Editorial

Site Editor, TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media

Needham, MA

TechTarget’s Enterprise Applications Media Group is seeking a site editor who will be responsible for maintaining a TechTarget Web site that provides compelling news, trends and technical advice about Oracle Corp. and the database/enterprise applications market. The editor is responsible for delivering on an editorial mission that makes the site one of the top information sources in its market. This position involves oversight of one or more junior staff members. Ideal candidates have five years experience overseeing editorial operations for a Web site, knowledge of the database and enterprise applications industry, and a demonstrable success editing and understanding technical content.

Essential Job Functions:

• Keeping close to the reader. The most important responsibility of any site editor is maintaining strong ties to the community that he/she serves so that the content of the site is of high value to the audience. The target audiences for this site include Database Administrators and/or Managers as well as IT Directors and/or managers of applications and business systems, so candidate must be able to understand both strategic and technical issues and challenges. Examples include: database administration, database design, database upgrades, backup and recovery, application implementation and integration, application management, etc.
• Producing articles and contributing regularly to the site’s blog;
• Recruiting speakers and developing content for live and online events such as seminars, webcasts, podcasts and other new media;
• Managing all technical (non-news) content on the site;
• Editing technical material;
• Monitoring site health and performance metrics;
• Developing editorial calendars and strategic plans;
• Supervising one or more junior editors;
• Supervising freelancers and contributing experts;
• Attending relevant industry conferences

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Bachelor’s degree;
• Three to five years' online editing experience, including a familiarity with online; production processes, especially content management systems;
• Experience as a managing editor is desirable;
• Demonstrated publishing knowledge, understanding of journalistic ethics;
• Strong knowledge of database and enterprise applications industries;
• Strong writing and content editing skills;
• Ability to manage resources;
• Strong computer/Web skills,
• Experience with interviewing;
• Ability to juggle many tasks simultaneously;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Necessary management skills include the ability to delegate, coach and develop the skills of less-experienced staff;
• Public speaking skills;
• We are looking for people who display intellectual curiosity, innovation, high standards, adherence to deadlines, a competitive nature, and the ability to work in a flexible, changing environment; and,
• Willingness to travel is a must

Please contact jobs@techtarget.com