Editorial Team Lead - IBM Think

Avature; New York (NY); On-site; USD 172,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Editorial Team Lead, where you'll guide a talented team in creating compelling content that resonates with audiences. This role involves managing writers, producing diverse content types, and collaborating with experts to enhance understanding of emerging technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in journalism and a passion for technology. If you're ready to make an impact and shape the narrative around innovative solutions, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the challenge and help drive the conversation in the tech industry!

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Generous paid time off

Training and educational resources

Diverse employee resource groups

Discounts on retail products

Qualifications

• 8+ years of writing/editing experience in IT or business publications.
• 2+ years of experience managing and editing writers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of writers to produce engaging content on tech topics.
• Drive collaboration with product managers and SEO analysts.

Skills

Research Skills

Storytelling

Interviewing Skills

Pitching Skills

SEO Understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism

Bachelor's Degree in Advertising

Bachelor's Degree in English

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager

Jira

Airtable

Job description

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, let's talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM Think is IBM’s omnichannel media and events hub, bringing together content that generates awareness, engagement, impact, and new digital relationships with visitors and clients. We’re building a team of creators, writers, journalists, and technologists who can help people better understand and successfully adopt emerging technologies. We’ll do this by producing exclusive, high-quality content—explainers, feature articles, thought leadership, industry news and analysis, podcasts, newsletters, tutorials, demos, and more—that help visitors make sense of new technologies and new ways of working, and connect them to ways IBM can help.

As Editorial Team Lead, you’ll be responsible for driving timely production of high-quality, engaging content that answers questions and furthers interest in technical and business topics relevant to IBM products and services. Reporting to the Content Director, your primary responsibilities will be to:

1. Lead a team of 4-6 writers focused on a particular IBM market (e.g., AI, data management, automation, cloud computing).
2. Produce a variety of content—explainers, feature stories, interviews, blogs, email copy, and more—on a regular schedule (e.g., one page or item per writer per week).
3. Drive and facilitate team collaboration with product managers, digital strategists, subject matter experts (SMEs), salespeople, and search engine optimization (SEO) analysts, to develop content that resonates with business and technical audiences and meets them where they are in their buyer journey.
4. Cultivate expert internal and external sources on relevant technical and business topics.
5. Develop, edit, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
6. Learn and observe IBM style and content standards across all content.

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

1. Bachelor’s degree in journalism, advertising, English, or related field.
2. 8+ years’ experience as a writer, editor, or contributor for IT or business publications, or for creative agencies servicing IT industry clients.
3. 2+ years’ experience managing and editing writers.
4. Strong research, interviewing, storytelling, and pitching skills, and demonstrated success applying these skills to marketing content (with samples).
5. General understanding of IT concepts, particularly in the areas of AI, data management, digital automation, and cloud computing.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

1. Familiarity with content management systems (especially Adobe Experience Manager) and project management tools (Jira, Airtable).
2. Experience developing story ideas and content from industry research and data (data journalism).
3. Success working with graphic designers to develop illustrations and diagrams explaining complex technical concepts and procedures.
4. Basic understanding of SEO.

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients' success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, live in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive regardless of their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth-minded, always staying curious, open to feedback, and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide ongoing feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team-focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions every day is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with the resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude, and always striving for an outcome-focused approach in everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason, and science, we can improve business, society, and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Other Relevant Job Details

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well-being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance-based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, a minimum of 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience, and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part-time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title: Editorial Team Lead - IBM Think

Date Posted: 18-Dec-2024

Job ID: 5019

City / Township / Village: New York

State / Province: New York

Country: United States

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Area of Work: Enterprise Operations

Employment Type: Regular

Contract Type: Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per Year: 172,800.00

Projected Maximum Salary per Year: 259,200.00

Position Type: Professional

No Travel: Yes

Company: (0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift: General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive-based position? No