Head of Editorial, the company Live

The big picture: the company is a modern media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We’re hiring a Head of Live Editorial to join our award-winning events team, the company Live!

Why it matters: the company Live is one of the company’ three core business pillars, bringing the company journalism to in-person and virtual audiences through interviews, panels, roundtables, and executive forums. This senior editorial leader will oversee macro people management, connect the Booking and Coverage silos, and serve as the primary liaison between the company Live and the broader newsroom. Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Global Head of the company Live, this role ensures our live events portfolio meets the company’ editorial standards, reflects diverse perspectives, and strengthens the company’ position at the forefront of news and business storytelling.

Go deeper: This is a high-impact leadership role with broad editorial and operational responsibilities, including but not limited to:

The company Live Editorial Leadership

• Set the editorial vision and strategy for the company Live programming across all event formats.

• Ensure all the company Live editorial outputs, including onstage interviews, marketing materials, recap articles, and post-event coverage, meet the company’ editorial standards and Smart Brevity style.

• Exercise sound editorial judgment in fast-moving news environments, adapting programming as news develops and ensuring live-event scripts, materials, and coverage assets are ready for breaking-news needs.

• Lead and develop the company Live editorial team, including editors, bookers, coverage leads, and Managing Editor; oversee team structure, role design, performance management, and career development.

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture aligned with the company’ mission and values.

• Serve as the primary liaison to the broader newsroom, aligning editorial priorities, event coverage, and resource sharing.

• Partner with Communications to align on timely promotion, amplification, and coverage of the company Live events, while identifying opportunities to grow the company brand, audience, and event reach.

• Lead rigorous copy editing and final editorial review of the company Live’s external-facing materials, including event scripts, moderator notes, speaker introductions, marketing copy, run-of-show materials, recap stories, social copy, and other audience-facing assets, to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to the company’ editorial standards and Smart Brevity style.

Programming and Standards

• Develop event concepts, programming arcs, and editorial frameworks for all the company events, summits, and larger the company-hosted programs.

• Shape a diverse, compelling the company Live programming portfolio that keeps the company at the forefront of news, policy, and industry storytelling.

• Partner with Sales and Partnerships to design sponsored and branded programming that maintains editorial integrity.

Strategy and Innovation

• Contribute to the strategic growth of the company Live, including new formats, verticals, and revenue opportunities.

• Demonstrate comfort with and understanding of AI, automation, and emerging tools, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality across research, booking, production, and editorial workflows.

• Represent the company Live internally and externally, and potentially onstage at live events, as a senior editorial voice.

Connect Booking and Coverage

• Own the connective tissue between Booking, including securing newsmakers and influencers, and Coverage, including event language, recaps, live-tweeting, and post-event content.

• Ensure seamless coordination among editorial, events, sales, and partnerships so programming is editorially sound and commercially compelling.

Worthy of your time: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit, a deep passion for the company’ mission and journalism, and the following skills:

• 12 - 15+ years of journalism or editorial experience, including significant experience leading teams and complex editorial operations.

• Significant experience in live news, events, TV or video production, or related fields.

• Proven success working in, or closely with, a newsroom and building strong cross-functional relationships.

• Excellent writing, copy editing, and research skills, with exceptional attention to detail, keen news judgment, and storytelling ability.

• Deep familiarity with digital and social media landscapes and how news travels across platforms.

• Strong understanding of the company’ Smart Brevity style and the ability to teach and uphold it across a team.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and scale editorial teams, including managers and senior individual contributors.

• Ability to operate in high-pressure situations, meet tight deadlines, and make calm, sound decisions under pressure.

• An extensive rolodex of senior leaders, policymakers, CEOs, and other newsmakers, along with the ability to scout, pitch, and book editorially sound guests for high-profile onstage moments.

• Understanding of how editorial excellence supports business goals, including sponsorships, partnerships, and ticketing.

• Ability to travel for major events and activations, which may include Davos, Cannes Lions, SXSW, CES, Climate Week, and political conventions.

• Experience with video editing, live production, or broadcast is a plus. A background in media, policy, Capitol Hill, or political campaigns is also a plus.

Starting salary for this role is in the range of $180,000 - $230,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. The company' compensation philosophy takes into account cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.

The company is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows .

What the company brings to the table besides salary

• 401(k) with employer match

• Robust PPO and high-deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network

• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high-deductible health plan option

• Dental and vision coverage

• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave

• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

• One mental health day per quarter

• Annual learning and development stipend

• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend

• Tele-mental health services through Headspace

• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services

• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate

• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility

• Access to the company “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies

• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers

• Virtual company-sponsored social events

• A strong and positive work environment

• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The company makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.