IoT For All (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leverege), the leading digital publication within the Internet of Things industry, is seeking a dynamic and highly-adaptive editorial leader to help us accelerate growth, increase revenue, and expand our reach internationally. We also own and operate AI For All, which is an up and coming AI focused digital publication within the rapidly growing AI industry.
As our Editorial Manager, you will focus on day-to-day editorial operations, build our relationships with our contributors and execute on strategies to grow IoT For All and AI For All’s audience. We are seeking a candidate who can thrive in ambiguous situations and works well in both a team and individual setting.
You’ll initially focus on reviewing, formatting, and publishing content submissions from our contributors, and executing on the editorial calendar. As you get comfortable in the role, you will also take ownership over our weekly newsletter, handling inbound editorial communications, and continually iterating and executing on our overall editorial strategy.
Your role will evolve as your skills and interests develop, as our team believes in the deep value of investing in the growth trajectory of each team member. We are looking for smart, curious, and driven individuals who can learn extremely quickly, take deep ownership of projects, and have a relentless ambition to further our company’s position as a leader in the Internet of Things industry.
Role/Responsibilities
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Editorial Management
- Managing the editorial calendar – scheduling articles and ensuring that content on IoT For All and AI For All goes out on a regular cadence.
- Managing the quality of articles going out, including vetting articles and executing QA on all content scheduled
- Assigning editing tasks to editors and QAing their work
- Assigning design tasks to designers for feature images
- Staying up to date on industry news and topics
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Content Creation
- Create and prepare the weekly newsletter showcasing the latest content and happenings from the community
- Support the planning of internal content creation by our team by identifying key areas of need for trending content
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SEO Optimization
- Research and analyze key search terms to optimize all outgoing content for search engine performance and organic discovery
- Monitor ongoing content performance and SEO rankings, and make updates to content to enhance its ability to drive organic traffic
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External Communication
- Lead communication with all contributors, with the goal of building relationships with contributors to drive them towards paid opportunities (when applicable)
- Onboard new contributors to the community
- Support our Partner Managers in conversations with Partners through the sharing of editorial insights and strategies to increase their content’s success
- Field and answer editorial questions (e.g. “Are you accepting guest posts?”) from our audience
- Seek out and engage with potential contributors across channels to encourage them to share and submit their content to our publications
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Strategy Execution
- Collaborate with our Product team to build and execute SEO strategy across all content types and channels
- Execute overall editorial strategy
- Research opportunities to expand our editorial offerings to increase industry authority and audience growth
Skills & Experience
- 1-3 years of experience
- Highly detail-oriented and well organized
- High level of SEO knowledge and understanding. Experience with SEO tools like SEMRush is preferred
- Excellent internal and external communications – written and verbal
- Solid technical writing skills (portfolio available)
- Familiarity with IoT & related technologies
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Preferred
- BA in Journalism, Media Relations, Literature, related fields
- Experience working with WordPress and/or Strapi CMS systems
- Experience with email/newsletter tools like Beehiiv