Senior Editor

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$95K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive a senior content role for government technology, owning multi-channel strategy and cross‑functional editorial planning.

  • Own the content strategy for federal, state, and local government verticals, aligned to client objectives.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in journalism with government or tech focus and deadline writing.
  • Standout: Lead multi-disciplinary concepts and manage freelancers and industry events.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and evolve the content strategy for the federal and state and local government technology verticals, aligning to client business objectives.
  • Develop and maintain a multi-channel editorial calendar that delivers on content strategy, leading regular internal and client-facing reviews of the holistic content plan.
  • Participate in the evaluation of content performance, developing monthly recommendations for performance-based content strategy shifts.
  • Lead and present creative concepts in collaboration with various disciplines to internal and external teams.
  • Write, edit, and produce content that aligns with marketing and business objectives and audience engagement metrics.
  • Assign stories to and work closely with freelance writers as needed.
  • Attend and cover industry events as needed.

Requirements

  • Approximately 5+ years of experience in journalism, including government or technology experience.
  • Strategic writing and editing skills including B2B, and the ability to craft compelling narrative on deadline.
  • Portfolio of produced work with your byline required.
  • Experience with content management systems, HTML and CSS.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
  • Hybrid to our Washington, D.C. office; minimum 3x week onsite.

Preferred

  • Agency experience and content marketing experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • Private Company – Being a private organization allows us to move quickly so that we can deliver our best for our teams and our clients.
  • Flexibility – We have a hybrid work environment and a flexible PTO plan that allows teams to take time off when they need it.
  • Competitive Benefits and Salary – Multiple options for health plans based on your and/or your family’s needs, plus a 401(k) match and paid parental leave.
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Manifest

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At Manifest, we drive growth by starting in the messy middle — where customer consideration widens and momentum is at greatest risk. We focus on shortening that journey to close the gap between brand and performance, turning consideration into preference and driving results that ripple throughout the full funnel.As an independent, integrated agency with roots in content, brand journalism, performance marketing, digital storytelling, creative technology, ecommerce, and consumer brand campaigns, we’ve seen enough to know that through complexity, comes certainty.

Founded in 1981
New York, New York, USA
274 employees (109 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
16.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.6%
Direct
45.3%
Referral
9.2%
Social
6.1%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~275

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
77 (28% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Funding

Last Raise
Convertible Note, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2022
    Convertible Note

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