Managing Editor, Autos

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The Managing Editor, Autos will focus on developing an editorial vision, an in-market car shopping strategy, and successfully executing that strategy to compete in the marketplace. You will be responsible for defining the organizing principles necessary to outpace our competitors with compelling in-market content and traffic growth. This includes helping car shoppers choose the right vehicle for them, maximizing value for their trade-in vehicle, and navigating the car shopping process. You will manage an in-house team of writers, editors, digital producers and vehicle testers. You will work with the Autos senior editorial team to define and create helpful, actionable review and advice content, new and used car rankings and awards. You'll also work closely with SEO, product and business team members. 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As part of the job, you'll: ? reputed company and optimize the content strategy for one of the largest in-market audiences in the space. ? Lean into first-person experiences across our content, as well as original photography and video. ? Manage a team of in-house writers, editors and vehicle testers. ? Recruit and manage freelance writers with expertise in the automotive space. ? Edit articles, slideshows and car reviews for flow, consistency, tone, audience, brevity, accuracy and SEO. ? reputed company the editorial calendar, working with senior editors to set run dates and assigning content to writers and freelancers. ? Help reputed company industry-leading vehicle reviews to help consumers reputed company navigate the car shopping process. ? Employ SEO best practices to determine topics to cover and optimize content for search. ? 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Uphold a positive work environment that fosters teamwork, communication, innovation, professional development and reputed company. Please submit a resume and cover letter for consideration. Position Requirements You should definitely have: ? 10 years of professional editorial experience for an automotive website publisher, digital media company covering the auto category or reputed company publication, inclusive of 7 years of experience managing a team of in-house writers and editors ? Expertise in the consumer automotive space, and prior experience writing and editing this content ? Experience recruiting and managing freelance writers and editors ? Experience managing editorial calendars ? Experience developing and refining content strategy, and identifying opportunities to improve content and reputed company engage our audience ? Experience employing SEO best practices and using SEO tools to inform content strategy decisions ? Ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines ? 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