Editorial Director, Local, Thrillist

We’re looking for an Editorial Director, Local to join Thrillist’s
editorial department within Vox Media. As the leader of the Local team,
you’ll oversee our cities coverage, which includes more than a dozen
markets. You’ll be based in our NYC office or remote and report to the
Editor in Chief. This role will manage Local Cities Editors, Local Staff
Writers, and will be critical in recruiting and hiring for the team in the future.
Thrillist celebrates life at the intersection of culture and experience,
inspiring people to pursue spontaneity through food, drink, and travel.
Thrillist is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide
our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations
about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.
As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals,
creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative
to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout
our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our
storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
●       Manage a team of editors and encourage them to let their creativity drive
their stories
●       Strategize with SEO, social media, and email promotions teams to find the
best ways to package and promote all local stories
●       Manage and recruit a large roster of freelance writers, coaching them to
deliver consistently excellent, on-brand stories that meet all internal best practices
●       Manage a monthly freelance budget
●       Maintain an expertise in covering local lifestyle/cultural moments and
experiences, whether that’s a roundup of things to do in Chicago this
weekend or a first look at an exciting new museum exhibit in San Diego
●       Find creative new ways to marry food & drink and experience coverage in a
way that clearly distinguishes Thrillist from its sister brands like Eater
and Punch, as well as competing sites
●       Manage a robust publishing workflow and calendar with strict deadlines
and publish dates
●       Combine your knowledge of national trends and local cultural moments with
SEO data and insights to create stories that tell Thrillist readers what they
need to know, and when they need to know it
●       Use Google Analytics, Chartbeat, and other customized data reports to
draw meaningful insights about the work you do, the audience you speak to,
and to develop strategies for growing our reach; communicate with other
editors to identify and share trends and best practices
●       Collaborate with your peers from other Thrillist verticals to build
robust content packages throughout the year and ways to interconnect and link
coverage across the site every day

WHO YOU ARE
●       Has a record of success in producing high-quality lifestyle content for
digital media outlets and is a proven people manager capable of shaping
writers and editors into top-tier talent
●       5 + years in an editor role at a digital publisher
●       Minimum 3 years of experience managing people
●       Experience building, managing and coaching an editorial team
●       Have a broad depth of knowledge about what’s great to eat, drink, and
do across major US cities
●       Be an enthusiastic champion of regionality and national trends
●       Excellent management skills to inspire and support a large team
●       Strong writer and editor who can communicate about things to do, regional
travel, and food & drink experiences in everyday language, free of cliches
●       Experience working with freelancers in a professional capacity—
assigning stories, receiving and approving pitches, and providing feedback
and edits to push stories to new heights, and create more efficient working relationships
●       Be able to juggle multiple projects at once
●       Extensive knowledge of SEO, and how to promote stories via email
newsletters and social media

Bonus points for:
●       Knowledge or experience working with social video producers a plus, but
not required

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our
job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe
you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We
would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our
team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers,
and sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
This job is remote. We’re dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of
our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one
of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with
approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety
requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a
face covering in our offices.

WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We
pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our
employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our
benefits here.

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone
can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We
recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from
people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our
commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as
adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data
public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn
more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will
receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national
origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by
applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also
consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with
applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable
accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with
disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the
application process, please contact our People & Culture team
(recruitment@voxmedia.com).

WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please
note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email
addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team
operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.