Executive Editor, CSO.com

Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is recruiting for an executive editor for its CSOonline.com website. Location is Needham, MA or remote, open to candidates within the US, Canada, and the UK.

The Executive Editor for CSOonline.com is a key member of editorial leadership at Foundry and is responsible for directing and managing the English language editions of CSOonline.com, with the aim of serving a global audience of IT security leaders and cybersecurity professionals.

CSOonline.com editorial supports Foundry’s media, data, and events businesses by attracting and engaging high-value readers with quality, independent editorial content. Our stories give readers context around emerging threats, their impact on the business, insight into evolving regulations and security best practices, and the tools and technologies they need to protect their organizations.

The ideal candidate has experience in enterprise technology, particularly IT security, as an editor and manager, with proven ability to find and nurture freelance and staff writers and conceive, manage, and edit a high volume of feature story assignments while maintaining quality standards. Creativity, flexibility, and critical-thinking about audience needs and how to satisfy them are vital to this role.

Candidates should expect to spend the majority of their time assigning, editing, and posting stories to the website, doing newsletter production and homepage slotting, participating in events/video programming as appropriate, and doing their own writing if time allows.

The Executive Editor for CSOonline.com reports to Editor in Chief for English Language, Enterprise in Needham, MA and is part of a team of executive editors, each responsible for one of the enterprise sites (CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, Network World).

Foundry’s vision is to make the world a better place by enabling the right use of technology. As the leading global media and data company powered by 1st party relationships, our collaborative, innovative and customer focused culture fosters success for our customers and our employees. Upon joining Foundry, you can expect a stable, consultative, and hard charging work environment along with an office culture that rewards, recognizes, and respects achievement. We offer competitive salaries, an outstanding benefits package and an atmosphere dedicated to advancing our passion in providing cutting-edge advertising & marketing solutions for our clients.

CSO provides IT security leaders with the in-depth analysis they need to protect their organizations' data and reputation. Areas of focus include security awareness, cloud security, ICS security, physical security, network security, data protection, risk management, fraud and loss prevention, privacy, and identity and access management. We write for security executives (CSO, CISO, and VP security) and security professionals, as well as a broad and expanding range of IT and business leaders who have responsibility for strengthening their organizations' security posture.