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Department: Editorial

MotorBiscuit is looking to hire a Section Editor specific to the coverage of SUVs. This section will handle SUVs (non-crossovers) and Crossovers.

TEXT TO APPLY – Text SESUVS to (828) 360-8610

Coverage within this section includes:

1. Make/model specific news and information
2. Class and sub-class news and information
3. Consumer support
4. Reviews
5. Comparisons
6. Original reporting
7. Interesting/entertaining stories
8. Teasers, spy shots, concepts, reveals, releases

RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties and responsibilities outlined below include essential functions of the role. Depending on business needs, this role may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

As a Section Editor on the MotorBiscuit team you will:

Programming:

• Monitor competitors, breaking news, emerging topics. Share insights with the team each morning.
• Identify coverage gaps on your team and work with site leadership to create a hiring plan for addressing them. Work with site leadership and People Ops to address hiring needs on your team by taking the lead in the writer hiring process to fill openings on your team.
• Oversee and help shape content strategy for news specific to your section, in conjunction with site leadership, which will include tasks like managing an editorial calendar, planning for upcoming events, and sourcing exclusive content, among others.
• Work with the Editorial SEO Manager to identify areas of opportunity and convey related data to writers.

Operations:

• Evaluate site data and utilize data resources to troubleshoot any downturns in traffic on category or inidual topic levels.
• Build external relationships and create a network of relevant business contacts to help promote building the site brand and contribute to the site’s growth goals. Utilize these contacts to provide exclusive opportunities to writers on your team and/or site.
• Participate in meetings and calls, including inidual, and small and large group settings, utilizing video call technology.
• Demonstrate the ability and willingness to meet/utilize company standard operating procedures or guidelines.

People:

• Regularly monitor performance metrics for the writers on your team and notify site leadership of any concerns. This includes progress toward both pageview and article production baselines as well as quality baselines.
• Train and onboard new team members joining your team, to include tasks such as reviewing their first articles before publishing and performing intermittent plagiarism checks during their first 90 days.
• Provide timely, thorough 30/60/90 reviews for all new team members who report to you as well as any other performance review scheduled by People Ops.
• Hold 1:1 calls with each member of your team, at least monthly or more frequently as needed, and team calls with all members of your team weekly.
• Coach writers on your team who are struggling with performance concerns. Work with People Ops/Site Leadership in taking corrective action, up to and including termination, as needed.
• Provide thorough article feedback to your team members at regular intervals (at least once/month.)
• Perform some administrative tasks including maintaining reports, documenting quality concerns, approving time-off requests for members of your team, as needed, among others, in a manner that is both timely and accurate.
• Manage Freelance contracts and production goals, as needed.
• Act as a resource for your team and provide support through tasks like brainstorming article ideas, programming headlines, working with external partners to provide media resources, and other related tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates will have at least 4-6 years of digital media experience, including content management and content planning. Management experience includes hiring and building cohesive and successful teams and developing content experts. We are looking for candidates that have a strong knowledge base and understanding of the digital media industry, SEO best practices, production techniques, and future growth opportunities.

The final candidate will have many of the following experiences, skills, and personal attributes.

• Experience evaluating data in Google Analytics and/or other content diagnostics tools.
• Outstanding communicator both oral and written, with the poise, maturity and collaborative skills to establish relationships at all levels and across all functions of the organization.
• Strong knowledge of the site’s scope of coverage with a demonstrated interest and expertise in related niche coverage areas for your section.
• A deep comprehension of what makes your site’s section coverage work in the Search environment — and the skills to share that knowledge with others on the team.
• A background in and passion for content creation and editing. Content creation and editing the work of self and others is a strength. You have the knowledge and experience needed to do so as it relates to proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.
• Experience using WordPress or another CMS.
• Experience using communication tools like Slack, Asana, and Google Suite.
• A willingness to learn quickly and adapt to the varying and ever-changing demands of the job. This includes flexible scheduling, as needed, per site and operational needs.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to the varying and ever-changing demands of the job.
• The ability to build strong relationships and work closely with a team of remote employees.
• You are knowledgeable and experienced in using a variety of technologies and platforms (such as video conferencing for team and company meetings).
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work self-sufficiently in a virtual environment.
• Open to and demonstrate the ability to accept constructive criticism and apply feedback to improve upon skills and work ethic.
• Ability to read and interpret data and communicate it to others in a way they understand. Utilize Google Analytics and identify positive trends in article traffic & pageviews, used to guide content creation and how you coach/guide the writers on your team.

At Endgame360, We Insist That You Be You!

Our audience is made up of readers from many cultures and backgrounds. We celebrate that our team is no different. Here you have freedom to embrace what makes you, you: who you love, your gender identity and expression, skin color, age, appearance, disability, neuroersity, DNA, military/veteran status, citizenship, and other factors that make up who you are. Your uniqueness is valued, welcomed, and appreciated here. We are dedicated to providing a positive workplace and base all employment decisions on your qualifications, performance, merits, as well as business needs. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Endgame360 is a fast-growing digital media company that today runs Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Sportscasting, and MotorBiscuit. A creative organization at its core, Endgame360’s primary goal is to delight its millions of monthly readers with high-quality content. Relentless striving to foster a cycle of success, Endgame360’s mission is to combine data, technology, and storytelling to inform its on-the-go readers with high quality content. The company’s three core values are teamwork, radical honesty, and innovation. With its positive, results-oriented, and inclusive culture, Endgame360 has been recognized as an Inc Magazine Best Workplace in 2020.

Publishing since 2009, the company now has over 130 employees across nearly 30 states and enjoys millions of monthly readers across its four sites. Endgame360 is well-positioned to continue its growth in content, readers, and revenues.