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The Hired Guns

Editor-in-Chief

The Hired Guns, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246


There’s been quite a bit of media buzz about this company lately, because it’s been changing the way the entertainment industry thinks about the Audience (with a capital A). For their next big play, the outfit needs your outstanding editorial and strategic sense. We’re looking to someone who knows how to give ‘em what they crave, is grounded enough to make smart choices, and is ambitious enough to see the sky as only a possible limit.

Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered.With four teams at your disposal (tech, editorial, social and video), you’ll strive boldly with the overarching goal of expanding an already large and enthusiastic audience that’s community-minded, who love discussing and debating TV and movies. Your task is to grow the tribe, using the data pros you’ll have on tap as well as your gut notions of crowd-pleasing content.Another huge part of this role is taking stewardship of the site’s editorial voice (smart, independent, knowledgeable, impassioned), shepherding it along, keeping it as beloved as ever while convincing the outside world to take it even more seriously than it already does.If you like things quantified, think of your job as being 40% editor, 60% strategist, with an unmeasurable dollop of visionary.Key requirements include: groundedness intermixed with wild ambition; a deep sense of what audiences want and how to give it to them; an ability to collect and interpret data to drive business decisions; and a passion for pop culture, especially TV and movies. You should embody the key traits of the tribe: pure love of TV and movies, unabashed fandom, and endless delight in discussion.You’re also a proven leader of people, able to select the right talent to lead teams and inspire them to deliver. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and in senior editorial positions at buzz-heavy websites, you’ve developed a style of communication that is unmistakably clear, fun, and firm.Inside SkinnyThis company is looking for someone who’ll take over the boss’s role in two years — so don’t disguise that personal ambition of yours!Net NetThis is an incredibly exciting chance to step up to a big challenge with big rewards at a company that’s hot and (with your good help) only getting hotter.

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