Director of Newsletters

The Kim Komando Show; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Paid time off

Creative environment

Job summary

WestStar Multimedia seeks a Director of Newsletters to own The Current and Splash of AI from concept to inbox. You’ll manage writers, edit issues, and craft headlines and subject lines that drive opens.

You will schedule and produce daily and twice-weekly issues using beehiiv, create visuals with AI tools, and optimize performance through data-driven testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years running or producing email newsletters, with at least 2 years leading writers or a small team.
• You've owned a list of 250,000+ subscribers, and you can tell us exactly how you grew it.
• Hands-on with beehiiv (or Substack, Ghost, Klaviyo or similar). You build the issue yourself.
• A sharp editor and a sharper headline writer. You write in plain English, not tech-speak.
• You live in the numbers: open rate, CTR, deliverability, list growth, churn.
• You've managed sponsored content and ad placements without missing a booking.
• Comfortable with Canva, Photoshop or AI image tools.
• Calm on deadline. Daily means daily.

Responsibilities

• Own both newsletters from blank page to inbox to results, overseeing editorial, production, sponsors, growth and data.
• Manage writers and keep deadlines; edit issues for clarity and relevance; craft compelling headlines and subject lines.
• Build and schedule The Current and Splash of AI in beehiiv; create images and graphics using AI tools where helpful.
• Track performance metrics (opens, clicks, unsubscribes, sponsor results) and use insights to improve engagement.
• Run A/B tests on subject lines, send times, layouts and content; measure signups by source; plan and execute engagement campaigns.

Skills

Team leadership

Email newsletters

Analytics

Headline writing

Editing

Tools

beehiiv

Substack

Ghost

Klaviyo

Canva

Photoshop

AI image tools

Job description

Run newsletters 1.3 million people actually open

Most newsletters beg for a 20% open rate. Ours clear 45% or higher. Every issue. That's not luck. That's trust built over 30+ years by the Kim Komando brand.

We publish two 5-star-rated newsletters with more than 1.3 million subscribers:

• The Current: our daily tech news briefing, in inboxes every single day.
• Splash of AI: our twice-weekly guide to AI for real people, not engineers.

We're WestStar Multimedia, home of The Kim Komando Show (510 radio stations, SiriusXM, about 5 million weekly listeners), plus podcasts, video and a growing digital business. We're independent, debt-free and self-funded. Translation: no investors breathing down your neck, and your ideas don't need a committee's blessing.

Now we need one person to own it all.

The role: Director of Newsletters

You’ll own both newsletters from blank page to inbox to results. Editorial, production, sponsors, growth and data all roll up to you.

You’re part editor, part producer and part growth hacker. You care whether a headline is clever, and you care even more whether it got clicked. You report directly to Kim Komando.

What you’ll do

Editorial

• Manage our writers and keep them on deadline. A daily newsletter waits for no one.
• Edit every issue so it’s clear, accurate and makes sense to a busy reader who just wants their phone to work.
• Write headlines that make people stop scrolling.
• Write subject lines and preview text that get opened.

Production

• Build and schedule every issue of The Current (daily) and Splash of AI (twice weekly) in beehiiv.
• Create images and graphics for each issue, using AI tools where they save time.
• Make sure the right sponsors land in the right issues, in the right slots, every time.
• Catch broken links, typos and wonky formatting before 1.3 million people do.

Growth and performance

• Track open rates, click rates, unsubscribes and sponsor performance, issue by issue.
• Know what's working and what's not, and say so plainly.
• Run A/B tests on subject lines, send times, layouts and content.
• Track signups and subscriber growth by source.
• Plan and run engagement campaigns: welcome series, re-engagement, referrals and list hygiene.
• Bring a steady stream of ideas to make both newsletters better, and then go make them happen.

Who you are

Must haves

• 5+ years running or producing email newsletters, with at least 2 years leading writers or a small team.
• You've owned a list of 250,000+ subscribers, and you can tell us exactly how you grew it.
• Hands‑on with beehiiv (or Substack, Ghost, Klaviyo or similar). You build the issue yourself.
• A sharp editor and a sharper headline writer. You write in plain English, not tech‑speak.
• You live in the numbers: open rate, CTR, deliverability, list growth, churn.
• You've managed sponsored content and ad placements without missing a booking.
• Comfortable with Canva, Photoshop or AI image tools.
• Calm on deadline. Daily means daily.

Bonus points

• You know consumer tech, privacy, AI or personal finance and get genuinely excited about them.
• Experience with referral programs, paid subscriber acquisition or premium tiers.
• A portfolio of subject lines you're proud of (send us your favorites).

• Salary: $95,000 to $110,000 a year, depending on experience.
• Bonus: Up to 15% annual performance bonus tied to open rates, subscriber growth and on‑time sponsor delivery.
• Location: In office at WestStar HQ in Phoenix, Arizona, conveniently located off the 51 Freeway and Bethany Home Road. This is not a remote role.
• Type: Full‑time, salaried.
• Benefits: Health, dental, PTO and a great creative environment.

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer.