Managing Editor

Summary

Join Black and White Zebra as the Managing Editor, Organic Growth, leading a team to enhance content output, quality, traffic, clicks, revenue, and subscribers. You will be responsible for delivering high-performing organic content, maintaining and maximizing content performance, and leading and coaching a high-performing team. Success will be measured by team output, organic traffic, and ad revenue. This role requires extensive experience in content management, organic growth strategies, and leading remote teams. The position offers a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits package and can be 100% remote or hybrid.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience leading and mentoring large (30+ individuals) content teams
• Experience managing large (100+ individuals) teams of writers
• Experience building content strategy, scaling production and traffic
• Experience with on-page SEO and SEO content
• Experience with WordPress
• Experience with SEO optimization tools e.g. Ahrefs and Clearscope
• Experience creating content using AI tools including Claude
• Exceptional writing skills, command over voice and tone, with the ability to adapt
• The ability to breathe life and inject humour into traditionally dry topics
• Strong project management skills, including resource allocation and deadline management
• Knowledge of AI and automation tools for content creation and optimization
• Exceptional communication skills
• Self-motivated and self-starter
• Solid understanding of content KPIs

Responsibilities

• Deliver High-Performing Organic Content - Ensure the team executes the best work for maximum impact, in content planning, production sequencing, and the content itself to ensure production is optimized for organic growth, revenue, and topical authority for the target audiences
• Maintain & Maximize Content Performance - Ensure the work is executed right - faithfully following process, SOPs and playbooks and consistently ranking top for target keywords, driving traffic, clicks, and subscriptions
• Lead & Coach A High-Performing Team - Help the team set ambitious, achievable goals for their publication's traffic growth, quality, and execution and guide them towards achieving those goals

Preferred Qualifications

• B2B SaaS content marketing experience
• MA/BA or equivalent experience in Media journalism
• Experience in working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Familiarity with UX, design, and tech collaboration in content presentation

Benefits

• $150,000 - $200,000 a year
• This full time position is available as a either a 100% remote or hybrid position if you're able /would like to commute into our Vancouver office
• Discretionary bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package