At Morning Brew Inc., we mix what you need to know with our unique brand of wit to attract, and build real relationships with, the next generation of business leaders. We speak to them like people, ensuring they get the context and insight needed to make decisions every day. Loyalty and trust are our most valuable currencies.Whether scrolling, reading, watching, or listening, our audience trusts us for credible, entertaining business content that makes an impact on their personal and professional lives.
The Morning Brew team is clever, creative, and growing fast. Want in? Read on.
OVERVIEW
Morning Brew is seeking an Editorial Director to oversee our three consumer-facing newsletters: Morning Brew (the flagship daily business news newsletter), Brew Markets (a daily markets and investing newsletter), and The Playbook (our newest publication—a weekly newsletter for aspiring real estate investors). They have large, loyal followings and our aim is to deepen and expand each newsletter’s relationship with its readers by adding an Editorial Director to lead the charge. This role will also be a key decision maker in future consumer-facing newsletter launches.
Think of the Editorial Director as the conductor of this literary orchestra. Responsibilities include…
– Working with editors of Morning Brew, Brew Markets, The Playbook (Real Estate Investing Newsletter) to drive, protect, and execute the editorial vision for each newsletter
– Ensuring stylistic consistency across the publications and maintaining a high bar for quality
– Serving as the liaison with stakeholders across the company (product, design, tech, revenue, and growth)
– Managing staff (writers, editors, and copyeditors) and resources across publications
– Manage launch process for any upcoming consumer newsletters that the company decided to launch
– Providing editing support to newsletter teams when necessary. Not afraid to roll up your sleeves.
– Pushing our publications forward, both editorially and from a product lens
This position will report to the President of Morning Brew Inc. and will work closely with the Editor at Large, who is the previous executive editor of the consumer newsletters.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will be a newsroom leader with at least five years of experience as an editor, preferably in newsletters and with a focus on business, money, entrepreneurship, investing and work. They will have a firm grasp of the media business as well as strong editorial skills, such as editing and news judgement. We will be looking for candidates with a product orientation and a record of using data to guide decisions. Working well with other people is a must.
Also a must: The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Morning Brew’s style: witty but not cringe, informative but never dry, and, above all, memorable. This is rare opening to work on the most beloved business news newsletters in the world and we want someone who has a strong connection to our brands.
Morning Brew is based in New York City and local candidates will be given strong preference, remote applications may be considered.
OTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS
– Act as the voice of our consumer newsletter audiences internally. Protect the editorial and content experience while working with other teams to drive monetization and growth.
– Enforce editorial and content policies and approaches across all consumer newsletters. Including but not limited to making sure we consistently write in our brand voices and that we choose the stories most firmly within our aperture.
– Identify and execute on opportunities for reporters and teams to collaborate with consumer content franchises, multimedia teams, professional (b2b) franchises, and external partners in ways that will further serve our consumer NL audiences.
– Understand where the news and media industries are headed. Be open and interested in operating publications that do not adhere directly to anyone else’s playbook.
COMPENSATION $140,000 *Final offers for this job will be made within the parameters of the salary range provided, commensurate with experience.
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