The Hired Guns are seeking an amazingly talented Deputy Editor with high hustle who can move the media side of an advertising industry organization to the next level.

Salary range: $90,000 to $125,000 per year, plus bonus

• Quickly step into a larger role with more general oversight of the department (aka this role has a clear and direct path to becoming editor-in-chief in no time)
• Level up your executive presence as you take part in public speaking and broadcasting engagements
• Be an integral player in the growth of this publisher as it undergoes a redesign. You will help this company’s media become the essential “must read” on the daily for ad industry insiders

The Nitty Gritty
The backstory on the company and why they need to hire you!

As Deputy Editor, your job, should you choose to accept it, will be to take over day-to-day management of all editorial efforts (a monthly magazine as well as daily reporting on news and trends) and oversee the production of all print and digital assets for this global association.

You will lead an editorial team of four—three writers and one graphic designer—to success. Under your leadership, the site will improve its newsiness—increasing the temperature on hard news as well as including a sprinkling of variety/trends/virality.

You will be reporting to the publisher / editor-in-chief who currently oversees all media for this leading resource to the industry, including all digital media efforts, print magazine, and industry research. Note, this role also includes the production of content for the various conferences that the industry association throws for its members as well as annual “best of” awards. It’s B2B, but not boring!

Why You?
How you’ll know if you’re a fit…

• To land this role you should currently be an Editorial Director, a Deputy Editor, a Managing Editor, or a Senior Editor about to be promoted into one of those roles.
• You should have management experience building out and editing packages, translating reports into must read-news – industry trends plus company and personal profiles
• Experience at a B2B Publisher or Trade Association that publishes news, research, and/or hosts events for its members is preferred
• You have a strong eye for winning copy, art, and design with a strategic upside
• Experience taking B2B content and making it fun and interesting in a consumer-y way is a must. This publisher’s audience is made up of creative marketers and branding and event professionals who are definitely not dull and will be looking for invigorating and inspirational content.
• A track record of growing loyal audiences through sharpened content, newsletters and social media would be ideal
• Management experience is a must (you have overseen the work and career of at least one direct report in the past)

The Inside Skinny
Why you should quit your job right now and join this team!

This Deputy Editor role is very hands-on. It is the perfect job-before-job if you have your sights set on becoming an Editor-In-Chief in the future. Sound good? Get in touch with us today!

The Hired Guns does not and will not discriminate in considering and referring candidates for employment, or in its treatment or advancement of its employees, and will not tolerate harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.