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About the Role
APNews.com is seeking a Director to serve as the second-in-command for audience execution across social platforms, video, and digital presentation. This senior newsroom leadership role focuses on translating strategy into daily output, identifying new ways to grow audience and revenue, and overseeing social platforms, video, and digital design.
Responsibilities
- Own execution across key audience surfaces.
- Translate audience strategy into daily output across social platforms, video, and presentation, ensuring consistency in tone, quality, and performance.
- Lead three core teams: Social platforms, Video (on-platform and on-site), and Digital design and presentation.
- Identify and develop revenue opportunities by working with product and revenue teams to translate audience growth into revenue.
- Develop creator strategy and partnerships to expand AP’s reach and storytelling.
- Drive performance and accountability by setting clear expectations tied to audience KPIs and adjusting quickly when performance lags.
- Establish repeatable workflows to allow teams to operate with speed and clarity across time zones.
- Partner across the newsroom with editors, product, analytics, and revenue teams to align coverage with audience opportunity and business goals.
- Develop talent and strengthen teams by coaching team leads, identifying gaps, and building a culture of ownership and accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong newsroom leadership experience across audience, video, or digital formats.
- A track record of turning strategy into execution at scale.
- Experience identifying audience-driven revenue opportunities.
- Understanding of creator ecosystems and platform dynamics.
- Experience managing multiple teams with different skill sets.
- Ability to use data to guide decisions while maintaining editorial judgment.
- Clear communication style and strong decision-making instincts.
- Experience leading social video strategy for a major publisher.
- Background in visual storytelling or digital presentation.
- Experience working in a global, 24/7 newsroom environment.
Skills
- Social platforms
- Video strategy
- Digital design
- Audience growth
- Revenue generation
- Creator partnerships
- Performance analysis
- Workflow optimization
- Team leadership
- Data analysis
- Editorial judgment
- Communication
- Decision-making
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Management position
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $145,000.00 - $170,000.00
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Company paid life insurance
- Paid vacation and sick days
- Paid parental leave for any new parent
- Mental well-being resources
About the Company
- The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
- Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
- More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
Equal Opportunity
- AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.