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About the Role

The Editorial Director will play a key role in driving consumer engagement across the A+E Global Media digital experience. This role oversees Digital Editorial Operations for A+E Global Media brands, producing relevant and engaging content that goes far beyond linear television programming. The position reports to the SVP, Head of Editorial and Creative, and will manage a team of approximately 7 people.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic direction of A+E Global Media editorial websites and content
• Oversee story planning and development
• Top edit and review content for publication, considering and balancing multiple factors
• Develop editorial calendars across History, A&E, and Lifetime
• Create and manage editorial processes, schedules, and workflows
• Work with Content Strategy team to review metrics methodically and frequently to apply toward editorial decisions including best practices for SEO/AEO
• Manage section editors and help them develop
• Collaborate with Programming to create content around shows, ensuring content is accurate, using approved images/languages, right with tone
• Represent Editorial team to collaborate with other departments
• Explore innovative approaches to consumer engagement on sites (interactivity, etc.)

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of progressive journalism experience, with a proven track record of managing successful editorial teams of at least 5-10 people
• Experience managing budgets
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing complex editorial projects with multiple stakeholders
• Mastery of best practices for all aspects of editorial process for digital publications
• Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to articulate editorial strategies and outcomes clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Proficiency with a CMS; familiarity with Airtable and metrics tools such as Adobe or Parse.ly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Deep understanding of journalistic standards and practices
• Effective conflict resolution, problem-solving skills, and ability to build and nurture a team
• Focus on data driven decision making
• Ability to balance near term business needs with innovation for the future
• Extensive online editorial experience at a digitally native content company, newspaper, or magazine; TV experience is welcome, but not essential
• A manager with a contact list of great writers
• A track record of using content and content channels (social, email, etc.) to acquire audiences
• Success using photography, infographics, animations, and other visualizations to tell stories
• A keen understanding of how content choices impact products, and the chops to work with our Content Strategy, Product and Tech teams to find solutions that work for the consumer
• Charisma and interpersonal savvy to work with Marketing, Programming, Sales and other departments within the company
• Success in this job will require showing how your content vision helps multiple departments succeed at their goals
• Understanding of how AI impacts the editorial landscape and how to use AI effectively

Skills

• Journalism
• Editorial Management
• Content Strategy
• SEO/AEO
• CMS Proficiency
• Airtable
• Adobe Analytics
• Parse.ly
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Journalistic Standards
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem-Solving
• Team Building
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• AI Understanding

Location

• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Chicago
• Stamford, CT
• Remote (eligible states: CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OR, SC, SD, TX, WV, WI, WY)

Work Type

• Remote
• Hybrid
• Full-time in office

Experience Level

• Minimum 10 years of progressive journalism experience
• Experience managing editorial teams of at least 5-10 people

Education Level

• BA/BS degree in related degree required

Salary/Compensations

• $133,477 - $156,168

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• 401k matching

About the Company

• A+E Global Media is a global media and entertainment company that values diversity, representation, flexibility and kindness.
• Forbes named us one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for consecutive years.
• Newsweek named us in their list of America’s Most Loved Workplaces, as well as their list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, LGBTQ+ and Women employees.
• A+E Global Media is a joint venture of the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
• A+E Global Media® is a collection of culture brands that includes A&E®, The HISTORY® Channel, Lifetime®, LMN®, FYI®, VICE TV and BIOGRAPHY®.
• We are in seven out of 10 American homes and have a cumulative reach of 342 million people worldwide.
• We also have 500+ million digital users across our sites and streaming apps, which include A&E Crime Central, HISTORY Vault and Lifetime Movie Club.
• We are in the story business, and just as the industry and art form have evolved, so have we.
• Since our founding in 1983 with just two cable channels, we have grown into a multiplatform, multimedia, multigenre content creator.

Equal Opportunity

• A+E Global Media proudly provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants, and makes employment decisions consistent with this principle.
• The company’s employment actions and decisions – including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, transfer, layoff, and termination – are made without regard to an employee’s race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, alienage or citizenship status, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, family and medical leave status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
• If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact careers@aegm.com
• For additional information and review please contact careers@aegm.com