Managing Editor, BoardIQ | Ignites

Employer:                    FT Publications Inc.  

Job Title:                     Managing Editor 

Job Location:             New York, New York

Job Type:                    Full Time

Rate of Pay:                 $131,144 .00 - $141,000.00 per year

Duties: FT Publications Inc. has opening for Managing Editor in New York, NY. Oversee content development, including original news articles, trend reports, surveys, data-driven content, video and webcasts. Oversee editorial development and processes for story generation, edit stories, write stories. Responsible for product improvements based on planned upgrades and ongoing market feedback. Write articles based on interviews. Maintain the overall quality and timeliness of the content and meet the product's editorial milestones. Establish and maintain close relationships with industry executives and directors. Travel to industry events and meet with prospects to stay on top of the latest industry trends, and to solicit ongoing market feedback about the product. Coordinate editorial with marketing activities and sales. Work with other departments to incorporate video, graphics, webcasts into editorial coverage. Hire, manage and motivate staff, ensure they are performing at a high standard, support training where necessary. Moderate webcasts or panels at events run by Money-Media or the Financial Times' events group. Share knowledge and expertise where necessary with events group. Represent the editorial team internally and externally.
May telecommute.
Incidental domestic travel required.

Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English Language and Literature, or related field, and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a journalism-related occupation

Experience must include:

1. 5 years of journalism experience;
2. 2 years of editing experience;
3. Business reporting;
4. Working on a daily or wire publication;
5. Managing a staff of reporters and helping them improve and develop;
6. Writing or producing content for a specific niche audience;
7. Working a beat and knowing how to generate scoops, ferret through filings, develop enterprise story ideas and other content that distinguishes a publication;
8. Working in the investment management landscape, asset management industry and/or governance issues;
9. Working with or managing/maintaining a database;
10. Developing content in multiple formats, including data visualization, video, investigatory pieces and hard news;
11. Training others on regulatory filings; and
12. Building content/products for a B2B audience.

Contact:  Email resume to UStalent@ft.com. Ref. #119

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