Associate Director, Content (Temp)

horizonmedia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Media is seeking an Associate Director, Content to develop storytelling strategy, edit and publish work that generates press coverage and new business inquiries. You will manage communications and platforms supporting Horizon's thought leadership, delivering sharp narratives and AI-enabled workflows.

The role focuses on high-quality editorial work, visual systems, and creative content across reports, POVs, and articles, reporting to the VP, Cultural Intelligence.

Qualifications

• Superb writer and digital content strategist with pulse on technology and social media best practices.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to translate complex insights into visuals.
• Experience editing and publishing thought leadership reports and marketable content.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of thought leadership reports and research-translating insights into narratives.
• Own visual storytelling across reports, including data visualization and layouts.
• Publish content to Substack and LinkedIn from longer reports and maintain brand voice.

Job description

About Horizon Media

Horizon Media , founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms.

We are headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.

A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service .

Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently named to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge , Crain's New York Business and Los Angeles Business Journal.

Together we are building a place of belonging.

At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered.

We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary

As a member of Horizon Fu tu res , the Associate Director, Content will be responsible for developing a storytelling strategy that elevates our practice and organization by editing and publishing work that generates press coverage and leads to new business inquiries or partnership opportunities. The Associate Director, Content plays a critical role in the management of communications and platforms that support Horizon's thought leadership and market positioning. This role designs and delivers thought leadership by bringing research to life through sharp narrative, sophisticated data visualization, and strong visual systems, with fluency in advanced design tools and AI-enabled workflows. This person is a superb writer and digital content strategist/creator with a pulse on current technology and digital/social media best practices that drive innovative, modern corporate communications; also has an eye for the aesthetics of beautiful content creation/curation. He/she will report to the VP, Cultural Intelligence.

As a Center of Excellence within Horizon Media, the Futures Group is responsible for developing a deep understanding of people, brands and culture, diving in to determine the interaction between these three 'worlds' and what this means for marketing, communications, content and other brand experience strategies . With data underpinning much of what we do, we use a range of different datasets (behavioral, syndicated, spending, viewership, social, attitudinal and cultural) in creating strategic studies and thought pieces to gain understanding and inform business decision making for our clients, as well as to showcase to the industry at large .

The Associate Director, Content will manage the Futures public-facing sit e, publishing Horizon thought leadership reports as well as expanding the volume of marketable content from them to generate interest and site visitors. This role will also manage the implementation of Substack content to showcase the team's abundance of rich content.

What You'll Do

Copyediting and Design ( 75 % )

• Lead the design and execution of Horizon Futures' thought leadership reports and flagship research-translating complex insights into clear, compelling, and visually sophisticated narratives.
• Own visual storytelling across long-form reports, frameworks, and POVs, including data visualization, layouts, charts, diagrams, and modular visual systems.
• Partner closely with researchers and strategists to bring findings to life-shaping how insights are expressed, understood, and shared.
• Apply strong editorial judgment to determine what deserves visual emphasis, how stories unfold, and how reports are structured for impact and usability.
• Create a variety of compelling pieces o n Substacks /LinkedIn from longer reports
• Apply a consistent tone of voice to various thought leadership pieces from across the agency. Pieces will range from full research reports to short-form articles to agency POVs. Ensure proper and consistent grammar and formatting.
• Create and maintain a brand-style guide that elevates the aesthetic of all Futures reports to better reflect the depth of our insights, foresight, and spirit of innovation.
• Edit and refine a wide range of content, including research reports, articles, case studies, frameworks, and agency POVs; some writing required.
• Work with members of the team to develop and hone writing skills.
• Seek out and experiment with cutting-edge tech (AI , motion graphics, etc., ) for more efficient and engaging copy and visualizations.
• Create banner images for website and substack posts.
• Manage Website Futures.horizonmedia.com (Admin + Analytics) ( 15 %)
• Write copy for and design to market content (e.g., teaser content , report outline/synopsis, etc.)
• Publish thought leadership to the site (familiarity with WordPress platform a plus)
• Ensure each pie