In Development is hiring a Managing Editor
Title: Managing Editor
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief
Status: Full-time
Location: Fully remote (worldwide). You’ll need 1–2 hours of daily overlap with UK working hours (11 AM – 7 PM UK); the rest of your schedule is flexible.
Salary: Up to $100,000 USD (or local currency equivalent); dependent on experience
Benefits: Health insurance, 401(k) or equivalent, 28 days of vacation per year
Work authorization: Must have the right to work in your country of residence — visa sponsorship not available
Application closes June 15, 2026
In Development is a new magazine dedicated to exploring how progress happens — or doesn’t happen — in the developing world. We cover global health, development, and the institutions that shape life in lower-income countries.
We publish original articles from researchers, policymakers, and journalists. We publish articles that are too in depth for The Guardian, but vastly more fun than anything you can find in the American Economic Review. As aid budgets are slashed, we think it is more important than ever to have a robust debate on what works – and what doesn’t. We launched in April 2026 and publish weekly.
We’re hiring our first Managing Editor. You’ll work directly with the Editor-in-Chief to edit and shepherd pieces from commission to publication. This will include commissioning pieces and managing contributors, as well as editing and ensuring every piece meets the magazine’s standards for rigour, clarity, and narrative force.
This role is a fit for someone who is a sharp editor and curious about many different issues in development. You must care about the substance, but also style; pieces should be rigorous but readable. A good In Developmentpiece should have both digressions on power calculations and jokes. As an editor, this requires a careful balance; you likely won’t be an expert on every field you cover, so you must be comfortable learning on the job and interacting with subject-matter experts. You will have significant autonomy – you will be commissioning and editing with a high degree of independence – and we expect you to have ownership over your work.