The Washington Post is seeking an innovative, insightful and dynamic journalist to take on a new leadership position as senior editor for global audience strategy.
The successful candidate will possess a relentless drive to bring impactful journalism to new audiences. They will need to accelerate experimental thinking to develop strategies that place the needs of our global English-speaking audience at the center of our journalism.
We are looking for someone confident in working across all audience disciplines:
This person will help guide content and distribution strategies and explore opportunities for new products and expansions of coverage to serve audience needs.
The ideal candidate will be a newsroom leader who has a demonstrated ability to produce journalism that meets the needs of various audiences, with a particular focus on English speakers outside of the United States. This candidate should have experience collaborating with multiple teams to launch products aimed at developing new audiences and a clear point of view on story form, use of voice, effective visual journalism, and how to elevate strong and appealing story targets so that they are accessible to English-speaking audiences, globally.
The senior editor for international audience strategy will also be responsible for training editors and reporters on engaging global audiences and adapting our playbooks to reflect the realities of daily news flow and operations.
Strong candidates will have:
This position may be based in either London or our Washington, D.C., newsroom and will report to the head of audience strategy and growth.
Candidates should upload a résumé and a cover letter that articulates how they would approach the role to our jobs portal. All application materials can be uploaded to the same field. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 05/24/2023 will be prioritized. Cover letters should be addressed to Head of Audience Strategy and Growth Erika Allen and Managing Editor Justin Bank.
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