The Hired Guns are seeking a Vice President, Audience Development to join the leadership team at a new digital media publisher. You’ll be charged with growing their readership as they reinvent a network of highly valuable and beloved media brands for new audiences and give them a powerhouse digital presence.
The Nitty Gritty
The backstory on the organization and why they need to hire you!
This digital publishing startup with the resources of a media giant is searching for a Vice President of Audience Development to turbocharge their growth. They’ve put together a stellar leadership team and accomplished a significant capital raise that will allow them to drive innovation in their existing properties and to fuel new acquisitions, so the opportunities here are massive.
The company wants a strong editorial leader with experience translating data into action to oversee brand growth for the digital re-imaginings of their national publications — including an iconic and highly-successful magazine title. You’ll be charged with solving problems, creating structure, and teaching the team about best practices for digital growth, including evangelizing for SEO, paid search, paid social, and the entire gamut of digital growth tools and metrics.
Why You?
How you’ll know if you’re a fit…
You’re a veteran digital content leader with experience working in editorial, marketing, and social media at a varied portfolio of media brands ranging from startup to well-established.
You have the scrappiness of a startup vet, the marketing savvy of a CMO, and the editorial chops of a seasoned editor. You’re someone who can look at separate pieces of content and see clearly how to package them in a monetizable fashion for a devoted audience. Experience working with both digital and non-digital editors is a must, as is comfort and confidence holding a leadership role. You know how to engage with and influence C-Suite execs while also managing and mentoring support staff to get results. You’re looking to be part of growing and defining a publishing brand in the media and tech space as they prepare to go public.
The Inside Skinny
Why you should quit your job right now and join this organization!
This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a rapidly-growing media group just in time to launch it into the big leagues. You’ll have tons of opportunity to steer the direction of world-class brands and make your mark at the company, not to mention raising your profile as a leading light in digital content industry-wide.
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