*department*: international business times
full-time
*job title*: editor in chief (eic) mexico
*overview*:
*the role:
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the right person for this role should also feel comfortable being the face of a brand internally and externally, on social networks, at industry events, to partners and to other media.
*responsibilities:
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- build out news operations with staff, freelancers, contributors and experts
- cultivate an innovative culture keeping ibt’s newsroom and operations on the forefront
- balance commercial needs and that of the newsroom, managing budgets, with an eye for roi
- smartly integrate new forms of technology (ai,mr,vr etc) and story telling (social, video, etc)
- grow audience among retail investors, and professional markets
- represent ibt to partners and other external parties
- in addition to daily coverage, build out special projects: rankings, event coverage, special reports, newsletters, etc
*core competencies:
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- vision: should be able to plan and execute creative solutions to grow ibt’s reach and influence
- digitally savvy: be comfortable with external data — i.e. economic indicates, stocks, social trends etc, and internal ones, such as analytics data and real-time readership data
- domain expertise: in depth local general news experience with a slant to financial, business and investor news.
- operational expertise: ability to build and organize a 24/7 newsroom, balancing commercial needs
- multimedia expertise: comfort in text and vision for video, graphics, podcasts, etc
editor-in-chief will have a relevant bachelor's degree journalism, finance, business or a related field. Graduate or post-graduate degree a plus.
*applications must include cover letter to be considered*
*about ibt*
ibt media is a fast growing global digital news organization, delivering news and insight to over 20 million monthly readers across the world. With innovations across the newsroom and the platform, we are engaging a new generation of readers with content that speaks to their interests, analysis that serve their businesses, and insight to make sense of a globally connected world.