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Marijuana Business Daily seeks an editor in chief

Marijuana Business Daily (MJBizDaily), since 2011 the best-known producer of B2B news and trade shows serving executives and major investors in America’s $6 billion cannabis industry, is seeking an editor in chief to lead our editorial strategy and manage a fast-growing team of editors, reporters and researchers.

You’ll be based in our Denver office reporting to the Vice President and will receive a competitive salary, paid time off, 401(k) and health benefits. As seen in Inc Magazine, Forbes and the WSJ, we are a highly professional, award-winning, fast-growing company. Relocation considered for the perfect candidate.

Day to day job description:

Maintain our editorial vision and evolve it as needed based on changing industry trends and audience needs
Take ownership of our website, magazine, research reports, newsletters and other editorial content offerings, helping to drive these efforts forward, gain new readers and ensure the ones we have are engaged
Oversee a team of 20+ editorial staffers
Spearhead collaboration with other departments – marketing, tech, sales, events – to launch and execute content-driven projects
Continuously pitch ideas to stay on the leading edge of content, from video and social media projects to investigative pieces and series
Work with events team to develop content for our conferences
Take a business-minded approach to editorial, focusing on pitching ways to monetize content

Required background:

At least two years of management experience at a business-to-business/trade publication; those who do not meet this requirement will not be considered
At least five years of experience as an editor in chief or in a high-level editorial leadership role
Experience managing 20+ staffers and implementing and maintaining editorial processes
Demonstrable ability to analyze and/or work with data, including basic statistics and corporate finance
An understanding of SEO and the importance of keywords
An understanding of how to craft content for mobile viewership

Preferred skills:

Experience as both a reporter and editor
Experience setting and managing budgets
Proven ability to monetize content

Marijuana Business Daily is a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. Should you be offered a position, please expect to complete a background/reference check. Anne Holland Ventures Inc. is a woman owned and an equal opportunity employer.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.