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Los Angeles Times · 2 weeks ago

Senior Content Strategist (LA Times Studios)

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $120K/yr

8+ years exp

Los Angeles Times is a premier studio for groundbreaking storytelling, and they are seeking a Senior Content Strategist to support content strategy development and execution. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement multi-platform content initiatives and ensure consistency in brand voice and audience engagement.

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Responsibilities

Assist in creating and editing high-quality, brand-aligned content across multiple channels and formats

Collaborate with content leadership, creators, designers, and cross-functional teams to gather content requirements and maintain brand alignment

Post content across platforms including social media and websites

Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support content insights and strategy

Support content audits and partner with SEO specialists to improve keyword tagging, metadata, search optimization, structure, and categorization

Use Google Analytics and Power BI to review traffic and performance trends

Support leadership in developing and executing multi-platform promotion strategies

Stay informed on industry trends, platforms, emerging technologies, and content marketing best practices

Other duties as assigned

Lead strategy, development, optimization, and execution of content for medical journals, research summaries, newsletters, and digital publishing channels

Collaborate with the Content Director and cross-functional teams—including medical writers, peer-review coordinators, and designers—to produce scientifically rigorous and ethically compliant content

Oversee manuscript-to-publication workflows, including metadata tagging, DOI management, indexing preparation, and compliance with COPE, ICMJE, and PubMed/MEDLINE standards

Direct keyword strategy and SEO approaches specific to scholarly and medical content to enhance discoverability

Manage and align editorial calendars with journal schedules, scientific events, and publication priorities

Analyze content performance using medical/scientific analytics tools (Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Altmetric, etc.)

Maintain content accuracy and timeliness within CMS platforms while ensuring compliance across journal communications

Conduct ongoing audits to maintain quality, consistency, and adherence to publishing standards

Stay informed on trends in open-access publishing, indexing requirements, digital dissemination, and scientific communications

Mentor content staff to ensure consistent editorial execution and adherence to scientific publishing standards

Qualification

Content strategyMedical publishing standardsSEO for medical contentAnalytics toolsQualitative researchQuantitative researchProject managementEditing skillsWriting skillsCommunication skillsCreative problem-solvingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communication, Journalism or Life Sciences and 8+ years of experience in content and digital marketing, digital communications, content strategy, editing, or related fields OR 10+ years of experience in marketing, digital communications, content strategy, editing

Strong task management, organization, and follow-up skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines

Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and communication skills across different audiences

Strong understanding of content marketing and strategy implementation

Experience with qualitative and quantitative research and analysis

Superior organizational abilities and attention to detail in fast-paced environments

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Creative problem-solving skills and strong judgment

Strong project management abilities for complex, multi-stage publication workflows

High-energy, curious, and engaged presence with a collaborative mindset

5–7 years of experience in medical research, medical publishing, scientific content strategy, or academic journal operations with leadership responsibilities

Experience working within or alongside peer-reviewed scientific or medical journals

Strong ability to translate complex scientific information for varied audiences

Deep knowledge of ethical publishing standards (COPE, ICMJE) and indexing protocols (PubMed/MEDLINE)

Familiarity with metadata optimization, DOI assignment, ORCID integration, and open-access processes

Advanced understanding of SEO for medical and scholarly content

Experience with analytics tools used in scientific publishing (Chartbeat, Altmetric, etc.)

Preferred

Knowledge of PubMed/MEDLINE indexing submissions and metadata standards

Experience developing digital engagement strategies for research publications

Familiarity with peer-review systems, open-access models, and publication management tools

Proven success in improving content discoverability for academic audiences

Company

Los Angeles Times

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The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 1.2 million and 2.1 million on Sunday, more than 32 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.4 million.

Founded in 1881

El Segundo, California, USA

1001-5000 employees