Columbus Business First is hiring: Digital Editor in Columbus

Digital Editor

Columbus Business First

The Digital Editor manages all online content and executes the digital content strategy across web, email, and mobile. The role requires a strong ability to thrive in breaking‑news culture and proven experience with online content programming. The primary goal is to craft timely and compelling products that drive loyal engagement, grow audience, and extend the Business Journal brand in the digital space. The position requires solid news judgment, strong headline writing, familiarity with SEO, and site metrics.

Responsibilities

• Generate and execute digital content ideas.
• Track metrics and measure engagement with an eye toward constant improvement.
• Recommend creative approach/strategy for social media executions.
• Work with editors, reporters, and other stakeholders to plan new content and features.
• Help staff identify and deploy tactics to meet traffic and engagement goals.
• Produce and maintain all market‑specific content on the website, including local promotions, updated staff lists, rate information, editorial calendars.
• Handle coding and uploading of weekly files to bizjournals.com.
• Gather and upload selected graphics, photos, and infoboxes to bizjournals.com.
• Regularly participate in and attend Business Journal sponsored events.
• Take on any other assignment made by manager(s).
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources.
• Related education or experience preferred.

Qualifications

General office environment. Extensive computer use required. Experience with MS Office, web‑based conference tools (Teams, Zoom, Webex). Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Benefits

The company offers a variety of rich and competitive benefits, including bundled health, dental, and vision plans, mental‑health programs, a generous time‑off policy, and optional programs such as:

• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Multiple Employee Dependent Scholarship Programs
• Commuter Flexible Spending
• Lifestyle Programs (including incentives for healthy habits)
• Medical Infertility Services
• Corporate discount programs
• Employee Recognition/Service Awards

Equal Employment Opportunity

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable city, state, or federal law.

Compensation: TBD