USA TODAY Co., Inc. · 1 week ago
Senior Manager, Special Projects
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$103K/yr - $161K/yr
7+ years expUSA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. The Senior Manager, Special Projects is responsible for driving innovation and overseeing a team to ensure alignment with audience growth and revenue goals across multiple content verticals.
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Responsibilities
Manages a team of editors and content creators, including freelancers
Oversees the team’s editorial calendar and ensures timely, high-quality content delivery
Provides coaching, feedback, and professional development for direct reports
Delegates tasks to ensure all editorial functions are covered
Proactively solves problems and considers alternative solutions
Adapts quickly to changing priorities and leads teams through industry shifts
Fosters an inclusive environment and ensures content reflects our communities
Upholds rigorous journalistic, ethical, and legal standards for all content
Ensures strategic and timely use of resources to meet goals
Owns and refines strategic roadmaps and set priorities for special projects and content verticals
Develops and executes audience growth strategies for both on- and off-platform channels
Ensures strategies leverage text and video content aligned with audience trends
Collaborates with the content strategy team to set, track and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and measure progress toward objectives
Collaborates closely with project managers as the strategic lead while maintaining a distinct role as the strategic lead
Facilitates cross-functional communication for alignment with product, B2B, consumer, analytics, marketing, and other teams
Partners with content strategy and data teams to facilitate performance analysis and modeling for each project
Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure project goals are met and outcomes are
Champions innovation by piloting new editorial and product ideas, rapidly prototyping, and scaling successful models
Develops, maintains and shares playbooks, documentation, and training materials to scale learnings across teams
Drives the strategic adoption and integration of automation and AI technologies to advance audience engagement, streamline editorial operations, and position the team at the forefront of digital innovation
Qualification
Required
7 years of experience in editorial or related leadership roles, with at least 3 years managing direct reports
College degree in journalism, marketing or communications or equivalent work experience
Demonstrated success in strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, and project execution
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to lead teams and facilitate collaboration
Experience editing content, managing editorial calendars and freelance contributors
Experience with workflow automation, AI tools, or digital product launches
Demonstrated ability to grow audiences on and off platform, and to develop strategies for both text and video content
Candidates should have facility with AI and automation and experience in using it to enhance their journalism
Company
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michelle Crossman
Manager of Columbus Magazines Group- Columbus Monthly, Columbus CEO, Columbus Weddings
Mike Reed
Chairman / CEO
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