Senior Editor, Home Design

Active Interest Media

Senior Editor overseeing home design content at Fine Homebuilding across print and digital platforms. Producing articles, videos, and podcasts about diverse home design topics.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Curate our home design coverage: The first step in all of this is to find homes to share. Projects should range from period appropriate preservation projects to remodels that sensitively update aging homes, to high-performing new homes. Over the course of a year, you’ll publish houses from all periods, all styles, and all corners of the country.
Produce house-tour videos: Working with a video team you’ll produce documentary-style videos on the projects you find. You’ll write the script, help direct the shoots, and host our home design video program.
Write print articles about houses: Working with the print team, you’ll cover an old house, new house, or home design topic, in every issue of the magazine. These articles will be inspirational and informative for our discerning audience, taking a deep dive into the most important details that made the projects successful.
Launch and host a home design podcast: Working with the editorial director and digital editors, you’ll develop and host a new podcast that gives voice to the most authoritative and engaging home design enthusiasts from across the country.
Cover products for home design enthusiasts: You’ll build a team of writers who can find and cover building materials, fixtures, and other products, both the things that make old house projects sing, and those that make new homes special.
Attend and speak at events: FHB attends all the important building events; you’ll focus on covering home design events and eventually speak at them.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven writing skills: At least three years of experience writing about houses and home design, preferably for a newspaper, magazine or website, but we’ll consider bloggers too.
Passion for the subject matter: Whether you have a degree in architecture, jobsite experience, or just an abiding passion, you’re enthusiastic about houses, residential design, and remodeling, and can speak the language.
A collaborative mindset: You’re comfortable working on a team, know when to ask for help or feedback, and put the quality of the work above your ego.
Reliability: You regularly meet deadlines, communicate clearly, and ask for help when needed.
Photography and video skills: It’s not a deal-breaker, but it’s a strong plus if you can take great still photos, edit basic videos, or are willing to learn. To be willing to be on video is a big plus. To be willing to host a podcast is a must.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Active Interest Media values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Writing About HousesVideo EditingPhotographyScript WritingContent Production

Soft Skills

ReliabilityClear CommunicationTeam CollaborationFeedback Reception