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Director, Editorial
Atlantic Media
Washington, DC, United States
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Atlantic 57 is the award-winning consulting division of The Atlantic. We were founded to help other leading brands and organizations learn from The Atlantic’s transformation from legacy brand to media pioneer. Today, we bring together the best thinking across business strategy, journalism, communications, audience research, design, and product development to help our clients engage their audiences and move their organizations and ideas forward.
Atlantic 57 is looking for a senior leader to join our editorial team as a director. The Director will guide the team’s approach to editorial and communication strategies for a variety of organizations. Projects span editorial strategy, audience development, content campaigns, social media strategy, workflow optimization, best practices workshops and events. The Director will oversee the work of multidisciplinary teams on client deliverables and proposals, helping Atlantic 57 to deliver world-class work worthy of The Atlantic name. The Director will report to Atlantic 57' Managing Director, Editorial & Insights.
Qualifications of the ideal candidate
• Possesses 8+ years of experience in digital media and communications, including at least 4 years within a newsroom
• Has experience solving communication challenges at the organizational level, considering the needs of different audiences, platforms, and stakeholders
• Has experience overseeing complex multifaceted digital communications projects that include editorial, research, product and strategy components
• Can command a room with seniority and expertise, in order to serve as trusted leader to senior communications and marketing professionals
• Is a rigorous and unrelenting editor of editorial work and client deliverables of all types
• Is experienced managing and mentoring individuals and teams with a clear management philosophy
• Demonstrates unyielding attention to detail and deadlines
• Has excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Has a journalistic sensibility of the standard of The Atlantic
• Unfailingly demonstrates a spirit of entrepreneurialism, intellectualism, supportiveness, and positivity
Job responsibilities include:
• Overseeing complex projects with multiple work streams from pitch to delivery
• Serving as the senior-most expert voice on projects, both internally and externally
• Managing relationships with senior-level client and prospect stakeholders
• Providing detailed guidance on the editorial approach for projects
• Providing careful review, editing and feedback on team work
• Managing team members and helping them to do their best work
Atlantic Media Values:
Across Atlantic Media, generally, the firm looks for two “pillar gifts” in you, and everyone else. In all of us, these are more aspirational than actual, but they are central in our intentions –
• Force of Ideas: At the center of Atlantic Media work are the ideas within our writing. We believe that ideas – to the good and not – have consequence. Our highest work is bringing rigor, insight, intellectual honesty, to that ultimate purpose of separating the bad from the good, and giving voice to the latter.
• Spirit of Generosity:Atlantic Media seeks in its ranks a spirit of generosity – a natural disposition in each colleague toward service and selfless conduct. Atlantic Media writing should be cut from the same cloth –critical on the merits but informed by charity and forbearance in measuring motive and personal character.
Atlantic Media is an EOE of Minorities/Women/Vets/Disability.