Executive Editor, Audience & Digital Growth

USA TODAY; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

USA TODAY is seeking a visionary Executive Editor, Audience & Digital Production to lead the newsroom's digital audience strategy and production across platforms. Reporting to the SVP, this role will build a modern operating model and drive engagement, growth, and loyalty.

You will oversee a 23–30 person team, shape audience priorities, integrate AI-assisted workflows, and ensure fast, high-quality coverage while maintaining brand standards in a fast-moving news environment.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in digital newsrooms or audience/production teams.
• Proven track record driving audience growth across platforms (site, app, newsletters, social, video, search, aggregators).
• Strong fluency in audience analytics and the ability to translate data into clear editorial and distribution decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the audience strategy across platforms.
• Monitor performance against KPIs and ensure goals are met.
• Lead the Compass operating model for audience and digital production.

Skills

Leadership experience

Audience growth

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Tools

AI tools

Job description

USA TODAY is seeking a visionary Executive Editor, Audience & Digital Production to lead the newsroom's digital audience strategy and production across platforms. Reporting to the SVP, this role will build a modern operating model and drive engagement, growth, and loyalty.

You will oversee a 23–30 person team, shape audience priorities, integrate AI-assisted workflows, and ensure fast, high-quality coverage while maintaining brand standards in a fast-moving news environment.