The International Business Times, an online news publication based in New York, seeks a managing editor to oversee the production of the editorial division, writes executive editor Johnathan Davis.
The managing editor must have strong proofreading skills, outstanding news acumen, a digital media mentality, and drive. IBTimes issues a variety of online content, including IBTimes.com, IBTimes Fx (Forex Trading News), and IBTimesTV.
The managing editor will help the executive editor manage the production of IBTimes’ editorial team. The managing editor will work with the executive editor to guide a team of reporters and editors.
According to Davis, the managing editor must have previous success generating a consistent flow of strong news analysis and feature story ideas, build a stable team of dependable freelancers, organize staff and freelance journalist assignments, write persuasive SMO and SEO-friendly headlines and summaries, produce e-newsletters, and work well under deadline pressure.
The managing editor also must be able to manage the incorporation of videos, graphics, and photos with text and must have been a managing editor or editor-in-chief at a major online news publication.
For more information, contact Davis at j.davis@ibtimes.com.
