Editorial Partnerships & Digital PR Manager

Waltham, MA (Hybrid)

$142K/yr – $192K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive PR outreach to secure placements in buyer guides and editorials for ERGO NEXT, focusing on small-business tools and insurance.

  • Own outreach and relationships with editors and publishers to secure high-impact placements.
  • Must-have: 4–8 years in digital PR, editorial outreach, or publisher relations.
  • Standout: Measure impact and refine strategy using data to prioritize the publications that matter.

Job Description

Responsibilities

    Drive Inclusion in Buyer Guides and Listicles. Identify and prioritize the editorial content that shapes purchasing decisions for small businesses. Develop outreach strategies that secure and maintain placement in these high-intent recommendations. Build Relationships with Editors and Publishers. Become a trusted source for publications covering small business tools, entrepreneurship, and financial services. Influence Category Coverage. Pitch story angles, insights, and data that help editors understand how ERGO NEXT serves small businesses. Ensure ERGO NEXT is considered when publications update or refresh their recommendation lists. Collaborate with Growth & SEO Teams. Partner with SEO, content, and growth teams to ensure earned placements strengthen. Manage PR Agency Execution. Guide and hold accountable external PR agencies supporting outreach and placement efforts.Set clear priorities for listicle inclusion, editorial outreach, and publisher relationships. Measure Impact and use data to refine outreach strategy and prioritize the publications that matter.

Requirements

    4–8 years in digital PR, editorial outreach, SEO partnerships, or publisher relations Experience securing placements in buyer guides, product roundups, or editorial recommendations Strong relationship-building skills with editors, journalists, or publishers Familiarity with how editorial coverage influences search visibility and AI-driven discovery Comfort working with performance metrics and tracking business impact We’re looking for someone who understands how editorial recommendations influence discovery and purchasing decisions.

Preferred

    Being proactive and persistent in outreach Someone comfortable building relationships with editors and publishers Someone curious about how search, media, and AI shape brand discovery Someone excited to build a new capability with measurable business impact
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Next Insurance

3.3 Glassdoor

The needs of business owners have significantly changed over the past decade, the insurance industry hasn’t. When you’re running your own business, you’re placing a huge bet on yourself. Your ideas, your passion, your blood, sweat and tears define your success. Next Insurance was created to give your business the coverage it deserves. Simple, affordable and tailored. So no matter what you do, no matter how you define success, we’re right there, next to you. 100% dedicated to the self-employed, 100% how insurance should be.

Founded in 2016
Palo Alto, California, USA
711 employees (43 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
63% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
596.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
57.7%
Referral
6.4%
Social
0.6%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~712

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
32 (5% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$1.1B
Last Raise
$250M
Series E, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Series E • $250M
  • Sep 2020
    Series D • $250M
  • Oct 2019
    Series C • $250M

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