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Audience Strategy Editor, Features

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Jun 9, 2023

Job Details

Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.

Job Description

The Washington Post is seeking an innovative, insightful and dynamic journalist to take on a new leadership position as audience strategy editor for Features, with a focus on Style, entertainment, arts and breaking news coverage.

The successful candidate will help accelerate experimental thinking and chart the trajectory of our coverage of these subjects by developing strategies that place the needs of our audience at the center of our journalism. Tapping all audience disciplines - including tactics for reaching new readers, building loyalty, and capitalizing on social and search, newsletters and alerts - this person will help guide decisions about what gets covered and how, as well as how to think about opportunities for staff and audience growth.

The ideal candidate will be a newsroom leader who has a demonstrated ability to produce journalism that meets the needs of various audiences. 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.

The audience strategy editor will also be responsible for training editors and reporters on engaging audiences, including but not limited to optimization, recirculation strategy and headline writing.

Strong candidates will have five or more years of newsroom experience, including in the use of audience analytics. Management experience is preferred, as is a feel for the subjects covered by the Features team.

This position is based in our Washington newsroom.

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 04/26/2023 will be prioritized. Cover letters should be addressed to Executive Features Editor Ben Williams, Deputy Features Editor Mitch Rubin, Head of Audience Strategy and Growth Erika Allen and Managing Editor Krissah Thompson.

Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:

  • Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
  • Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
  • Nine paid holidays and two personal days
  • 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
  • Robust mental health resources
  • Backup care and caregiver concierge services
  • Gender affirming services
  • Pet insurance
  • Free Post digital subscription
  • Leadership and career development programs


Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.

The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

Ever wondered if what you are doing will Impact Tomorrow? At The Washington Post, every employee shapes the way we deliver the news. Find the career that's right for you

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Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

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