Assigning Editor
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GAMURS GroupDigital Newsroom
United States or the United Kingdom, Eastern, Central, or Pacific TimeContractSenior
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Required Skills
- Google AnalyticsWordPressSlack
Requirements
- 3+ years in a senior editorial or writing role within a busy digital newsroom or magazine environment
- Proven track record of growing traffic and audiences across various verticals, mediums, or platforms
- Strong knowledge of entertainment, internet culture, fandoms, and online communities
- Prior experience in assigning, editing, or writing content at a high volume with performance in mind
- Knowledge of what makes a story travel, spread, and resonate with audiences
- Experience working with traffic data and performance metrics
- Ability to make quick editorial decisions and give clear feedback
- Familiarity with WordPress, Slack, Google Analytics, and similar tools
- Familiarity and understanding of how to target a variety of traffic referral sources, including Google, Discover, Yahoo, MSN, and more
Responsibilities
- Assign and edit daily internet culture, entertainment, TV, film, celebrity, and political stories
- Identify trending topics, social discourse, fandom conversations, and breaking moments worth covering
- Work closely with writers to develop pitches and work on angles, framing, and headlines
- Commission stories with a strong understanding of audience behavior and performance
- Track how stories perform in real time, and adjust coverage accordingly
- Oversee freelance output and experimentation (alongside senior editors)
- Collaborate with senior editors, including the Editor-in-Chief, on coverage strategy and editorial experiments
- Ensure all content meets The Mary Sue’s editorial standards while remaining competitive with major culture and entertainment publishers
- Help shape and evolve editorial products and formats through testing, iteration, and performance learnings that drive repeat engagement, loyalty, and long-term success
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