Managing Editor, The Strategist

WHAT YOU’LL DO

This role is the gatekeeper of quality and coherence — capable of taking on diverse responsibilities, from strategic planning to management to quality control. Ensuring attention to detail across all stories we produce, our entire operational infrastructure, and understanding how we influence readers, requires leadership and meticulousness. This role is essential to driving both editorial excellence and operational efficiency and will be a key member of our team. 

This role will oversee the daily operations of The Strategist in both leadership and operational capacities, while also connecting teams across verticals and platforms to track growth plans and optimize editorial strategies. This role will have a critical responsibility in developing and maintaining our audience.

Editorial

• Oversee the editorial calendar, including day-to-day publishing plans and quarterly content plans and strategy. 
• Oversee new assignments and ensure they’re added to Airtable queues for tracking and visibility.
• Lead strategic planning and execution for other major ecommerce tentpole events, including content plans for all major holidays and other site projects.
• Manage 2-3 direct reports who write and edit deals coverage, along with an Updates Coordinator.
• Edit daily Deal Freaks newsletter. 
• Manage team calendar and meetings.