Responsibilities

• Lead a team that of high performing editorial and visual storytelling resources, providing both strategic guidance and day to day mentorship and support.
• Provide editorial leadership for major flagship events and the company’s breaking news blog.
• Oversee visual and amplification content creation and execution across the entire Microsoft Stories team, including hands on support when needed.
• Provide strategic leadership for newsroom operations for Microsoft Stories.
• Embody our Culture and Values

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in journalism, corporate storytelling, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) people management experience.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in journalism, corporate storytelling, or related experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 12+ years experience in journalism, corporate storytelling, or related experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years people management experience.
• Experience with the latest trends in technology, including AI and cloud computing.
• Experience telling stories about technical topics in a way that is understandable and relatable to a non-technical audience.
• Experience creating or overseeing creation of, assets including written feature stories and blog posts, still photography, videos and other visual media, such as graphics and GIFs, and amplification plans.
• Experience working successfully cross functionally and with external partners.