Editorial Strategist

About the role

This isn't a role where you'll be handed a list of media contacts and told to start pitching. You'll work alongside strategists, writers, marketers, developers and company leadership to help create a modern communications model designed for how information is discovered, evaluated and trusted today.

Responsibilities

• Review and refine editorial content before publication, ensuring every piece meets our standards for quality, clarity and credibility.
• Recommend the most effective distribution strategy for each article, announcement and thought leadership piece.
• Cultivate relationships with digital editors, journalists, publishers, podcast hosts, industry organizations and other influential voices.
• Collapse media outreach, article placements, editorial calendars and publication schedules.
• Work with the in-house media team on new opportunities for earned media, strategic partnerships and industry visibility.
• Collaborate with writers, designers, digital strategists, developers and leadership to continuously improve how our clients build authority.
• Support public relations and thought leadership initiatives for Cotton & Company while helping develop a revolutionary new communications model for the future.

Requirements

Experience matters, but CURIOSITY matters more. We're looking for someone with natural curiosity, exceptional intelligence, strong writing instincts, outstanding organizational skills and the ambition to grow into a leadership role as this initiative expands.

Qualifications

• Natural curiosity and exceptional intelligence.
• Strong writing instincts and outstanding organizational skills.
• The ambition to grow into a leadership role.

Skills

• Exceptional editorial judgment.
• Strategic distribution skills.
• Outstanding relationship-building abilities.
• Organizational skills.
• Understanding of emerging technologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan: Cotton & Company shares a percentage of profits with our team in the form of a cash bonus and 401k distributions.
• Competitive Pay: We offer competitive salaries for all positions.
• Paid Time Off: Paid time off for 6.5 holidays, 10 vacation days and 5 sick days per year. 15 vacation days after 5 years.
• Have Fun: There’s always a time for fun at Cotton & Company. The Team Fun committee organizes birthday celebrations, happy hours, luncheons, and seasonal events year-round.
• Growth Opportunities: We invest in your professional growth and development.
• Health Benefits: Health, dental, and vision benefits are available as well as elective supplemental benefits.

Pay

Competitive salaries for all positions.

Schedule

Full-Time