Managing Editor of Audience Development and Growth
Hybrid · Houston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Managing Editor of Audience Development and Growth leads digital audience growth initiatives for Houston Chronicle, overseeing cross-functional teams across audience, breaking news, sports, weather, and more. This senior, hands-on digital leader articulates a clear point of view on digital reporting, grows audiences across digital platforms, coaches teams with metrics, and drives workflows that empower journalists to scale. The role emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, learning, inclusive reporting, and leveraging AI to innovate newsroom processes, with responsibilities spanning strategic leadership, budget administration, and driving revenue opportunities through scalable audience growth. The position reports to the editor in chief and is part of a four-person senior leadership team guiding newsroom strategy. To apply, candidates should share their philosophy of digital news coverage and provide concrete examples of driving digital growth among subscribers, new readers, listeners, and viewers.
Required Qualifications
- Senior leadership experience in a newsroom or media organization
- Proven ability to drive digital growth across subscribers, readers, listeners and viewers
- Ability to manage budgets and administrative duties
- Experience coaching teams with metrics and driving scalable digital strategies
- Strong understanding of digital platforms and AI applications in journalism
- Commitment to inclusive reporting and serving diverse audiences
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to report to the editor in chief as part of a senior leadership team
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading digital audience development teams
- Proven track record growing digital subscriptions/readers/listeners/viewers
- Strong leadership and coaching using metrics
- Familiarity with AI integration in newsroom workflows
- Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
- Experience in senior leadership roles within a newsroom or media organization
- Strong communication and strategic planning skills
- Experience with inclusive reporting and diverse audiences
- Ability to manage budgets and administrative responsibilities
- Comfort with a fast-changing digital journalism environment
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