**Rewritten Job Title:**
Lead Digital Storyteller: Drive National Geographic's Digital Vision Forward
**Rewritten Job Description:**
Join the National Geographic team as a Lead Digital Storyteller and shape the future of digital storytelling! This exciting opportunity is a fully remote position, offering a competitive salary and a chance to work with a talented team of editors and creatives. If you're a visionary leader with a passion for digital storytelling, we want to hear from you!
As a Lead Digital Storyteller, you'll be responsible for driving National Geographic's digital vision forward by managing a team of editors, creating and executing content strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact stories. You'll be the driving force behind National Geographic's digital storytelling, using data and experimentation to test new concepts and formats.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage a team of editors, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
Align content and promotion strategies with the Executive Editor of Digital, collaborating with teams across the company
Run regular digital editorial pitch meetings, making decisions on story assignments and pitches
Approve, reframe, or kill story pitches as needed, deciding paywall status and weekly publishing cadence
Instruct and set expectations for story framing and length, using data and experimentation to test new concepts
Advise on headlines and help editors craft compelling headlines, testing them as needed
Collaborate with the digital photo manager, graphics team, and interactive storytelling team to plan and publish engaging content
Attend weekly leadership meetings to report on upcoming content and contribute to business objectives
Meet with PR and Marketing teams to strategize creative solutions and reshape print-first stories
Identify digital-first story packages with potential for synergy and franchising
Work closely with the Director of Integrated Storytelling to conceptualize digital content for synergy priority needs
Report on daily trends and execute digital publishing strategically
Collaborate with the Digital Engagement Team to build and oversee the editorial Search strategy
Regularly collaborate with the Social team on digital content ideation and execute bigger digital projects
Hold monthly data meetings with the editorial team to report on performance and strategies
Meet weekly with direct reports to provide feedback on performance and output
Required Qualifications & Skills:
8+ years of editorial experience in digital publishing, including management and supervisory responsibility
Strong background in writing, editing, and digital operations, with a broad knowledge of search engine optimization
Future-forward digital manager with superior conceptual editing skills and big-picture digital strategy
Ability to write digitally optimized headlines and text
Highly developed ability to recognize and create story ideas, including ideas with major visual and multimedia components
Unflappability and a cheerful attitude under publishing pressures
Ability to work cooperatively with a variety of personalities
Preferred Qualifications:
Keen sense of the competitive media landscape, tried tactics, and industry trends
Ability to help with recruiting and retaining talent
Understanding of priorities and demands of a large umbrella company, such as The Walt Disney Company
Patient and effective working style with multiple divisions and external partners
Education:
Bachelor's degree with concentrated studies in journalism, digital media, or communication
Compensation:
Hiring range: $163,500 to $219,200 per year
Base pay may vary depending on internal equity, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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**Rewritten Job Description:**
Join the National Geographic team as a Lead Digital Storyteller and shape the future of digital storytelling! This exciting opportunity is a fully remote position, offering a competitive salary and a chance to work with a talented team of editors and creatives. If you're a visionary leader with a passion for digital storytelling, we want to hear from you!
As a Lead Digital Storyteller, you'll be responsible for driving National Geographic's digital vision forward by managing a team of editors, creating and executing content strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact stories. You'll be the driving force behind National Geographic's digital storytelling, using data and experimentation to test new concepts and formats.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage a team of editors, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
Align content and promotion strategies with the Executive Editor of Digital, collaborating with teams across the company
Run regular digital editorial pitch meetings, making decisions on story assignments and pitches
Approve, reframe, or kill story pitches as needed, deciding paywall status and weekly publishing cadence
Instruct and set expectations for story framing and length, using data and experimentation to test new concepts
Advise on headlines and help editors craft compelling headlines, testing them as needed
Collaborate with the digital photo manager, graphics team, and interactive storytelling team to plan and publish engaging content
Attend weekly leadership meetings to report on upcoming content and contribute to business objectives
Meet with PR and Marketing teams to strategize creative solutions and reshape print-first stories
Identify digital-first story packages with potential for synergy and franchising
Work closely with the Director of Integrated Storytelling to conceptualize digital content for synergy priority needs
Report on daily trends and execute digital publishing strategically
Collaborate with the Digital Engagement Team to build and oversee the editorial Search strategy
Regularly collaborate with the Social team on digital content ideation and execute bigger digital projects
Hold monthly data meetings with the editorial team to report on performance and strategies
Meet weekly with direct reports to provide feedback on performance and output
Required Qualifications & Skills:
8+ years of editorial experience in digital publishing, including management and supervisory responsibility
Strong background in writing, editing, and digital operations, with a broad knowledge of search engine optimization
Future-forward digital manager with superior conceptual editing skills and big-picture digital strategy
Ability to write digitally optimized headlines and text
Highly developed ability to recognize and create story ideas, including ideas with major visual and multimedia components
Unflappability and a cheerful attitude under publishing pressures
Ability to work cooperatively with a variety of personalities
Preferred Qualifications:
Keen sense of the competitive media landscape, tried tactics, and industry trends
Ability to help with recruiting and retaining talent
Understanding of priorities and demands of a large umbrella company, such as The Walt Disney Company
Patient and effective working style with multiple divisions and external partners
Education:
Bachelor's degree with concentrated studies in journalism, digital media, or communication
Compensation:
Hiring range: $163,500 to $219,200 per year
Base pay may vary depending on internal equity, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Apply Now:
Apply Now
Apply Now