Description

Managing Editor, EdWeek Market Brief

EdWeek Market Brief is an award-winning publication that delivers independent journalism, analysis, and original data to help education companies and other stakeholders better respond to the complex and evolving needs of K-12 school districts. Our audience includes many of the largest and best-known organizations working with school districts; small and early-stage companies; venture capital and private equity firms; and research institutions and higher education organizations with a focus on the K-12 marketplace.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Managing Editor to lead the publication’s content strategy and execution. Reporting to the Publisher and working closely with the editorial department and Editor-in-Chief, this senior editorial leader will oversee all aspects of content development. The Managing Editor will lead a team of staff writers, contractors, and freelancers in producing high-quality, actionable journalism, analysis, and original, survey-based research focused on the K-12 education market.

This is an entrepreneurial leadership role that requires both strategic vision and hands-on editorial precision. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable setting high-level direction and line-editing stories with clarity and purpose. The Managing Editor will also mentor and coach writers, shape the programming of in-person and virtual events (including webinars), and lead the creation of special reports and editorial series. A passion for innovation and audience engagement is essential. 

At EdWeek our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, collaboration and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office during the current policy of the assigned two days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work. The position is aligned to the Bethesda, Maryland office, and candidate must in the locality.  The salary range for this full-time, hybrid position is $116,081.00 - $156,000.00/year. 

Responsibilities:

• Work directly, week-to-week, with staff writers, contractors, and freelancers to plan coverage that appears in different sections of EdWeek Market Brief’s website (https://marketbrief.edweek.org)
• Conceive, edit, and submit survey questions directed at K-12 school officials and education company representatives to the staff of the EdWeek Research Center. Interpret the survey results and work with the Staff Writers to conceive stories based the survey findings
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with EdWeek Market Brief’s Publisher, particularly around strategic decision-making, events, and editorial products
• Make public presentations of EdWeek Market Brief’s reporting, research, and analysis at events including education- and technology-focused conferences, in collaboration with Staff Writers; and in general, represent EdWeek Market Brief’s editorial teams at important events. Support and review public presentations created by Staff Writers
• Travel as required to education conferences and important off-site events
• Work with staff writers to develop ideas for special reports, webinars, and other essential forms of coverage
• Oversee the editorial production of newsletters for EdWeek Market Brief’s audience, while delegating oversight over some of those newsletters, as appropriate
• Develop ideas for new editorial products in collaboration with the Publisher, Staff Writers, and teams from Marketing, Events, Sales, Development and Customer Success
• Review copy submitted by reporters for fairness, accuracy, completeness, style, and “voice” in accordance with the standards of EdWeek Market Brief and generally accepted principles of journalism

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree, with at least 7+ years’ related experience in a news, media, information, or education organization
• Exceptional news-judgment; ability to recognize news and trends in education, and conceptualize appropriate coverage and content for EdWeek Market Brief and its multiple platforms
• Team player with strong management skills and ability to collaborate with functional teams across departments.
• Familiarity with the work and operations of schools and the companies attempting to serve schools – or the ability to acquire knowledge of these sectors quickly to a degree that allows for fluent interaction with members of both communities
• Superior hands-on editing skills, and demonstrated mastery of standard written English grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation; strict attention to accuracy and the standards of professional journalism; knowledge of Education Week, Associated Press, and Webster’s New World Dictionary style; ability to revise, reorganize, and rewrite copy as needed; ability to write accurate and effective headlines, photo captions, and other text elements
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills; ability to analyze and interpret data, and to achieve and deliver results
• Outstanding management skills, including the proven ability to coach employees, prioritize their work when required, create and lead high-functioning teams, and set organization-level priorities
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with various levels of management and audience as well as facility in presenting data and information to internal and external audiences
• Keen time management, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Detail-oriented, deadline-focused, and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficient in editorial software programs and comfortable adapting to changing technologies in those programs

About Education Week:

We are principled. We are welcoming. We are passionate. We are expert.

Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), serves the nation’s leading K-12 policymakers, educators, researchers, marketers and other influencers with informed, independent, and highly respected journalism and research, with the goal of improving U.S. K-12 education. Education Week (www.edweek.org), K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion, is a digital-first news operation that is dedicated to raising the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public on important issues in American education.

A leading authority in an ever-evolving space, we bring over four decades of experience to our journalism and research without bias or agenda. At Education Week, we believe that an equitable—and excellent—education for all students is possible, and we empower the field to make it a reality.

Benefits:

Education Week is a vibrant workplace that is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Bethesda, Maryland. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), PTO, tuition assistance, and more!  We value innovation, leadership, and forward-thinking, and provide a friendly, intellectual, challenging work environment where employees can thrive and grow professionally.

Education Week is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood. EdWeek is committed to maintaining a diverse and multicultural working environment.

Education Week will not be able to sponsor applicants for work visas.

Apply at: www.edweek.org/careers or on our job board at https://hcm.paycor.com/l/r/0D0C3918

Requirements

See Qualifications and Skills in job ad above