Job description
NovaCura Digital is seeking a proactive Content Curation Specialist to join our editorial team in New York City. You will curate diverse, high-quality content that aligns with our brand voice and audience needs. The ideal candidate combines research rigor with creative judgment to surface compelling narratives across topics and formats.
As a key member of the editorial operations, you will partner with editors, product, and design to plan and execute content calendars, maintain taxonomy, and ensure licensing and attribution compliance. This role offers opportunities to influence content strategy and drive audience engagement.
Responsibility
- Source, evaluate, and select high-quality content from a variety of sources to meet editorial standards and audience needs.
- Build and maintain a robust content taxonomy, tagging system, and curated collections.
- Collaborate with editors, product, and design to plan and execute weekly and monthly content calendars.
- Monitor content performance metrics and use insights to refine curation strategies.
- Manage relationships with freelance curators and content partners; negotiate licensing and attribution terms.
- Uphold licensing, copyright, and attribution compliance; ensure factual accuracy and quality control.
- Champion accessibility and inclusive content for a diverse audience.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, library science, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years in content curation, editorial, or content strategy roles.
- Strong research, evaluation, and critical thinking skills; ability to quickly assess quality and relevance.
- Experience with content management systems (CMS) and editorial workflows; familiarity with taxonomy and tagging.
- Data-driven mindset with ability to analyze engagement metrics and translate to action.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with licensing, rights management, and attribution best practices.
- Project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.