Editorial & Communications Director

Job Description

Hearst is seeking a creative, proactive, collaborative editorial and communications director to manage content connections across the organization's consumer and B2B media divisions.

In this role, you'll work with colleagues across Hearst to identify and surface content from Hearst Newspapers, Television, Magazines, Health, Transportation and more to be shared and promoted across the Hearst network. You'll function as managing editor and marketer, reacting in real time to news events and the cultural zeitgeist as well as developing evergreen plans and surfacing ideas to brands to maximize their reach.

Reporting to the Vice President, Communications, the Hearst Harmony Editorial & Communications Director will ideally have 6-10 years of experience in editorial management or communications and a passion for storytelling.

This high-visibility role liaises internally with senior editorial colleagues around the organization as well as the broader communications team. Externally, you will identify and surface content for potential publicity in non-Hearst media.

Hearst is a global media, information and services corporation, with businesses that span renown magazine brands such as Harper's BAZAAR and Esquire, 35 television stations around the country, newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union, as well as ventures, health, financial services and transportation data companies.

For more than 135 years, our people and purpose have driven Hearst forward, with a mission to inform audiences, improve lives and support our communities.

Your Knowledge, Skills & Experience include:

• Proven track record of successful editorial and/or communications and public relations campaigns.
• Strong storytelling ability across channels, able to identify engaging content that can be shared across media platforms and brands.
• Ability to react to breaking news with innovative ideas that deliver positive results.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to build relationships to move projects forward across divisions.
• Confidence while juggling multiple projects and priorities.
• Thorough, resourceful with excellent organizational skills and follow-through, attention to detail in all things.
• Good judgement and high standards.
• Ability to identify constructive solutions when issues arise.
• Understanding of Hearst businesses, values and culture and a collaborative spirit.
• Experience with analytical tools and content management systems.
• Excellent writing, proof-reading and editing skills.

Hearst's Culture

We provide a supportive, inclusive culture, where colleagues can access extensive training and development opportunities. We prioritize robust internship, mentorship, and sponsorship programs to advance a strong pipeline of diverse talent. Our content offers audiences a range of perspectives. HearstLab invests in women-led startups innovating in media, technology and data, connecting these companies to Hearst resources and people to provide expertise, advice and hands-on help, while LevelUp is a mission-driven investment vehicle created to close the wealth gap through investment in high-growth startups led by Black and Latino founders.

Giving back and contributing have always been part of Hearst's DNA, whether through employee volunteerism, corporate donation-matching in response to crises, or local initiatives in our many operating markets. And The Hearst Foundations, independent private philanthropies operating separately from Hearst, identify and fund nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the opportunity to build healthy, productive and inspiring lives, distributing more than 22,300 grants to 6,335 organizations, totaling over $1.4 billion since 1946.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of Hearst's approach to building a stronger company, a thriving culture and quality products. Hearst RISE (Reinforcing Inclusion, Supporting Equity) is a commitment to our colleagues and customers to invest in DE&I initiatives, both inside and outside the company. Through allyship trainings, inclusive content, pipeline programs, employee resource groups and more, we RISE together. Learn more about Hearst's commitment and path forward at Hearst RISE.

We care about sustainability. Hearst Tower, our global headquarters in New York City, was the first triple LEED-certified office building in the country. And Hearst's Jack Ranch California Flats Solar Project consists of one million individual solar modules to produce clean, renewable electricity, displacing over 109,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Learn more about our efforts here, and read our 2022 Sustainability Report here.

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York City, is $150,000-$180,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York City, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education. Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.

About Us

Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19% of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks. To learn more about Hearst, visit hearst.com.

Hearst is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.