About the Role
We’re seeking a Culture Editor to own Dorsia’s global culture calendar—the intelligence layer powering discovery and bookings in our app. The role combines editorial judgment with large-scale listings management: you’ll curate what matters, ensure quality across a catalog of 225,000+ events, and run efficient workflows where AI generates first-draft listings and you enforce accuracy, taste, and voice. You’ll bridge Dorsia’s insider, aspirational tone with the authority of our media brand, Surface magazine, serving a top-of-pyramid audience of high-net-worth (HNW) travelers and tastemakers.

What You’ll Do

Listings Management & Information Architecture (Primary)

• Own the end-to-end event listings pipeline across multiple entries: intake, prioritization, deduplication, canonicalization, QA, and publishing cadence.
• Design and maintain taxonomy, tagging, and metadata standards to power search, recommendations, and booking flows.
• Use AI to draft listings at scale; develop prompts, style guides, and QA processes to enforce accuracy, tone, and brand guidelines.
• Set and report on SLA metrics (freshness/recency, error rate, time-to-publish, coverage breadth of flagship and niche events).
• Partner with Product/UX to evolve schemas and CMS fields (Contentful/WordPress) that improve discoverability and conversion.
  
  

Editorial Leadership & Vision

• Curate, edit, and program the Culture Calendar with a distinctive point of view aligned to brand and business goals.
• Identify thematic storylines—seasonal highlights, cultural arcs, and travel-adjacent moments—that resonate with our HNW audience.
• Bridge Dorsia’s in-app voice with Surface’s editorial style for seamless cross-platform storytelling.
• Launch and lead a weekly culture newsletter, expanding Dorsia’s editorial suite alongside The Weekend Edit and Surface’s Design Dispatch.
  
  

Trend & Event Curation

• Aggregate, verify, and prioritize major cultural events via insider networks, PR contacts, and original research.
• Interview influential cultural figures to add authority and first-hand insight to calendar coverage and related features.
• Deliver coverage that blends practical utility with cultural commentary—built to inspire travel and drive bookings.
• Attend key events (fashion weeks, biennales, design fairs, festivals) for on-the-ground perspective, source development, and coverage.
  
  

Contributor & Stakeholder Management

• Commission short- and long-form event write-ups from a network of globally connected writers and editors.
• Collaborate with PR and brand partners for official assets, early access, and exclusive angles.
• Work closely with Dorsia’s events team and Surface editors to source recommendations and insider perspectives.
  
  

Cross-Platform Content & Distribution

• Adapt calendar content for in-app features, email, push notifications, Surface online, and social.
• Partner with product, UX, and marketing to ensure coverage enhances discoverability, navigation, and booking flow.
• Utilize AI tools for summarization, metadata tagging, and low-lift content generation.
  
  

Technical & Workflow Expertise

• Manage workflows in Figma, Notion, Contentful, and WordPress; apply SEO best practices and structured metadata.
• Partner with data/analytics on dashboards for coverage, freshness, and conversion; comfort with light data QA is a plus.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in editorial, cultural programming, or event/listings curation within a luxury, lifestyle, or culture-driven brand/publication.
• Experience managing large content catalogs or calendars with strong taxonomy/metadata skills.
• Proven editorial voice and impeccable taste; ability to translate high-culture insights into accessible, compelling content.
• Strong network of writers, editors, PR professionals, and cultural influencers.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive; skilled at balancing creative, product, and commercial priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Based in New York City (preferred) or Miami; able to travel for key events.
  
  

What Success Looks Like

• A Culture Calendar that drives engagement, bookings, and brand authority.
• High-quality, trend-forward coverage that becomes indispensable to members.
• Excellent coverage breadth/accuracy and freshness SLAs across 225,000+ listings.
• Increased cross-platform visibility for Dorsia and Surface, with tight collaboration across editorial, product, marketing, and partnerships.