Managing Editor

Ensemble; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel agency consortium in Toronto seeks a Managing Editor to oversee production for its travel and lifestyle media brand. The ideal candidate will have over seven years of editorial experience, demonstrating exceptional storytelling abilities. Responsibilities include managing a range of B2C content, ensuring deadlines are met, and working collaboratively within a dynamic team environment. The company offers an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years’ experience in senior editorial roles.
• Exceptional storytelling demonstrated through published clips.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production for Range and related content.
• Lead check-in meetings and manage deadlines.
• Commission and edit stories for accuracy and flow.

Skills

Storytelling

Editorial skills

Attention to detail

Social media knowledge

Education

Degree in journalism or related field

Job description

Overview

Ensemble Travel Group is a leading travel agency consortium of top-tier agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada that was established in 1968. Part of Kensington Tours since June 2022, Ensemble provides members with access to exclusive offers, unique hosted tours, partnerships and superior marketing opportunities with best-in-class suppliers, and proprietary travel platforms such as ADX that offers agents instant commission visibility, one click insurance and more to improve efficiencies and earnings. Ensemble maintains offices in Toronto and New York.

We are looking for a Managing Editor to join our Range team at Ensemble. Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Managing Editor will help produce immersive, award-winning print and digital content for Ensemble’s travel and lifestyle media brand, Range. The ideal candidate is an experienced editor and storyteller with a passion for crafting compelling copy and display, engaging audiences on print and digital platforms, and collaborating with innovative ideas in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment.

The Managing Editor oversees production for Range, Range Best, Range directories and related B2C content, runs regular check-in meetings, ensures deadlines are met and acts as the conduit between editorial staff and fact-checkers, copy editors and proofreaders. The Managing Editor also helps act as the guardian of the Range tone and voice, assists with editorial pitch meetings and lineups, and contributes by ideating, writing and editing dynamic content that meets the highest editorial standards across all platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production for Range, Range Best, Range directories and related B2C content.
• Lead regular check-in meetings, ensure deadlines are met and traffic copy and layouts to fact checkers, copy editors and proofreaders.
• Commission stories — everything from front- and back-of-book pieces to in-depth features and lively editorial packages — and edit for accuracy, flow, grammar and style.
• Research story ideas on an on-going basis; ensure Range stays on top of trends, openings, launches and more.
• Contribute to RangeTravel.com with regular original writing, by contributing edits and commissioning stories as needed, and by ensuring consistency between print, digital and social.
• Contribute social media content and assist with growing Range’s social presence to engage with existing and new audiences.
• Develop ideas for stories, series and formats on all platforms in collaboration with the editorial team; innovate and experiment with new forms of storytelling and editorial packaging.
• Vet and shape story ideas from contributors.
• Help develop editorial lineups and lead display copy conversations.
• Maintain a roster of international writers, and scout new, diverse talent.
• Consult on, and contribute to, other B2C initiatives, such as newsletters and directories.
• Work with our partner relations team to brainstorm and create engaging paid partner content and campaigns.
• Foster and grow relationships with PR representatives around the world.
• Travel as needed for both internal and external meetings, events and editorial opportunities.
• Replace the Editorial Director as the decision maker on editorial matters when needed.

Qualifications

• College or university degree in journalism or related field.
• Minimum seven years’ experience in senior editorial roles, with published clips demonstrating exceptional storytelling ranging from service pieces to thought-provoking print and digital features.
• Strong attention to detail, superior organizational and time management skills.
• An impeccable grasp of the finer points of both structural and line editing.
• Expertise in both narrative and service journalism and in adapting and coordinating ideas across multiple platforms and touchpoints.
• Excellent packaging and display-writing skills and the ability to edit and refine writing to create an immersive, high-quality reading experience.
• Sound knowledge of social media and SEO best practices and a proven ability to create compelling content across multiple platforms.

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.