Editorial Director

View full description

Requirements:

• Passionate about Only in Your State’s content and audience.
• 7-10 years experience creating best-in-class service journalism, ideally in the travel space.
• Experience leading a content strategy for a direct-sold publishing business model.
• Exceptional creative, editorial, time management, and leadership skills.
• Commitment to smart, engaging storytelling and creating meaningful editorial experiences.
• 5+ years experience managing a team of writers and editors across coverage areas.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Only in Your State’s editorial staff, directly managing the editorial team.
• Refine and enforce our voice, mission, and point of view, helping guide the team on important editorial decisions.
• Oversee daily publishing, as well as spearhead packages, holiday coverage, special projects, and theme weeks.
• Participate in and partner with editorial leadership at World of Good and the sales team to identify and execute on growth opportunities and new initiatives.
• Identify and train internal talent to cultivate and external talent to hire, ensuring a diverse range of voices is represented through our work.
• Manage the editorial budget and work alongside editors and writers to oversee the day-to-day editorial operations of the site.
• Partner closely with Social Media lead to develop 360-degree, multiplatform programming that will engage our audience.
• Collaborate with the design team to create engaging branding and promotional assets for brand tentpoles.
• Partner with marketing team to provide editorially driven ideas that satisfy both audience and brand partnership needs.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with travel industry journalists, creators, influencers, PR professionals, and thought leaders.
• Foster accessibility, inclusivity and representation within our editorial coverage.