Associate Director, Editorial Content

Posting Description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EDITORIAL CONTENT , Sloan Initiative on the Digital Econ, to develop a strategic plan and writes blogs and other content that reflects and analyzes the work, ideas, and insights of MIT IDE leaders and affiliates to stakeholders, members, and global business leaders; oversee the IDE website (WordPress), Medium publication, and editorial calendar, publishing news articles in a timely, frequent, and strategic manner; writes and edits for these sites using appropriate CMS; maintains consistent style and ensures all work is accurate, proofed and approved before publication; plays an active role in determining the visual identity of articles, reports and assets; independently develops content ideas and initiates new products; and attends conferences, seminars, and other in-person events for news value and to develop sources and identify content ideas.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED : Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, media studies or another relevant field; a minimum of five years progressive experience in journalism, writing, content marketing, and communications; significant experience with editorial journalistic standards and ethics; experience editing or creating business, science, or technology content in a news or editorial environment; experience writing for digital platforms and with social media distribution in mind; experience assigning and editing staff and / or freelance writers; experience writing, interpreting and editing business, management, technology, and finance news about complex business topics (particularly AI and digital technologies) for a business audience; experience packaging news for digital consumption (explainers, lists, data journalism, etc.); experience developing and harnessing sources among busy professionals, including C-level executives, academics, entrepreneurs, researchers, and scientists; and curiosity in interviewing subject matter experts about their cutting-edge work.

8 / 12 / 2025