Senior Branded Content Editor

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Forbes Vetted is seeking a Senior Branded Content Editor who will be responsible for assigning and editing (and writing if need be) Forbes Vetted paid/sponsored content, which currently consists of paid inclusions in product guides, roundups, reviews, newsletters and social campaigns. You will work closely with the business development and partnerships team (sales and account management) to brainstorm new client offerings as well as plan and execute sponsored content packages. This role will also coordinate with the editorial team to ensure paid content is on-brand and aligns with the greater editorial strategy of Forbes Vetted. This role reports to the Managing Editor.

Responsibilities

• Participating in sales event content planning and assisting with coverage
• Directly managing two paid content editors with the opportunity to grow your team further
• Recruiting and onboarding freelance writers
• Planning the edit calendar with guidance from the deputy editor and senior strategy editor
• Tracking content performance against team and individual goals
• Partnering with the business intelligence team to analyze content performance and develop actionable insights to maximize content performance
• Ownership of paid content planning and execution
• Assisting with social and newsletter paid content creation
• Managing the sponsored content calendar in conjunction with the Forbes Vetted branded content editor and managing editor
• The opportunity to contribute editorial stories to Forbes Vetted, time allowing
• Working in partnership with the Vetted business development and editorial teams to create compelling sponsored content

The Ideal Candidate

• Has impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills
• Is extremely organized, detail-oriented and operations-minded
• Loves to solve complex problems and streamline multilayered workflows; can quickly learn and adapt to new tools and processes
• Has 5-7+ years of experience working on branded content at a major media website, with at least 1-2+ years of experience managing a branded content team of editors and writers
• Is user-focused and understands editorial independence, but can deftly balance this with the needs of the business
• Is eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience
• Is a generalist able to cover a wide range of categories such as home, fashion, sleep and tech; ideally, has prior experience writing and/or editing hands-on product reviews
• Has an expert grasp of digital strategy, commerce strategy and SEO best practices, plus prior experience developing and executing on sponsored content strategy
• Has experience working within a collaborative editorial team; thrives working cross-functionally with both internal and external partners

The annual base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $122,000.

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