best practices.

We are considering both temp-to-perm and full time candidates for this role. This position is based at our SoHo office in New York, NY.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conceive and execute highly effective visual designs for new website features and mobile applications
• Collaborate with user experience designers, art directors, product owners, and editors to develop successful design strategies
• Collaborate with front- and back-end developers to implement design solutions

Required Skills:

• 3+ years experience with interaction design
• A curiosity and passion for web design, web history, emerging technologies, etc.
• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS, with a clear understanding as to how designs translate to code
• Expertise with industry standard design software
• Highly organized, thorough, and detail oriented, with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to balance multiple projects over varying delivery dates
• Self-motivated and able to produce results independently as well as in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Firm grasp of the roles of typography, photography, and illustration in editorial web design

Strongly Desired Skills:

• Have worked in an editorial environment on the web
• HTML/CSS/JS experience
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum

Local candidates only. Please send your salary requirements, CV and cover letter to hr@nymag.com with the subject line “Interaction Designer - NYM”. Indicate in your cover letter if you are interested in temp-to-perm or full time hire.

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

UI Engineer

Are you passionate about design, user experience and front-end technology? Want to work with award-winning entertainment, fashion and local content enjoyed by millions of people? New York Media is seeking a UI Engineer to join our elite UX Development team — the front-end masters of NYMag.com, Vulture, and Grub Street. In addition to getting to build some of the best-designed products in the industry, we are offering qualified candidates competitive compensation, a personal budget for training and conferences (including SXSW), plenty of paid time off, and modern hardware tools (SSD Macbook Pro with a Cinema Display) to work with.

This position is full-time and based at our SoHo office in New York, NY.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Designers and Software Engineers to create and build next generation products
• Write code that pushes the limits of modern browsers while degrading gracefully for the older ones*
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks
• Champion best practices for front-end development

Requirements:

• Advanced experience with front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Java, etc.) and related frameworks
• Extreme attention to detail, driving for pixel perfection
• Expert knowledge of OO JavaScript programming with and without frameworks (we use jQuery)
• Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable code for UI components
• Committed to great user experience

Bonus:

• Experience or interest in iOS native app development
• Prior experience with agile product development
• Relevant experience includes self-started personal projects
• Love what you do

Local candidates only.

To apply: Please send your salary requirements, CV and cover letter to hr@nymag.com with the subject line “UI Engineer – NYM”.

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

*Except for IE6. We no longer support that hunk of junk.

Senior Linux Systems Administrator

New York Magazine seeks an experienced Linux Systems Administrator with five or more years of experience to administer our Linux environment. The Administrator will be responsible for maintaining and growing a scalable, reliable, secure and highly available environment, joining a team responsible for 24x7 web environment.

Responsibilities:

• Apache and MySQL administration
• Propose and implements system enhancements
• Keep all existing installs up-to-date with the latest patches and OS versions
• Work closely with the development team to identify requirements and implement solutions
• Deploy software developed by the development team to production
• Manage storage network and NFS servers
• Build, configure server hardware and associated devices.
• Monitor systems in our datacenter (CPU, Network IO, Disk IO, Application Health)
• Manage BigIP F5 load balancers
• Manage system-level security of our servers
• Maintain/write shell scripts, manage cron
• Manage DNS
• Manage backup strategy
• Manage Amazon EC2 Server Farm

Requirements:

• 6+ years experience administering Redhat or other Linux operating systems
• Strong experience administering Apache and other web technologies
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Strong experience in automation
• Experience managing storage devices such as SAN and NAS
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong scripting experience (shell scripting and/or Perl, Python, etc)
• Mastery of the command line
• Experience with open source technologies
• Automation configuration management tools such as CFengine and Puppet
• Continuous Integration services like Jenkins/Hudson and Team City
• Repository tools such as SVN and GIT

A Plus:

• Adobe CQ5 administration
• VMWare
• MySQL database administration
• JBoss administration
• Monitoring tools such as Cacti or Nagios
• Networking experience (routers, switches, firewalls)

To apply: Send a résumé and cover letter to hr@nymag.com with "Systems Admin - NYM" in the subject line. Please include salary requirements in your cover letter.

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

QA Engineer

Position Overview: New York Media is seeking a QA engineer to provide testing and quality assurance services across our digital properties (nymag.com, vulture.com, thecut.com, grubstreet.com). The engineer would be focused on contribution to our automation test framework as well as providing support of our properties on a day to day basis. The position will have exposure to many of the latest technologies and frameworks as well as working closely with a talented team of technologists delivering innovative and industry leading products.

We are offering qualified candidates competitive compensation, a personal budget for training and conferences, plenty of paid time off, and modern hardware tools to work with. This position reports to the QA Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Develop automated tests to ensure the consistency and quality across all of our digital assets
• Work with Designers, Software Engineers, and Product Management teams in the creation of new product enhancements
• Provide Level 1 support to the various business groups in the day to day operations of our properties
• Provide support and testing for our regular release cycle through a combination of automated and manual tests
• Strive to reduce the defect ratio, improve uptime and error rate metrics, and ultimately improve the performance of all our properties

Requirements:

• 2+ years of web technology in a QA position
• 1+ Years of experience with Selenium RC or Selenium 2
• Working knowledge of an OOP Languages (Java/Python/C#)
• Working knowledge of relational databases
• Excellent knowledge of Agile testing methodologies
• Excellent knowledge of SDLC
• Problem solver with a exceptional debugging skills
• A good understanding of Agile testing methodologies
• Experience with bug tracking and management tools
• Experience writing/executing manual and automated test cases
• Knows what should be automated and what shouldn’t
• Excellent communication skills

Local candidates only.

Please send your salary requirements, CV and cover letter to hr@nymag.com with the subject line "QA – NYM".

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

Part-Time Payroll Administrator

New York Media, parent to New York magazine, nymag.com, thecut.com, grubstreet.com and vulture.com, is far along on its journey from perceived regional magazine to multi-platform national brand, reaching an audience of more than 11 million across print and digital each month. The New York Times recently observed that New York was “…fast becoming a digital enterprise with a magazine attached.” New York Media stands out among magazine peers, with an ever-expanding audience that follows us in print, online, via our growing suite of mobile apps, through email newsletters and social media, and at our award-winning signature events. New York was ASME’s most honored media brand in 2010 and 2013, and the only publisher to win general excellence both in print and online.

Job Summary

New York Media is seeking a part-time professional to oversee and ensure the accurate and timely pay treatment and processing of paychecks for 250 full-time employees and approximately 40 temporary workers with timesheets on a semi-monthly basis. The Payroll Administrator will manage the payroll process and all employment related issues and requests from employees as well as outside parties. Candidate should be knowledgeable of and provide perspective on federal and state payroll and tax regulations. Candidate should be available to work an average of 2-3 days per week, depending on the Company's payroll cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Process payroll accurately and timely on a semi-monthly schedule.
• Answer employee questions related to payroll: W2s, iPay, paystubs, pay verifications, and any other pay issues.
• Maintain accurate and up to date information and run standard and ad-hoc reports on the ADP payroll system and/or HRIS.
• Manage temporary workers: paperwork, folders and filing. Act as point person for all temporary workers.
• Coordinate and ensure that the preparation and payments of all statutory reports and filings are disbursed timely and accurately.
• Research new state and federal laws regarding pay and taxes in order to add perspective to Finance and HR. Stay abreast of new payroll regulations to help insure that all requirements are met.
• Handle unemployment insurance inquiries.
• Provide verification of employment requests.
• Maintain profile within the company as point person for pay-related issues.
• Assist with gathering backup and preparing various reports for various external audits throughout the year.
• Assist the Finance department with ad-hoc reporting requests, and other accounting functions, such as reconciling cash balances, and payroll related journal entries.
• Work with the HR department to manage the HRIS to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Periodically review procedures and policies and recommend and implement changes to increase efficiency.
• In conjunction with HR, manage all documentation and workflows surrounding new hires, payroll changes, and terminations.

Requirements:

• Significant payroll experience in a comparable fast-paced business environment and knowledge of applicable Federal and State laws.
• Extensive experience with payroll and knowledge of all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Initiative and independent judgment in carrying out job responsibilities and creative innovation to streamline and monitor business process to ensure effective operations and efficient delivery of payroll services.
• Minimum of three years payroll management experience required.
• Experience with ADP and a HRIS is highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Active membership in a payroll professional association highly desirable, but not required.

To apply: Please send resume and cover letter with rate requirement to HR@NYMag.com with “Payroll Admin - NYM” in the subject line.

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

E-Commerce Affiliate Manager (Publisher side)

New York Media is recruiting for an e-Commerce Affiliate Manager to develop and manage relationships with merchants and brands in order to grow affiliate revenue for the company. This position reports to the Executive Director of Business Development and works closely with our Editorial, Audience Development and Product Development departments.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the NY Magazine affiliate program through both existing and new networks aggressively driving sales and program efficiencies
• Manage merchant and brand relations, communication and recruitment
• Negotiate with merchants and brands to secure the highest-possible affiliate commission rates
• Act as main contact to evaluate new partnership opportunities: browse Affiliate Networks for quality partners; field incoming proposals; manage and grow relationships with key merchants and brands that align with the New York Media brands; negotiate terms of partnership
• Optimize incorporation of all possible affiliate link placements and ensure they are properly executed across the NY Media sites
• Track daily performance of affiliate programs to identify opportunities as well as prevent fraud and ensure compliance with each program’s terms and conditions
• In collaboration with Editorial and Product Development, create new site features designed to drive eCommerce transactions
• Manage all aspects of daily affiliate management including deployment of marketing creatives, affiliate communications, newsletters and blog posts, reviewing offers, reviewing and reporting on performance, affiliate payments, and dispute resolution
• Implement initiatives that enhance affiliate productivity, create new growth opportunities and increase ROI
• Critique and optimize affiliate offerings on an individual and general basis
• Track & analyze metrics to evaluate and improving program effectiveness

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Familiarity with the New York Media properties and overall brand
• At least 2 years managing affiliate programs (publisher side experience preferred)
• Strong understanding of ROI-oriented ecommerce marketing and internet advertising models
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, communication and negotiation skills
• Experience with web analytics software
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments in a results-driven setting

To apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to hr@nymag.com with the subject line “E-commerce Affiliate Mngr – NYM”. Include salary requirements in your cover letter.

No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back. EOE.

Public Relations Intern

New York magazine is looking for an intern interested in journalism and public relations to join the PR team in the summer. Primary job responsibilities will include compiling press clips, engaging with readers on social media, helping to pitch NYMag content, assisting with TV segments and promotions for events, among other tasks. The intern will work on projects touching both the editorial and publishing sides of the magazine, as well the company’s digital properties.

Interns are expected to work at least 4 full days a week in our NYC offices, and must be able to receive school credit. Prior PR/media experience preferred and excellent writing/social media skills is a must. Please send resumes and cover letters as PDFs to Shama Hussain at press@nymag.com, with the subject line “PR Internship”. No phone calls please. EOE.

New York Media is the parent company of the ground-breaking weekly New York Magazine; the up-to-the-minute news and service website nymag.com; the Grub Street network of food blogs; the entertainment and culture news site Vulture; the fashion site The Cut, and the twice-yearly New York Weddings and New York Design Hunting. The company’s web properties attract over 11 million monthly unique visitors. The PR Department manages publicity for all of New York Media’s properties listed above.