Editor-in-Chief
About The Position
ch-aviation is seeking an experienced Editor-in-Chief to lead its News team, which consists of nine members located globally. The company provides data and news on the business and commercial airline industry. This role involves taking full editorial ownership of ch-aviation’s News output, setting and safeguarding editorial standards, and leading a distributed team of journalists. The Editor-in-Chief will review and approve articles, manage story allocation, and ensure content meets quality and style guidelines. The position requires deep knowledge of the aviation industry, strong news judgment, and an understanding of global geopolitical context. The role also involves collaborating with the product owner on news offering evolution and representing ch-aviation at industry events. Leadership of a remote team through communication tools, while maintaining a disciplined and collegial culture, is essential.
Requirements
- C2-level of English language, both oral and written
- Significant previous newsroom and editorial leadership experience, ideally within B2B or trade media
- Proven ability to manage and develop a remote, multi-national editorial team
- Ability to properly structure and edit English news articles to a consistent house style
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong attention to detail, and sound news judgment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, problem-solve, self-organize, and manage competing deadlines across a team
- Ability to analyse, develop, and write original articles to a high standard under deadline pressure
- Ability to keep data and information confidential
- Strong digital research skills, including advanced use of search engines and online databases to track down leads and verify information
- Previous experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook)
Nice To Haves
- Mother-tongue-level knowledge of English
- Knowing multiple languages is a plus
- Previous experience working in a multi-cultural, multi-national environment
- Knowledge of Boolean search terms
- Experience with editorial workflow tools (e.g., Freshdesk or similar ticketing systems)
- Language skills in multiple languages are a plus
Responsibilities
- Take overall editorial responsibility for ch-aviation’s News output, setting and upholding editorial standards across the team
- Review tickets and leads, determine whether they merit full article or news brief treatment, and allocate them to the appropriate journalist
- Review pending articles for factual, grammatical, and syntactical accuracy ahead of queuing and publication
- Ensure published articles are unique and not duplicates of content already queued or published
- Independently research, develop, and write original English-language articles across the full commercial- and business-aviation beat
- Cultivate and maintain sources at airlines, companies, lessors, OEMs, and governments from across the globe
- Corroborate and clarify reports through additional research and source verification
- Coach, mentor, and manage a distributed team of journalists, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met
- Collaborate with Publishing and Product on the evolution of news formats and offerings, including emerging initiatives such as Aftermarket News
- Represent ch-aviation at international industry events, securing exclusive interviews and breaking coverage
- Travel from time to time, both as a reporter and to meet with the international team of journalists
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
