Director of Experimentation & Projects

Responsibilities

• Develop, launch and manage experiments to build audience and expand storytelling, working in collaboration with Audience leaders and company stakeholders.
• Monitor analytics for innovation opportunities and work with editors to suggest approaches for improvement.
• Work with editors to evolve and shape coverage to deepen engagement with our digital audience.
• Guide collaborative or complex journalistic investigations and projects from concept to publication, ensuring they stay on schedule, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Facilitate team communication, manage resources, identify risks, and maintain project integrity without dictating journalistic content.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to assigned staff, ensuring operational goals and objectives are met effectively and efficiently.
• Responsible for all aspects of employee management, including recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and retention.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations; provide constructive feedback and coaching to support employee development and accountability.
• Administer progressive discipline and counseling as needed, in alignment with company policies and procedures.
• Oversee scheduling, workload distribution, and delegation of responsibilities to ensure balanced team performance and productivity.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in editing and/or copy editing.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.

Skills

• Expert editor, communicator, multitasker.
• Adapts quickly to changing technologies and workflows.
• Juggles multiple assignments and completes work by deadline.
• Communicates clearly and effectively with colleagues.
• Motivator and positive influence on bringing people together to reach a goal.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills to manage multifaceted projects and new digital product development.
• Ability to identify challenges and develop contingency plans to address unexpected issues, ensuring a project's quality and integrity are maintained.
• Good news judgment, accuracy, speed, grammatical precision, a flair for headlines.
• Proven ability to plan, work in advance and coordinate production.