Join Marketing Land as deputy editor

Third Door Media is currently looking for a Deputy Editor to help drive its industry-leading coverage of digital marketing on Marketing Land, Search Engine Land and MarTech Today.

The Deputy Editor supports the Editor-in-Chief with the day-to-day editorial management of our content, which includes tasks such as story planning, staff assignment management and editing for voice, authority and clarity. The Deputy Editor is also a reporter who creates news and feature copy daily for the brand.

Authority is essential to us, so we’re looking for someone who has either covered digital marketing extensively for a media brand, or has worked as a professional marketer and has solid editorial chops.

This is a remote position.

Core job responsibilities

1. Report daily on news tied to digital marketing topics, including SEO, performance marketing, marketing technology and management.

2. Regularly write feature articles, guides, analysis and other forms of in-depth content to advance our mission to inform, engage, convene and support our audience of digital marketers.

3. Support Editor-in-Chief in managing day-to-day assignment flow, filling in for her when she is absent.

4. Drive our daily newsletters.

5. Regularly speak and moderate panel discussions at Third Door Media events.

6. Represent our brands as a speaker at other industry events.

7. Editorial review of staff content. This includes developing, editing, proofreading and fact-checking.

8. Take a holistic view of the brands, looking beyond the daily coverage for ways to improve and grow our brand.

9. Convene with editorial boards consisting of members from our contributor community, hosting discussions on emerging topics and spotting new best practices.

10. Track performance of editorial content on Search Engine Land.

Essential requirements

1. Demonstrated expertise in digital marketing.

2. 7-10 years of experience in creating digital content in a newsroom, digital media company or content marketing department.

3. Excellent writer, equally adept at writing a templated news brief or a multi-part series.

4. Strong news judgment and journalistic integrity.

5. Ability to develop and manage many external source relationships.

6. Strong editing skills.

7. Comfort and presence with public speaking.

Preferred experience

1. Previous experience working for a media brand, marketing department agency or as a digital marketing consultant.

2. Strong roster of industry contacts in the marketing realm.

3. Deep familiarity with Third Door Media’s content and its history.

If you are interested, please send resume and cover letter to Henry Powderly, Vice President, Content at hpowderly@thirddoormedia.com.