Condé Nast

Senior Director, Business & Industry

520 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA · Director · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$225kDetected 23 days ago

Content MarketingBudgetingPerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationTime Management

About the role

Reporting to WIRED's executive editor, this is a senior management position with oversight of 10+ reporters and editors across our US and UK teams.
In this role, you will be responsible for both the big picture and the smaller details.
To be successful in this position you should have extensive knowledge of the tech industry's major and upcoming players, and a demonstrated history of leading teams that break news.

Conceive of, pitch, and develop content strategy and planning for WIRED's Business section.
Partner with audience development to review audience engagement KPIs and use this data to consistently improve content strategy and output.
Manage all projects from concept to execution including, but not limited to: Assigning, tracking, and editing stories from staff and freelancers; budgeting; partnering with photo/art teams on visuals and design to accompany stories; answering fact-checking and copy queries; seeing stories through production processes; and partnering with social and/or video teams to ensure stories have maximum impact.
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of editors and reporters across the
You'll be responsible for working with senior editors on your team to implement your strategies and plans, and partnering closely with audience development to maximize the reach and impact of the journalism you oversee.

At least 10 years of experience as an editor in a fast paced, digital, and news-driven environment, with at least 5 years managing others
Experience overseeing multi-platform content from brainstorm to execution
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A past portfolio of work that reflects significant experience covering the tech industry, including a consistent record of breaking news and having extensive sourcing
Experience overseeing multi-platform content from brainstorm to execution; able to balance daily deadlines with longer-lead projects and delegate as appropriate to maximize the team's impact
Experience and passion for delivering big, ambitious coverage, particularly around Big Tech, AI, and other core areas of focus
Skilled at helping editors conceptualize stories and work to get the best out of writers; equally adept at helping writers achieve their best reporting and writing. Able to structure a story for maximum impact, reader understanding, and engagement
Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills; adept at working with a diverse team of fact checkers, copy editors, designers, photo editors, digital producers, social media producers and story editors.
Excellent time management and prioritization skills

Proactively seek out interesting, diverse voices who can help WIRED deliver differentiated business and industry coverage.
You'll also collaborate frequently with WIRED's digital video team to execute cross-platform coverage that brings the best of WIRED to platforms including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels.

Contribute to brand extensions, social platforms, and additional projects as needed.
Represent the brand in a public-facing way as necessary, such as on social media, in press opportunities, panels and speaking engagements, and internal company presentations.
Additional projects/stories as assigned.

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