Managing Editor - Online chez American City Business Journals

The job requires solid news judgment, strong editing and headline-writing skills, and familiarity with SEO and site analytics. The Managing Editor - Online must balance the highest standards for content with ambitious traffic and engagement objectives.

• Tracks news from multiple sources to determine “must have” content for the day.
• Plays the role of traffic cop in ensuring the newsroom publishes a steady diet of original content throughout the day and to ensure robust/fresh content leading newsletter emails.
• Sets/executes daily strategy to maximize reader engagement with morning/afternoon newsletters.
• Produces relevant, engaging online content with a specific focus on local business activity in Silicon Valley.
• Manages calendar of upcoming news events as well as key, newsworthy dates.
• Tracks metrics and measures engagement with an eye towards growth, quality control and pacing to monthly goals.
• Takes a creative approach to social media and manages all channels with the goal of extending the Business Journal brand and building audience engagement.
• Is part of editorial leadership team, along with the Editor-In-Chief and Managing Editor, to help establish the editorial calendar.
• Regularly participates in and attends Business Journal-sponsored events.