Editorial Director, Newsletters

The Opportunity

theSkimm, a part of Everyday Health Consumer, is hiring an Editorial Director to oversee all of our newsletter coverage.

This role reports to the SVP, Content & Comms.

What you'll be doing

• Overseeing news strategy – from our overall POV to how we cover day-to-day stories and breaking news events across platforms, including but not limited to social
• Overseeing editorial newsletter products – Daily Skimm, Daily Skimm Weekend, Skimm Well, Skimm Sports, and Skimm Money – to ensure that we're producing quality and engaging content for our audience
• Managing the editorial teams and schedules, helping to cultivate a strong culture of excellence, inclusivity, and growth.
• Owning news campaigns such as elections, Olympics, end-of-year coverage, etc.
• Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Product, and other departments to collaborate on product development, design, process, and sales inventory

Job Qualifications.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• An editorial leader and self-starter who lives and breathes news
• 5-10 years of digital news editing/production experience
• 2-3 years managing news coverage, ideally across platforms
• Demonstrated experience using audience and performance data to inform editorial strategy
• The energy and creativity to bring big ideas
• Proven ability to work professionally and seamlessly with other departments — sales, product, design, etc. — and balance company priorities with what the audience needs and wants
• Strong management skills and demonstrated ability to motivate a team through difficult news cycles
• Strong organizational skills, particularly around project management and scheduling
• Availability to work some weekend hours and guide breaking news coverage as needed
• Ability and willingness to represent theSkimm as news talent on panels, podcasts, print, TV, etc..
• Passion for theSkimm and its mission

Preferred Qualifications

• Newsletter experience
• Social, audio, and/or video experience

About theSkimm

theSkimm is a digital media outlet dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter.

At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.

Every day we break down the news, trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives and futures – from managing their money to casting their ballots – with confidence. We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information that empowers them to take action to improve their lives — all while fitting seamlessly into their daily routines.

About Everyday Health Group

Everyday Health Group (EHG) is a recognized leader in patient and provider education and services attracting an engaged audience of over 74 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant information, data, and analytics. We empower healthcare providers, consumers and payers with trusted content and services delivered through Everyday Health Group’s world-class brands.

Our Culture and Values

We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.

Life at Everyday Health

At Everyday Health Group, a division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.

Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, Flexible Spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Family Planning Support via Maven, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Fitness Reimbursement as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events. If you’re seeking a dynamic, flexible work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance, then Everyday Health is the place for you. Everyday Health Group has employees located in 40+ states as well as offices in NYC, Asheville, Boston, London, England and Mumbai, India.

Everyday Health Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.

Note: The salary compensation for this role is $115,000 to $125,000.

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