New York Times : Deputy Editor for Magazine

Published: 2026-05-01 14:19:08 ET NYT

Published on 05/01/2026 at 02:19 pm EDT

Since we learned Bill Wasik was leaving the Magazine, we've been looking for a new deputy editor, someone who would, in the words of the job posting, "help guide assignments, generate ideas, advise story editors and writers, plan publishing schedules and print issues, provide top edit guidance on features, manage the display writing process, captain ambitious special projects" and more. We also noted that we were looking for someone with "a strong sense of the mission of The New York Times, and a clear idea of the Magazine's role in fulfilling it," someone who is "collaborative, confident, supportive and generous," and "dedicated to making others successful."

I couldn't be happier to announce that the person we've chosen for this important job is Rachel Poser .

Everyone at the Magazine already knows what a talented editor Rachel is. Since she joined the Magazine three and a half years ago, she's edited many great pieces, from yarns like last year'sI.V.F. kidnapping story ; to high-stakes international coverage, like Shane Bauer'sSyrian children investigation or this James Verinidispatch from Ukraine; to complex, human dramas, such as Giles Harvey'sinvestigation of Alice Munro . And of course, as Sue Dominus's editor, she's guided many excellent pieces, starting with Sue's landmarkmenopause story right up through this week's piece onlongevity science .

"Rachel is an incredible listener, which is part of what makes her an incredible editor," Sue says. "She'll take whatever material I bring to her, and coax out of it a story that's bigger, more ambitious and more fascinating than I myself had the imagination to see."

Jeannie Choi, our managing editor, will tell you that another one of Rachel's distinctions is that she's been a great captain ofspecialissues , with a knack for the kind of multifactorial editorial leadership required to bring together the ambitions of editorial, design and photo into a cohesive package on deadline. "She's able to bring thoughtful order to the inherent chaos of the creative process," Jeannie observes.

And, as we know, Rachel's an experienced reporter and writer as well. Her first piece for the Magazine, before she worked here, was aprofile of the classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta . After that, she wrote a rigorously reportedprofile of Ibram X. Kendi . And more recently, she's been Emily Bazelon's partner on their remarkable run of oral histories offederalagencies under President Trump. "The smartest thing I have done IN YEARS is to ask Rachel to co-report with me over the last several months," Emily says. "She is talented, dogged and astute beyond measure."

Before coming to the Magazine, Rachel was the editor of Sunday Review and before that she was the deputy editor of Harper's magazine. She has a strong vision for the importance of the work we do, both within The Times and in the wider world. She's a generative thinker with great ideas for what we should be covering and who should be writing for us. Her ambition is for the Magazine's stories to really drive conversation. One of the first conversations we had after she got here as a story editor was about how much she had admired the boldness of The 1619 Project and the impact it had.

So I couldn't be more thrilled that she's stepping into this new role. I know she's going to be a critical part of helping the Magazine navigate through the complexity of the coming years with intelligence and confidence.

Please join me in congratulating Rachel on this new job.

- Jake

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