Hybrid Editor Leader — Community & Digital Strategy

BridgeTower Media; North Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded ICHRA health option

Vision and dental coverage

Company-paid life/AD&D and disability

Job summary

BridgeTower Media is seeking an Editor to lead editorial vision and staff for its Charleston-area brand(s). The role blends office leadership with remote work on most days, plus occasional travel across South Carolina markets for events and networking.

You will hire, mentor editorial teams, manage freelance budgets, and drive digital-first content with attention to AI trends and ethics. Collaboration with brand leaders and the Managing Director is essential.

Qualifications

• Function well in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Use independent judgment and make discretionary decisions with respect to client needs and other aspects of the sales process.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Meaningful, established professional relationships across the brand's markets
• Highly proficient using social media platforms.
• Proficiency with web analytics tools and metrics.
• Team-building skills.
• Strong customer/client service skills.
• Results-driven.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to train, mentor and manage staff.
• Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Wordpress and Outlook.
• Reliable home internet connection with minimum 50mbps up/10mbps down
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Manage all editorial employees for the brand(s) — directly or indirectly — to ensure deadlines are met and story quality and quantity expectations are satisfied or surpassed.
• Hire, train and mentor editorial employees.
• Manage freelance expenses to budget while ensuring that brand’s content needs are met across digital, print, niche and event publications.
• With the assistance of brand leaders and Managing Director, select the honorees for all recognition products (events, power lists, etc.) based on discussions and nominations and suggestions from community members. Follow all BTM best practices for managing the process.
• Drive strong digital proficiencies paired with a digital-first mindset throughout editorial staff.
• Stay at the forefront of AI trends/developments, including best practices, and monitor its use to conform to the BTM ethics guidelines.
• Ensure all special products are produced to BTM standards by either leading their production directly or working with the special products team.
• Manage the publication of community-submitted content such as columns, op-eds, etc.
• Ensure audience engagement is high by driving appropriate content through in-depth knowledge of our audience needs.
• Achieve all monthly metrics goals as determined by the editorial committee and executive team.
• Ensure company culture, policies and legal guidelines are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and are followed in the brand at all times.
• Serve as the face of the publication
• Emcee and network with attendees the day of events.
• Moderate and help to select panelists, as needed, for webinars and panel discussions.
• Regularly attend key business events in the community to build connections and demonstrate the brand’s attention to the local business community.
• Provide support to sales staff as needed to assist them in making pitches to potential advertisers without compromising editorial integrity.
• Respond to feedback/criticism/suggestions from the community in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Be a revenue generator
• Work with other leaders to develop the editorial vision for the brand(s), including identifying key beats, building the special products calendar, setting story quantity expectations and more.
• Support the events process as needed by helping to develop summit themes, brainstorm speakers, select honorees, write/edit scripts, review videos, etc. leading up to events.
• Work with other departments to generate additional editorial-focused revenue streams. Assist in steering the company to the most profitable direction while also implementing its vision, mission and long-term goals.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the brand’s revenue streams and how the editorial department interacts with and affects those streams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team-building

Social media proficiency

Web analytics

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Training and mentoring

Editorial leadership

Tools

Wordpress

Outlook

Excel

Word

Microsoft Office

Job description

BridgeTower Media is seeking an Editor to lead editorial vision and staff for its Charleston-area brand(s). The role blends office leadership with remote work on most days, plus occasional travel across South Carolina markets for events and networking.

You will hire, mentor editorial teams, manage freelance budgets, and drive digital-first content with attention to AI trends and ethics. Collaboration with brand leaders and the Managing Director is essential.