Editor-in-Chief
RemoteMiddle East, Maryland, United States or África, Estado de Puebla, Mexico
Job Summary
Lead editorial responsibility for ch-aviation's global News output, setting standards across fleet orders, mergers, and regulatory stories while personally researching and writing high-impact articles in English. Review and allocate incoming leads, sign off on all content for factual and stylistic accuracy, and ensure published pieces remain unique. Manage a distributed team of journalists across multiple time zones, mentoring staff and verifying reports through a global network of sources at airlines, OEMs, and regulators. Collaborate with product teams on evolving news formats and represent the company at major industry events like the IATA AGM to secure exclusive coverage. This full-time remote role requires C2-level English proficiency and deep aviation industry knowledge, with selection involving a practical assessment and interview.
Required Qualifications
- mother-tongue-level knowledge of English
- C2-level of English language, both oral and written
- Significant previous newsroom and editorial leadership experience, ideally within B2B or trade media
- Proven ability to manage and develop a remote, multi-national editorial team
- Ability to properly structure and edit English news articles to a consistent house style
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong attention to detail, and sound news judgment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, problem-solve, self-organize, and manage competing deadlines across a team
- Ability to analyse, develop, and write original articles to a high standard under deadline pressure
- Ability to keep data and information confidential
- Strong digital research skills, including advanced use of search engines and online databases to track down leads and verify information
- Previous experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook)
- deep aviation industry knowledge - aircraft types, terminology, regulatory and legal frameworks
- strong news judgment and a sharp sense of global geopolitical context
- substantial experience in journalism and editorial leadership
- deep knowledge of the civil and/or business aviation world
- a strong portfolio of verifiable, unedited published work in English for reference
- person capable of leading and mentoring a team purely through remote communication tools
- maintaining a disciplined, analytically oriented, and collegial working culture
- Travel from time to time, both as a reporter and to meet with the international team of journalists
- based in Switzerland, Croatia, or Serbia
Desired Qualifications
- Knowing multiple languages is a plus
- Previous experience working in a multi-cultural, multi-national environment
- Knowledge of Boolean search terms
- Experience with editorial workflow tools (e.g., Freshdesk or similar ticketing systems)
- Language skills in multiple languages are a plus
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