Editorial Director
Job Summary
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Rock Paper Shotgun, part of IGN Entertainment, is seeking an Editorial Director to lead their expert writing team in delivering top-tier PC gaming coverage and maintaining a strong editorial voice. The role involves crafting the site's content strategy, ensuring high standards of integrity and quality, and managing the global writing team and freelance budget. Responsibilities include selecting topics, tracking PC gaming trends, overseeing the publishing schedule, developing writers, collaborating with the wider organization, attending industry events, editing copy, managing the content management system (CMS), implementing social media strategies, and developing a podcast. The company offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.
Must have:
- Extensive knowledge of PC gaming
- Understanding of PC gaming ecosystem (software/hardware)
- Ability to build industry contacts
- Skilled in editing copy under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong work ethic and organizational skills
- Positive attitude and team mentality
- Attention to detail
- Passion for video games
- Sound understanding of SEO
- Ability to define and adapt editorial strategy
- Familiarity with online publishing
- Experience leading journalists
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About Us:
Rock Paper Shotgun is a part of IGN Entertainment. IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is one of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment media platforms and the go-to destination for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comics and much more. Across its 16 digital properties, IGN Entertainment reaches more than 490 million monthly users in 110 countries and engages with 73 million fans on social media. Its portfolio includes favorites such as IGN, Eurogamer, Digital Foundry, Rock Paper Shotgun, and MapGenie, delivering daily content across 46 platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and connected TV. Through its online digital store Humble Bundle, IGN Entertainment has donated over $250 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IGN Entertainment's content is localized in 20 languages. Learn more at corp.ign.com.
Job Summary:
The Editorial Director leads our expert writing team to deliver the best PC gaming coverage and maintain a strong editorial voice on the Rock Paper Shotgun website, and associated social channels.
The Editorial Director will generate informative and up to date editorial content, and craft the site's content strategy, preserving high standards of integrity, credibility, and quality for our audience.
The role will lead the global Rock Paper Shotgun writing team and a freelance budget. It will report to the Sr. International Editorial Director.
Responsibilities Include:
- Work with the writing team to select the right topics, approaches, structure, and content priorities for our audience
- Track PC gaming trends, potential disruptors and align editorial content with that information to keep the audience informed
- Manage and oversee the publishing schedule to maximize the team's time and focus to ensure our content is delivered timely and aligns with the priorities of the audience.
- Lead and develop the writing team, which includes managing and procuring an external pool of writers and contributors and the subsequent freelance budget
- Collaborate with our wider organization to develop standard methodologies, and share this expertise.
- Attend major industry conferences and press events, and manage the team’s attendance, to ensure the site has access to major interviews and contacts.
- Edit copy written by others for accuracy, transparency and structure
- Master our content management system (CMS) and use it to prepare your own and others' content for publication
- Implement and maintain a social media strategy to ensure the audience is receiving the right information in the right places for them
- Develop and host a Rock Paper Shotgun podcast that is distributed weekly.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Extensive knowledge of the PC gaming space
- Good understanding of the PC gaming ecosystem, both on the software and hardware side
- Ability to build a network of contacts across the industry
- Ability to edit other writers' copy to the highest standards of accuracy while under time pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong work ethic with a high degree of determination and drive; strong organizational skills and a methodical approach
- Positive solution oriented attitude and team mentality
- Great attention to detail
- Passion for video games and gaming culture
- A sound understanding of search engine optimization
- The ability to define, execute upon, and adapt an editorial strategy based on goals
- Familiarity with the online publishing environment
- Experience leading journalists
IGN Entertainment offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness focused benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, life cover and income protection; a company Pension scheme, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Gym and Cycle to Work Schemes as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events. If you’re seeking a dynamic work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance, then IGN is the place for you.
Ziff Davis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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