Culture Calendar Editor

About the Role

We’re seeking a Culture Calendar Editor to oversee Dorsia’s global culture calendar, the core intelligence tool powering our app’s cultural discovery and bookings. More than a list of dates, the calendar connects our members to the world’s most significant events, personalities, and trends across fashion, design, art, music, food, and beyond. You’ll operate at the intersection of editorial vision, cultural fluency, and product strategy—bridging Dorsia’s insider, aspirational voice with the authority of our media brand, Surface magazine. 

The role demands an editor who can anticipate what’s next for the “top of pyramid” audience—the world’s most discerning travelers, cultural elites, and tastemakers—and shape content that informs, inspires, and converts.

Editorial Leadership & Vision

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

Trend & Event Curation

• Occasionally represent Dorsia at select cultural events (fashion weeks, biennales, design fairs, festivals) to provide on-the-ground perspective and build relationships.
  
  
• Aggregate, verify, and prioritize major cultural events worldwide through insider networks, PR contacts, and original research.
  
  
• Interview influential cultural figures to bring first-hand insight and authority to calendar coverage and related editorial features.
  
  
• Provide coverage that blends practical utility with cultural commentary, designed to both inspire travel and drive bookings.
  
  

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

In-Market Presence & Cultural Intelligence

• Attend key events (fashion weeks, biennales, design fairs, festivals) for on-the-ground coverage and relationship building.
  
  
• Maintain a pulse on regional markets, ensuring coverage reflects local nuances and global relevance.
  
  

Technical & Workflow Expertise

• Manage content workflow via Figma, Notion, and CMS platforms (Contentful, Wordpress).
  
  
• Apply SEO best practices and metadata for optimized discoverability.
  
  
• Integrate AI-assisted tools to streamline research and editorial production.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in editorial, cultural programming, or event curation—preferably within a luxury, lifestyle, or culture-driven brand/publication.
  
  
• Deep understanding of the global cultural calendar, including flagship events and niche gatherings across multiple verticals.
  
  
• Proven editorial voice with the ability to translate high-culture insights into accessible, compelling content.
  
  
• Strong network of writers, editors, PR professionals, and cultural influencers.
  
  
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proactive approach to spotting and shaping cultural moments.
  
  
• Comfortable navigating creative, product, and commercial priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  
  
• Based in New York (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 our members.
  
  
• Increased cross-platform visibility for both Dorsia and Surface content.
  
  
• Seamless collaboration between editorial, product, marketing, and partnerships.
  
  

Our Core Values

Lead with hospitality. We respect the craft and precision that are intrinsic to the hospitality industry. We are a team diverse in background and thought, built to be the connective tissue between artists, chefs, diners, and members.

Mise en place. We are persistent in preparation, prioritization, and focus to anticipate our customers’ needs to create a powerful platform rooted in simplicity and elegance. And we know that details matter, which is why superior design is crucial to our brand ethos. Thoughtful design is baked into everything we do—our product, brand, creative, culture, and beyond. 

Go around the table—then commit. We know creativity takes feedback and iteration, and differing opinions can lead to healthy debate. While we encourage all voices to speak up and be heard, we are geared toward action and unify around the decision once it's made. Sometimes an individual idea or project may not be what’s best for the company, so don’t be afraid to kill your darlings. 

Our product is our signature dish. We are a product and marketing-led organization. Protecting our brand and vision needs to be top-of-mind with every move we make. 

Optimize turn times. We are creating beautifully-designed, tech-forward solutions to automate all sides of our business: for members, restaurants, and employees. And we’re laying a data-rich foundation to enable all stakeholders to make better decisions and enjoy the finer things in life.

Savor it. We eat slowly and celebrate the wins we share with those around the table. We’re in this for the long-haul, so enjoy the ride. 

Stay hungry. We can change the world or someone else will. We believe in a sense of urgency to keep pushing toward our goals. And there’s always room for dessert, because there’s always more to do.