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Job Requirements
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We are seeking a high energy, creative Content Director to lead our company-wide efforts in thought leadership, market research, news, and special features. The goals are to consistently increase readership of our free publications, generate sales of paid content, and generate leads for our consulting and strategic advisory services.
This is a leadership position, however we are a "roll-up your sleeves" type of organization and all of our managers are very much hands-on contributors.
The Content Director will be a key member of our management team. We will look to you for participation in our strategic direction, staffing decisions and company leadership.
Responsibilities
Hire and supervise reporters, editors, research analysts and other contributors as needed
Ensure that we are providing an appropriate level of coverage of the latest industry topics through various means, including news, webinars, market reports, social media, etc.
Oversee - and participate in - the development of a regular stream of thought leadership level industry reports and data. Work with the marketing team to develop a program of packaging and selling these products.
Manage the selection and implementation of non-paid content features such as "Top 10" lists, Executive Interviews, or other project-oriented items
Act as the project manager for selected client engagements involving content
Write and edit articles, blogs, etc.
Work closely with other team members to develop new website features, marketing campaigns, and other projects that contain a content component
Use web site traffic statistics as an important element of understanding reader preference, and as a tool to tweak our content focus/direction
Pursue and establish content partnerships with 3rd parties where appropriate to supplement our in-house information
Periodic travel to industry conferences to get to know the players and gather first-hand feedback
Job Requirements
We are looking for a seasoned manager (10+ years) with a varied background. Some combination of meaningful experience in the following areas would be ideal:
editorial/reporting role in a B-to-B trade publication
reporting and/or editorial experience in a traditional news organization
editorial, product management or marketing role at a web publication
management/supervisory role (of multiple employees) within one or more of the above types of organizations
management consulting role with exposure to market research, survey design/execution, and client interaction
As well as:
Experience in the credit or debt collection field is not required but would be a huge plus
Comfortable with - in fact, seeks out and contributes to -- entrepreneurial atmosphere and periodic change in responsibilities and strategic direction
Demonstrated ability to build, motivate and lead a team to results
Demonstrated project management experience, extremely detail and goal-oriented
Proficient with a variety of web tools such as discussion forums, Google Stats, and social media, wikis, or others - and embraces the opportunity to learn about/take advantage of new resources
Comfortable with basic HTML
Exposure to at least one or two content management systems (CMS) such as Wordpress, Drupal, or others
Superior business writing skills
BA or BS in journalism, marketing, English or related field
Experience in the credit and/or debt collection world would of course be an enormous plus
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About Company
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Kaulkin Ginsberg is the market leader in providing boardroom-level advice to the Accounts Receivable Management Industry (ARM), also known as credit and debt collection -- a hot topic these days. Our consulting and mergers & acquisitions services cover almost every stage of a company's lifecycle, from strategic analysis to growth and exit strategies. Our sister company, insideARM.com, is the leading source for news and perspective for the industry.
We are a small firm that continues (after 20 years) to maintain a high-energy, entrepreneurial atmosphere. Our office is located in the heart of Rockville, convenient to many shops and restaurants, and the Metro.
More info at www.kaulkin.com and www.insideARM.com.
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