Education Editor & Rankings Lead

AAJA25; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training opportunities

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report in Washington, DC is seeking a Managing Editor of Education to lead the education content strategy and oversee the education rankings portfolio.

You will manage in-house reporters and editors, recruit freelancers, edit articles, and collaborate with SEO, analytics, and product teams to deliver authoritative consumer guidance. The role involves coordinating webinars, representing the brand in media appearances, and driving content that helps parents and students choose

Qualifications

• 10+ years editing experience at a media company or education publication, including 5+ years leading a team of reporters/editors
• Expertise in higher education and K-12 content with prior editorial experience
• Experience recruiting and managing freelance writers/editors
• Experience managing editorial calendars
• Experience developing and refining content strategy to engage audiences
• Experience using SEO best practices and SEO tools
• Ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines
• Expertise with AP style
• Experience with Google Analytics
• Comfort with media interviews and acting as a spokesperson
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience collaborating with multiple teams and managing projects
• Journalism or related degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop education content strategy for a consumer audience of parents and students
• Manage in-house education reporters and editors
• Recruit and manage freelance writers; assign articles and process invoices
• Collaborate with experts in student loans, medical school, law school and college admissions to write and review content
• Edit articles, slideshows and other content for flow, tone, audience, brevity, accuracy and SEO
• Manage the editorial calendar for education content and assign dates
• Apply SEO and GEO best practices and use SEO tools to determine topics and optimize content
• Use AI tools to increase editorial efficiencies and automate tasks
• Monitor content performance with Google Analytics and inform decisions
• Oversee education webinar calendar and host webinars

Skills

Editing

Team management

AP style

Google Analytics

SEO best practices

Content strategy

Editorial calendars

Communication

Education

Journalism degree or related field

Tools

SEMrush

Google Docs

Google Sheets

CMS publishing

Job description

U.S. News & World Report in Washington, DC is seeking a Managing Editor of Education to lead the education content strategy and oversee the education rankings portfolio.

You will manage in-house reporters and editors, recruit freelancers, edit articles, and collaborate with SEO, analytics, and product teams to deliver authoritative consumer guidance. The role involves coordinating webinars, representing the brand in media appearances, and driving content that helps parents and students choose