ABOUT THE ROLE

Inc. Business Media is looking for a digital executive director that will help the editor-in-chief in setting the tone, vision, and ambition of their journalism. The executive editor is responsible for directing Inc.’s digital journalism; directing a team of staff journalists and contributors to produce daily coverage; assign and edit online features and translate recognition programs to their online platforms. The executive editor is a conduit to the product, design, engineering, and digital ad sales teams, helping build roadmaps and communicate digital strategy and initiatives across the organization.

Salary range: $155,000 - $222,000 + bonus eligible. Compensation may vary based on relevant experience, skills, industry, and education.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Collaborate with editor-in-chief to set the overall vision for Inc.com
• Make critical decisions on the management of Inc.com in alignment with Inc.’s mission, with an eye toward elevating Inc.’s journalism, and expanding the site’s audience engagement and size.
• Think smartly about Inc.’s entire digital footprint and develop strategies for translating Inc.’s journalism to other, complimentary digital platforms including social media and other underleveraged utilities.
• Assign the writing and editing of stories for the site with headlines that are compelling, brand-appropriate and SEO-friendly.
• Become an expert on Inc.’s migration to a new navigation structure and content-management system and be able to troubleshoot and elevate issues as they arise.
• Analyze traffic data and use it to improve audience engagement, with more appropriate coverage, headlines, story placement.
• Communicate effectively with cross-departmental teams, including consumer marketing, client services, events and video and podcasting.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop digital-only or digital-first editorial programs for sponsorship.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure high-quality experiences for Inc.com audiences.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 10+ years of newsroom leadership experience with focus on digital journalism
• 5-7 years of management experience directing a team of media professionals
• A passion for helping entrepreneurs succeed
• Industry-leading insights on product
• Relationships across the digital landscape
• An understanding of best practices for video presentation on-site and elsewhere
• Ability to craft syndication partnerships
• Understanding of SEO best practices
• Flexibility in changing tasks and responding to evolving priorities