Reporter - REMOTE

Senior Executive Media seeks an entrepreneurial Reporter to, well, report – and to write and produce new content in support of our growing audience and editorial team. From pitch to publish, you’ll pursue meaningful stories informed by interviews with captivating business leaders across all SeniorExecutive.com beats, including leadership development, team building, employee engagement, employee benefits, DEI and more.

Who We Are

Senior Executive Media is a publisher of mission-critical insights and resources for senior executives — including founders, CEOs, and a variety of C-suite leaders — at public and private companies and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Steered by veteran, award-winning business journalists and digital editorial leaders, Senior Executive Media delivers engaging content cultivated from exclusive interviews and interactions with thousands of senior executives, thought leaders and subject-matter experts. Check out SeniorExecutive.com and our First Five email newsletter, as well as our newly launched DEI vertical and accompanying DEI Advisor email newsletter.

Our team, our audience, our suite of compelling editorial products and our business are all growing rapidly. We’re a collaborative, accountable and fully remote group that is looking for the next addition to our team to build great things together.

Who You Are

Reporting to the Managing Editor, this new role will craft content that reveals exclusive, valuable, mission-critical editorial insights and resources and reflects a keen understanding of the challenges and opportunities confronting executives today. This is an incredible opportunity to interact with business leaders navigating unprecedented workplace and business model pivots.

Key Responsibilities

·       Cultivate a broad list of sources to generate a steady flow of unique, timely content ideas, and to support your reporting on various assignments

·       Identify and participate in media and industry events, including press conferences, webinars, live streams, Twitter chats, etc., for both coverage and training opportunities

·       Interview leaders and decision-makers to understand what’s really challenging today’s senior executives and glean practical insights to share with our readers

·       Write and report original content of varying lengths and formats for Senior Executive Media’s website and email newsletters to engage and serve existing audiences and to attract new audiences via search, syndication, and social media

·       Assist with content production, including procuring and lightly editing stock photos, headshots, and other images, as well as working with management systems including Confluence, WordPress, and MailChimp

·       Curate, update and/or rebuild top-performing content to maintain search rankings and re-engage readers

·       Identify sources of valuable data and other assets that can feed exclusive databases and other digital tools/resources across our media platforms

·       Stay up to date with business news and its implications for our audience of corporate leaders 

·       Contribute to the rapid expansion of Senior Executive Media — powerful new content franchises that enhance the brand, new and bigger and higher-quality audiences, new platforms

Qualifications

·       Proven experience reporting and writing, ideally as the owner of a particular beat(s)

·       Passion for learning new beats and an unquenchable thirst for interviewing

·       Comfortable with and capable of interviewing business leaders across industries to learn, understand, and explore the details about their roles, missions, and strategies

·       Eagerness and ability to write frequently, on deadline

·       Strong organizational and collaborative abilities, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

·       Ready to thrive in a fast-growing, remote environment

·       Experience contributing to email newsletters is a plus.

·       Familiarity with leadership, professional and organizational development, and other general business administration topics is also a plus.

·       Demonstrated proficiency with content management systems, Zoom, Google docs, Photoshop, Hootsuite, Slack, and other commonly used online editorial and communication tools, preferred

Additional Benefits

·       Contributing to a growing team with opportunities to develop and lead with a thriving company

·       Use new technology & solve interesting problems

·       100% remote - work where you want

·       401K with up to 4% company match

·       Generous paid time off + all major US holidays

·       Medical, dental, vision coverage [company pays $475 - $735]

·       Technology reimbursement program

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required for this role, and responsibilities may change at any time.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

At Senior Executive Media, we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to promote inclusiveness in everything we do. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Senior Executive Media is also committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and see. We will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.