Associate Digital Editor, Men’s Journal - Remote

United States

Title: Associate Digital Editor, Men’s Journal

Employment type: Full-time

Location: Remote

The Arena Group is seeking an Associate Digital Editor, Men’s Journal to play a key role in executing the brand’s growth strategy. The ideal candidate will have proven editorial experience covering a range of lifestyle topics, including food, fitness, travel, style, entertainment, and more. If hired, you would be responsible for developing pitches, assigning, building stories, publishing daily, and contributing to brand strategy. The ideal candidate knows SEO and digital publishing best practices, revels in clear, concise copy, and can make data-driven decisions. This position reports to the deputy editor.

The Arena Group’s expected annualized base salary range for this position is currently $50,000 - $65,000. Actual salaries will vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to location, education, experience and other factors permitted by law. The listed salary range is but one component of The Arena Group’s total compensation and benefits available to its employees. 

Responsibilities

• Plan, assign, edit, and produce within monthly and annual editorial calendars
• Develop stories that will meet audience and traffic goals
• Use analytics & research tools such as Google Analytics, Google Trends, Ahrefs, Parsley, etc. to monitor story performance, and adjust strategy accordingly
• Update and optimize existing stories with fresh info to gain new search traffic
• Work closely with team members on ideation, site direction, and content package execution

Qualifications

• 1-4 years’ experience working in a fast-paced digital environment with increasing editing/assigning responsibilities
• Knowledge of digital content best practices, SEO, and audience development tactics
• Excellent communication, organization, leadership and time management skills
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• A sense of fun, urgency, and a can-do attitude
• Excellent organizational and communication skills 
• Attention to detail and a strong work ethic

Snapshot of Benefits

• Medical, Dental and, Vision Coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K), with company match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter Benefits
• Reimbursement for business cell phone use per company policy 
• Employee Stock Option Plan (Publicly Traded Company - AREN)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays

The Arena Group (NYSE American: AREN) is an innovative technology platform and media company with a proven cutting-edge playbook that transforms media brands. Our unified technology platform empowers creators and publishers with tools to publish and monetize their content, while also leveraging quality journalism of anchor brands like Sports Illustrated, TheStreet, Parade, Men’s Journal, and HubPages to build their businesses. The company aggregates content across a diverse portfolio of over 265 brands, reaching over 100 million users monthly. Visit us at thearenagroup.net and discover how we are revolutionizing the world of digital media.

The Arena Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.