D CEO Audience Engagement Editor

Email resume to: andrea.mooney@dmagazine.com

D CEO is seeking a digitally savvy, audience-first Audience Engagement Editor to help grow, engage, and retain our community of business leaders across digital, email, events, and membership experiences.

This role is responsible for packaging and distributing editorial content across digital platforms, producing newsletters, optimizing stories for search, social, and on-site engagement, and using audience insights to inform content and audience growth strategies. The Audience Engagement Editor ensures D CEO’s content is timely, accurate, discoverable, and aligned with audience growth, engagement, and retention goals.

In addition to distributing and promoting D CEO content, the Audience Engagement Editor will identify opportunities to package stories in new formats (audio, video, interactives), spotlight key business leaders and trends, and develop content that drives audience growth and engagement. Community engagement responsibilities will comprise a smaller portion of the role and include supporting reader events, member experiences, audience feedback initiatives, and relationship-building efforts that strengthen connections between D CEO and its most loyal readers.

The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller, digitally savvy content creator, and natural relationship builder who is comfortable engaging with audiences both online and in person.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Production & Content Packaging

• Use editorial judgment, reportorial curiosity, and analytics tools to identify news and analysis relevant to our readers.
• Write daily news briefs on business topics with a local focus and D CEO’s point of view.
• Copy edit fellow editors for grammar and style.
• Craft compelling headlines, decks, and story framing to drive engagement and loyalty.
• Lead the packaging and production of D CEO’s digital and print content.

Digital Distribution

• Manage daily and weekly publishing schedules to ensure timely and strategic content distribution.
• Plan, write, and manage the delivery of daily and weekly newsletters.
• Oversee, curate, and schedule content across primary social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) to amplify brand visibility and journalist authority.
• Optimize content using SEO and AEO best practices to reinforce D CEO’s authority in the North Texas business community.

Community Engagement

• Partner with editorial, marketing, and events teams to develop member-focused virtual and in-person events.
• Foster a sense of belonging among members across digital and in-person touchpoints.
• Help execute programs that encourage audience participation, conversation, and feedback.

Audience Analytics & Performance Optimization

• Monitor daily traffic and engagement metrics using tools such as Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Google Search Console, Marfeel, and others to provide actionable insights to the editorial team and inform programming decisions.
• Optimize content production, programming strategy, and distribution tactics based on performance data.
• Communicate key insights and performance trends to editorial leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in digital publishing, audience development, or editorial operations.
• Proficiency with analytics platforms and WordPress.
• Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of SEO and an interest in learning AEO strategies, social engagement best practices, and local media trends.
• Comfortable balancing creativity with data-informed decision-making.
• Design, video, and/or photography skills are a plus.