PALO ALTO NETWORKS® is the fastest-growing security company in history.
We offer the chance to be part of an important mission: ending breaches
and protecting our way of digital life. If you are a motivated,
intelligent, creative, and hardworking individual, then this job is for
you!
The SecurityRoundtable.org team is dedicated to cultivating an
understanding of cybersecurity among non-security and non-technical
senior executives who are tasked with setting the tone for cybersecurity
policies within their organizations and CISO teams. By creating and
distributing insightful and actionable business-relevant information,
SecurityRoundtable.org helps them set the tone and culture for
cybersecurity in their organization.
The editor manages the overall strategy of SecurityRoundtable.org as an
online executive cybersecurity magazine. Responsible for the site’s
day-to-day operations, the editor communicates the editorial and
business goals of the organization to the writers and editors, helps
plan editorial pipeline, and coordinates with the marketing team to help
assign writers, post and track article efficiency.
Working cross-functionally with the business, marketing and other
supporting departments, the editor defines the direction of the content,
leads article ideation, and communicates how it aligns with the
business.
The editor also determines and manages processes, budgets and staff to
keep all the moving parts going, and has the responsibility of
generating new ideas to stay relevant as well as implementing ways to
increase readership. Additionally, the editor is the face of the
publication and press for important in-person functions. Therefore, some
travel will be required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Grow the readership and subscriber community through
quality content.
- Liaise with internal and external executives as well as subject
matter experts to deliver articles and creative approaches for
maximum readership.
- Guide journalists and ghost writers on article topics, depth and
tone to ensure the best, most relevant information for
the community.
- Collaborate with relevant industry partners and associations on
promotional articles and/or collaborative engagement models.
- Work closely with internal marketing teams to include PR, field,
product, brand and campaigns to combine efforts where effective and
ensure alignment on messaging.
- Join forces with the global marketing teams to lead promotional
activities for growth.
- Identify creative opportunities to grow readership and achieve
online magazine and subscription goals.
- Generate ideas for articles that align with real-world events,
readership growth and business value.
- Collaborate with writers and internal stakeholders to discuss and
plan the calendar.
- Commission and pitch features and stories from in-house writers
or freelancers.
- Supervise staff, including freelance writers, and set deadlines.
- Stay up to date in the industry by reading and researching features
and articles in the cybersecurity, risk management and business
risk industries.
- Attend relevant events, fairs and conferences as the editor of
SecurityRoundtable.org and/or press.
- Ensure that all feature articles comply with ethical codes of
company practice and legal guidelines.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years of proven experience as editor-in-chief, managing editor
or in a relevant role
- Abilities in planning and coordinating people and operations
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Working knowledge of SEO concepts and online platforms like
WordPress
- Outstanding communication and people abilities
- Flexibility, reliability and efficiency is required
- S./B.A. in journalism or a relevant field
- Proficiency in English
- Publisher relationships are a plus
- Knowledge in the cybersecurity industry is a bonus
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