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Senior Branded Content Editor
| Company | The Washington Post |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $85100 – $127700 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of experience in a journalism or content creation role.
- Proven experience ideating, pitching and producing award-winning content experiences for B2C and B2B brands at a media property.
- Experience assigning and overseeing freelance writers and content contributors.
- Experience writing and editing for digital media publications, journalism qualifications preferred.
- A strong background in creating human-centric stories that exceed performance goals.
- Excellent verbal presentation skills.
- Proficiency with presentation and team productivity tools including PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides.
- Experience across the full palette of branded content: print, digital, video, audio, AR/VR, social and experiential.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead turning ambitious content proposals for key clients into exceptional, award-worthy content experiences that match the quality of our media parent’s editorial, push the boundaries of innovative storytelling and provably perform with our audiences.
- Source experts, thought leaders and content creators for stories and conduct interviews to create content that elicits emotional connections and has journalistic credibility.
- Cultivate, assign and oversee a network of excellent freelance writers and contributors.
- Bring a strong, but diplomatic, creative point-of-view that makes you a go-to for input, advice and ideas.
- Present creative ideas clearly and effectively to internal and external stakeholders and incorporate feedback.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners across creative strategy, audio/video production and design to ensure finished products exceed client expectations.
- Forge deep and trusted creative partnerships with key clients over the lifecycle of projects.
- Bring an ability to both pay superlative attention to detail and switch on a dime to generate big creative ideas.
Preferred Qualifications
- Passion for the native advertising/content space and an innate curiosity about a variety of topics and brand categories.
- Pride in ideas and storytelling abilities while staying open to feedback and ready to pivot when needed.
- Strong grasp of and interest in the latest digital content and social media trends and fluency in working with ad agencies, clients, freelance writers and production companies.
- Passion for problem solving, collaboration and ensuring flawless execution of highly compelling, captivating and engaging brand experiences.
- Inspired by the opportunity to realize the mission of a purpose-driven organization and to future-proof the business model that supports it.
