Managing Director, Content Innovation Lab

Come be a part of building the future at McClatchy Media!

McClatchy, where accurate, credible and relevant content forms the foundation of our 169-year legacy of excellence, is seeking a Managing Director to lead content creators and aligned teams, dissect and act on analytics, and strategically target areas of opportunity for the McClatchy Content Innovation Lab, the company’s next-generation approach to content.

The lab is built to experiment relentlessly and pivot quickly, so this role demands urgency and a bias toward action. New wide-reaching and audience-rich brands will launch quickly, and the managing director, who will report directly to the senior vice president of the lab, will assist in recruitment, hiring and content direction. The company’s future depends upon merging talent, personality and subject matter expertise with current and emerging technologies, a mission that requires a fearless commitment to break old habits.

The managing director will be on the ground floor with the lab’s new national and regional communities of interest to ensure a steady stream of reader-focused, high-quality content. AI and emerging tools will fuel experimentation and productivity. The managing director needs to lead with energy, ideas and clarity, spinning up dozens of competitive and ambitious teams focused on giving well-defined audiences relevant, credible and abundant content around their data-signaled passion topics.

This leader needs to be fluent in both audience analytics and editorial judgment. The lab will collaborate closely with McClatchy colleagues in revenue, marketing and across the company. Every decision – where to invest, which franchises to launch, which to wind down, how to allocate resources – will be grounded in audience data, with a goal of dramatically growing known users.

The right candidate should have a track record of building and scaling content operations, with the focus being on experimentation, outcomes and results. They should have demonstrated success not just in managing employees but in implementing successful workflows and deploying AI and emerging tools in production environments.

What you’ll bring:

• The position requires a combination of knowledge and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree, including education, experience, skills, and knowledge necessary to perform the job.
• 5+ years of management experience leading content teams and driving results.

What we'll bring:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is between 160k - 200k annually. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, department equity, training, geography, and local wage and hours laws.
• Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) with match, generous PTO, wellness resources, and more. For more information on McClatchy's benefit plan, please visit McClatchyLivewell.com (https://mcclatchylivewell.com/).

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