Careers at the Chronicle
The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy strive to provide the highest quality news and information in print and online. Our greatest asset is the staff members who bring experience, expertise, and a commitment to quality and high journalistic standards. We seek to employ talented people whose contributions will carry forward our mission.
Along with a collegial and collaborative work environment, we offer competitive salaries and outstanding benefits; including five weeks of vacation per year, a generous retirement plan, and comprehensive health benefits.
We encourage candidates to review our posted jobs below and submit a résumé for positions of interest. Every résumé that is submitted for an open position will be carefully reviewed. Candidates whose backgrounds most closely match the requirements of the job will be contacted directly.
The Chronicle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Chronicle Jobs
Director, Business Development Strategy | Subscription Account Manager | Advertising Sales Associate | Senior Manager, Acquisition and Retention Marketing | Senior Editor | Copywriter | Product Engineering Manager | Software Engineer | Staff Writer - COP
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
The Chronicle of Higher Education seeks a dynamic Director of Business Development Strategy to identify, evaluate, and develop new business-related opportunities for Chronicle’s existing and future businesses, evaluate new business opportunities and develop strategic partnerships.
Initially this position will be charged primarily with business development and strategic alliance initiatives associated with a new start-up, created and backed by The Chronicle of Higher Education, aimed at being the world’s premier destination for information about academic careers.
This position reports into the Publisher and plays an important role in helping set long-term strategy while working closely with CTO, Assoc. Publisher, Sales, Assoc. Publisher, Marketing and Digital team in the strategic and tactical aspects of the role.
Accountable For
Leading business development efforts – with a heavy emphasis on digital -- including identifying, developing, executing, and supporting strategic partnerships that will deliver significant value to the business. Related to the start-up initiative, building and growing an online community and the business partnerships associated with it.
Managing the process for analyzing, implementing, and optimizing new and existing business opportunities. This includes sourcing potential deals, negotiating agreements, and in some cases, managing the resulting relationships.
Establishing the company’s first-ever business development process. Laying the groundwork for the function, including identifying best practices, researching the appropriate landscape of potential partners, and sharing literacy within the organization.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify, shape, and plan strategies for digital growth, including social, mobile, and video, and where appropriate, other media assets.
• Develop and cultivate new business relationships and strategic.
partnerships that build on our existing brand, audiences, and products and services.
• Identify opportunities and business models for Chronicle content to be distributed via new channels.
• Analyze commercial viability, customer and competitive research and create business models.
• Network with industry professionals to stay current on emerging products, technologies and businesses.
• Develop comprehensive business plans that highlight the benefits of creating new partnerships.
• Lead a wide range of partnering activities, including strategy, partner identification, relationship-building, deal negotiation, and ongoing partner development.
• Source, structure, negotiate, and close strategic partnership deals.
Core Skills & Abilities
• Strategic mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate deals and familiarity with common contracts
• Proven track record of results-oriented performance
• Proven leadership skills and ability to guide and motivate multiple and ad-hoc teams to accomplish common goals
• Proven ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships and partnerships with a variety of individuals and groups across business and organizational lines
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated success in a matrixed organization
• Knowledge of higher education and nonprofits preferred
• Knowledge or interest in entrepreneurial opportunities, such as those in a start-up environment, is a plus
Experience
5-7 years of relevant digital or integrated media experience with significant business impact/revenue generation impact. Experience with and a passion for working on new initiatives, such as those in a start-up company, is key.
Education
BS/BA required
MBA preferred
Interested candidates should send a letter and resume to recruiting@chronicle.com.
The Chronicle of Higher Education seeks an experienced sales person to join its Audience Development and Circulation department as a Subscription Account Manager. The Subscription Account Manager will be responsible for acquiring and retaining university and nonprofit clients through institutional and group subscription/content sales.
The Subscription Account Manager will need to establish strong relationships with College and University clients, as well as library consortia groups, building audience growth and revenue through sales of site licenses and associated product/services upgrades. This includes representing The Chronicle’s site licenses services at appropriate library conferences and other events. S/He will also need to manage existing site license businesses to academic, nonprofit, government, corporate, and other institutions in the US and around the world.
The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service skills to develop relationships with customers. They must also have outstanding verbal and written communication ability. Preferably, candidates should also have an understanding of the buying process within higher education and philanthropy markets.
Education and Experience:
A bachelor's degree and a minimum of four to six years of sales and account management experience, with demonstrated and verifiable track record of meeting and exceeding revenue expectations. Experience selling content or subscriptions to institutions preferred. Experience with higher education and/or nonprofit clients preferred.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, résumé, and salary requirements to circulationposition@chronicle.com with "Subscription Account Manager” in the subject.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your personable, customer service and inside sales skills – all while having fun in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment? Then this may be the job for you!
The Chronicle of Higher Education is seeking an Advertising Sales Associate to work for a national publication in the higher education industry. This is a great opportunity to work in a customer relationship role with clients globally regarding all aspects of print and digital recruitment advertising. In this role you will need to identify revenue opportunities and advise clients on The Chronicle’s advertising products and services in order to maximize revenue and increase sales, all while providing top-notch customer service. You will also produce ads using professional advertising systems.
In this role you will need to have:
• Excellent customer service and relationship building skills
• The ability to develop an effective rapport with customers in order to help them achieve their advertising needs
• Comfort using different systems/technologies; familiarity with Salesforce.com or a compatible CRM system a plus.
• Strong multi-tasking skills, the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure, and must be detailed oriented.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to meet and exceed sales goals and targets in order to maximize revenue growth
• The ability to build a sales pipeline through email and phone outreach
Experience:
A minimum of 2 to 3 years' experience in a customer service or an inside sales environment is required. Our ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a strong desire to succeed and be comfortable making outbound calls.
The Chronicle offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits. We are conveniently located in downtown Washington within walking distance of two Metro lines. For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter and resume via email to recruitmentadvertisingsearch@chronicle.com with "Advertising Sales" in the subject heading.
SENIOR MANAGER, ACQUISITION AND RETENTION MARKETING
Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit with a proven track record of leading new endeavors?
Are you a talented strategist skilled in creating, launching, and maintaining comprehensive marketing programs?
How would you like to use your expertise in building, engaging, and retaining thriving online communities to help a progressive media organization achieve exciting growth objectives?
If this sounds like you, read on:
Position Overview
The Chronicle of Higher Education is seeking a Senior Manager, Acquisition and Retention Marketing to assist in acquiring, engaging, and retaining members for a growing online community. A confident leader and a talented marketer, the Senior Manager oversees the development of core assets such as go-to-market strategies, integrated communication plans, core messaging, personas, and sales enablement tools. The Senior Manager brings experience in managing marketing launches for new products and is equally adept at a full range of marketing activities--from writing terrific Web copy and leveraging social media to building strategic plans and working across functions. S/he works well independently as well as a member of a fast-moving, agile team. S/he is fully versed in SEO and SEM, social media, and online professional and career networks. S/he understands what motivates community engagement and how to create compelling calls to action and persuasive sales materials. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the natural ability to lead teams to successful launches and profitability while managing rapidly evolving product portfolios and leads.
Principal Responsibilities:
• In conjunction with the Chief Marketing Officer and other key stakeholders, oversee marketing strategy for acquiring and retaining online community members—from leading initial marketing launch to managing community into maturity.
• Creates and maintains a methodology that illuminates product strengths and opportunities for improvement based on market demand and competitive activity.
• Own and manage strategic interactions with the sales team and develop a collaborative approach to problem-solving and communication.
• Partner with other product marketing colleagues to develop strategic selling tools, including strategic messaging and differentiated positioning; and sales training programs.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required (MBA a plus).
• Demonstrated on-the-job training in managing multiple priorities, developing processes and systems for operational excellence, and instilling a data-driven approach to product marketing.
• 5+ years of marketing experience with a track record of leading and/or contributing to complex, high-stakes marketing launches.
• Experience building, engaging, and retaining thriving online communities.
• Strong creative problem-solving, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience building creative and effective sales enablement programs in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of higher education/nonprofit and media sectors is a plus.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter within the body of the email as well as a résumé and salary requirements to marketingsearch@chronicle.com with "Senior Manager, Acquisition and Retention Marketing" in the subject heading. No phone calls, please.
More than 3.5 million people are employed at colleges and universities in the United States. Working in academe comes with its own culture, set of rules, and personalities, and navigating a career on campus is both rewarding and challenging.
A new start-up, created and backed by The Chronicle of Higher Education, aims to be the world’s premier destination for information about academic careers. We’re seeking a Senior Editor who can help shape the editorial content for this new venture, which will sit at the intersection of our readers’ professional and personal lives. Your role will be to create content that is compelling for an intellectually curious and sophisticated audience with hunger for information they can use to advance in their careers and thrive in academe.
The ideal candidate will have proven editorial, managerial, and leadership skills, and the demonstrated ability to motivate, challenge, and guide reporters, freelancers, and community managers. Applicants should be able to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, and work with colleagues outside the editorial department, including our business and technology units, while keeping overall goals in mind. He or she should have demonstrated skill as a feature editor, preferably in the service journalism arena, and have deep knowledge of the higher education community. Most of all, the candidate should be comfortable in a start-up environment, and have the passion and entrepreneurial drive to make a new venture succeed and thrive.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. is based in Washington, D.C. We're independently owned. We produce two newspapers and three Web sites, as well as newsletters and events. Our pay is commensurate with experience. And our benefits are among the best in the business. If this sounds like the job you want to make your mark, send a cover letter, resume, and 5 clips of your work as an editor or reporter (no links to clips, please) to: editorialsearch@chronicle.com Subject line should read: Job Applicant. No phone calls, please.
Persuasive Email Copy. Killer Content Marketing. Turbo-Charged Lead Generation. Social Media Maven.
If you are passionate about writing copy to achieve these goals, please read on.
As the lead copy writer, you will be responsible for developing clear and effective written communications. Be it sales tools and collateral or emails and Tweets, you are committed to writing the best possible copy to achieve the desired mission. You will be responsible for owning the writing process from concept development to project execution—and you must be a continuous well of high quality work. You work well independently but also thrive as part of a team.
To make the cut, you will bring some agency experience and/or a background in writing or communications. In addition, you must live and thrive in the land of digital communications and be committed to championing awesome email copy, savvy social networking, and smart search engine optimization across the marketing department.
Responsibilities and Qualifications:
• You are outstanding at working with Product Marketing and Marketing
Communications teammates to create concepts that resonate with our internal stakeholders and external clients.
• You develop effective copy for all marketing needs, such as: traditional ad campaigns, case studies, email campaigns, banner advertising, social media, and presentations.
• You demonstrate strong capabilities in long-form and short-form content creation, social networking, search engine tools, keyword tracking, and digital media trends.
• You have a keen eye for how strategy and execution interplay and are able to read the needs of internal clients.
• You bring critical thinking and listening skills to every interaction.
• You relish client problem solving as part of integrated team.
• You thrive on finding and recommending cool print, online and multimedia capabilities to explore.
Skills/Requirements:
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills are requires
• 3-5 years professional copywriting experience, preferably in an agency environment.
• Degree from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong portfolio with focus on linkage to results.
• Demonstrated creative ability and problem solving.
• Impeccable writing, verbal and presentation skills.
• Must have excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work within strict deadlines and excellent presentation skills.
To apply, please send resume, cover letter, salary requirements, and writing samples and/or a link to your portfolio to commjobs@chronicle.com. No phone calls please.
A journalism-driven multimedia company, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy provide award-winning news coverage to people on college campuses and to nonprofit organizations around the world.
We're looking for a Product Engineering Manager to lead a collaborative team that brings together The Chronicle's journalists and technologists to create an interactive and dynamic digital experience.
Our ideal candidate has a passion for storytelling and presenting information to sophisticated audiences in a way that makes it a joy to learn about news, ideas, and research that can change how our readers do their jobs and think about the world.
You also know how to lead and inspire a project team to foster innovation.
You love to create fast, scalable code. You're flexible and open to experimenting with new ways of working and you are exhilarated by the fast-paced, deadline driven environment of a news organization.
As the leader of our Digital Studio team, you'll work on our showcase editorial projects, from big data news apps to new tools and templates that make our journalism more compelling and useful to readers. (You can see what this group has already created at http://philanthropy.com/americagives http://adjunct.chronicle.com/).
If you're a product-driven team player, you will find plenty of opportunities for professional growth here at The Chronicle.
Responsibilities
• Lead a team of in-house and outsourced individuals to collaboratively create innovative projects and products for our audiences.
• Keep abreast of new technologies and implement these features into our microsites or standalone projects when the technology suits our needs.
• Own the architecture and code. Prioritize development initiatives and set timetables for evaluation, development, testing, and deployment.
• Work closely with our editorial staff to shape projects developed by the studio.
• Develop tools and templates that will support our fast-paced, breaking news environment and create sustainable, repeatable design implementations
• Liaison to our business departments.
Minimum Qualifications
• Strong proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, Linux, MySQL5 (or similar RDBMS)
• Expert experience with dynamic Web publishing and database technologies
• Current on any new, innovative technologies that the team can leverage
• Pro-active problem solver with strategic and analytical capabilities
• Seven plus years of CMS, CRM and Architectural experience
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Interest in news and journalism
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM
• Knowledge and experience using GIT and AWS technologies
• Self-driven, independent, with a healthy disrespect for the impossible
• Can inspire a team
• Thrives working in a fast-paced, creative and innovative environment
• Past experience working at a news organization
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to technologyposition@chronicle.com with "Product Engineering Manager" in the subject heading. Candidates who fail to supply all three aforementioned materials will not be considered. No phone calls, please.
If your thirst for knowledge is insatiable then you should know that The Chronicle of Higher Education seeks a talented Software Engineer who is passionate about building our dynamic next-generation of web-based applications and evolving a special project poised to lead our market. The Chronicle of Higher Education is building a formidable technology team in order to go far beyond its current digital content and services. The Chronicle was among the world’s first publication to use computer-based authoring, typesetting, and publishing and was also the first newspaper on the Internet. What will be the next big thing as a service for academe? We know; and we are looking for superior talent to get us there.
The ideal candidate is self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic for both learning and teaching. The ideal candidate will collaborate and create a new multi-faceted platform which will be highly visible across academe. A can-do-attitude, with the ability to energize and work with cross-functional teams is required.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Build Great Web Sites: work with other stake-owners, developers, QA, and technical project managers in solving new and existing technical challenges
• Collaborate with others: understand the requirements, implement solutions, test code and document projects
• Teach and Learn: participate in Design and Code Reviews, participate in group project evolution and learn new languages and technologies.
• Make it happen: deliver estimates, provide regular feedback and consistently help to meet project deadlines
• Be prepared for the adventure: each day will bring new challenges and will give you the opportunity to continually grow you skills.
Experience/Skills:
• 3-5 years' PHP experience (Apache, Nginx and Ruby would are a plus).
• LAMP application programming experience, as well as any prior database interaction experience with MYSQL or Oracle would be very highly desirable.
• In depth knowledge of Javascript( JQuery/AJAX ), HTML5, CSS, Responsive design.
• Proficiency in source code management practices, preferable Git
• Understands how to create and consume web services (REST, SOAP) utilizing JSON, JSONP, and XML.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• End-to-end development is a huge plus.
• Interest in or experience with news and journalism is a plus.
A journalism-driven multimedia company, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy provide award-winning news coverage to people on college campuses and to nonprofit organizations around the world.
The Chronicle is based in Washington, D.C. and offers excellent benefits including 24 paid vacation days a year.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to technologysearch@chronicle.com with “Software Engineer” in the subject heading. No phone calls, please.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, an independent news organization, seeks an experienced journalist to become a fulltime reporter in our Washington offices.
You'll cover a wide range of topics about the $1.5-trillion nonprofit sector, which makes up 10 percent of the U.S. work force.
Most of your time will be spent writing in-depth sophisticated magazine-style pieces for our readers, many of whom run organizations that are equivalent in size to businesses on the Fortune 500. Some of your time will also be devoted to quick-turnaround stories on deadline about breaking news developments. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to work closely with our team of data journalists to shape enterprise stories
We're seeking journalists who have experience covering government, business, or specific parts of the nonprofit world, such as health care or education. You should be a great storyteller and strong writer, but also be skilled in news reporting that helps our readers understand how they can do a better job of serving the public.
Knowledge of the nonprofit world is not required, but applicants must have at least five years of professional journalism experience. This is not an entry-level position.
The Chronicle has covered the nonprofit world for nearly a quarter of a century, and has a strong reputation for its mix of news, opinion, and how-to articles. Its e-mail newsletters attract more than 125,000 readers and its Web site and print publication are widely read by prominent nonprofit leaders, major philanthropists, government officials, and other journalists tracking arts, education, health, housing and other areas.
Interested candidates should send resume, cover letter, 3 to 5 samples of published articles that display both your writing and reporting skills, and salary requirements to copsearch@chronicle.com. Indicate "COP Writer" in the subject line. No phone calls.
