Director of Editorial, Axios Live
Core
Lead editorial strategy, content creation, and team management for Axios Live events, ensuring journalistic integrity and Smart Brevity standards across live convenings and roundtables.
Role type
Senior Director of Editorial (Live Events)
Builds
Public-facing event concepts, registration materials, social coverage, and post-event recap articles for Axios Live.
Domain
Business, policy, and technology media
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Editorial leadership, news judgment, team management, room curation, list strategy, commercial partnership navigation, writing and line-editing, operational rigor, AI tool integration
Preferred skills
Experience in fast-paced newsrooms, live event content creation, public policy/media background
Technologies
Axios Smart Brevity, AI-assisted research and editing tools, custom GPTs
Responsibilities
Oversee drafting and approval of live event materials; curate and tier editorial participants for roundtables; lead and coach a team of writers and coordinators; manage real-time editorial flow during live events; write post-event recaps; align with newsroom and operations teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities