What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editorial Director, Newsletters position at The New York Times?
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.Job Description We are looking for an entrepreneurial and collaborative editor to oversee our Newsletter portfolio, which currently has enormous reach and dozens of newsletters. Newsletters have become fundamental to Times journalism and we need a leader who believes passionately in the format and the opportunity to build relationships with readers through the inbox.This editor will work with journalists across the newsroom, as well as with partners in product and marketing, to ensure that our newsletters have distinct purposes, ambitious and clear goals, and measurable results. This editor will review our current portfolio, and lead work to launch new newsletters.We seek someone with great editorial judgment and a keen sense for the writing that most resonates in the inbox. Someone with a fount of ideas and the organizational ability to deliver on them. Someone savvy about data and steeped in industry best practices. Someone as captivated by service journalism as by investigative reporting, and constantly on the hunt for new ways to tell stories and showcase them. Someone with keen insight into reader habits, the ever-shifting information ecosystem and how best to engage people.This editor will help refine our sprawling newsletter portfolio to ensure that each product has a viable mission and intended audience, as well as a growth plan and the tools to meet it. He or she will help develop newsletter experiments that take advantage of the unique opportunities email presents. The person will also work hand-in-hand with product and the home team on analytics tools and reader-facing features.This is a hybrid position based in New York City and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.Responsibilities : Refine email strategy and work with desks and newsletter writers / editors on best practices to execute itHelp set growth / engagement goals for each newsletter and hold writers / editors accountable for meeting themWork with journalists to create and revamp newsletters to maximize audience impactHelp edit, design, produce and promote existing and new newslettersConceive, create and own pop-up newsletters to meet audience needs / opportunitiesConvene regular meetings of newsletter editors and provide regular reports to stakeholders about newsletter performanceStay up-to-date on industry best practices and present new opportunities to newsroom and company leadershipDemonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.This role reports to the Deputy, Managing Editor.Basic Qualifications : 5 years of experience editing or creating digital journalism3 years of managerial experienceComfort working with data is essentialPreferred Qualifications : Experience working in a fast-paced news environmentDeep interest in and commitment to the newsletter formDexterity with analytics toolsVisual / multimedia skills are a great plusThe annual base pay salary for this role is between $200,000.00 and $225,000.00.The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from#J-18808-Ljbffr
Salary : $200,000 - $225,000
