Job description
Join Aurora Media Group as a Senior Editor in our New York hub, where we shape forwardâthinking content for a global audience. This is a handsâon leadership role that blends editorial excellence with strategic, dataâdriven publishing.
You will guide a team of editors and contributors, curate and develop ambitious content programs, and partner with product, marketing, and rights teams to maximize reach and revenue while preserving our brand integrity.
We offer a dynamic, collaborative environment, competitive compensation, and meaningful opportunities to impact the future of publishing across platforms and formats.
Responsibility
- Lead editorial planning and manage the digital publishing calendar across multiple platforms.
- Develop and refine story ideas, wireframes, and editing standards to ensure consistency and quality.
- Oversee a team of editors and freelance contributors, providing coaching and performance feedback.
- Collaborate with product, marketing, and rights teams to optimize content for audience growth and monetization.
- Drive SEO strategy, metadata practices, and analyticsâdriven decision making to improve discoverability.
- Ensure adherence to brand voice, style guides, and legal/compliance requirements.
- Champion new formats and experiments (longâform features, multimedia, newsletters, podcasts) to expand reach.
Qualification
- Bachelorâs degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 6 years of editorial or publishing experience, including digital platforms.
- Proven leadership experience with crossâfunctional teams and project management.
- Strong editing, factâchecking, and copyediting skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Proficiency with CMS platforms (WordPress, Contentful) and basic HTML/CSS; familiarity with data visualization is a plus.
- Solid understanding of SEO, metadata, and analytics; ability to translate data into actionable content decisions.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and time management skills; ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.