Content

• Provide strategic, innovative editorial leadership and insight with a focus on evolving Canadian Art content strategy to meet the needs of its readers.

• Create an editorial calendar consistent with overall organizational goals and strategy.

• Set the tone, and editorial direction of Canadian Art magazine, the website, and all its offerings within Canadian Art’s educational mandate – to engage audiences nation-wide and address urgent and evolving issues through the lens of contemporary art and culture.

• Coach and manage the editorial team with an eye toward building organizational capacity in understanding and executing strategy and in areas like commissioning, editing, and handling subjects and sources ethically.

• Lead long-range story planning across all platforms; collaborate with the Creative Director on content presentation across all platforms.

• Help develop metrics for audience engagement.

Organizational Management & Leadership

• Oversee all editors and editing responsibilities across content platforms.

• In collaboration with the Senior Editor and Publisher, oversee the generation, approval, and management of annual budgets, with emphasis on editorial budget.

• Conduct story meetings; oversee assignments, manages deadlines, and motivates staff.

• Recruit, interview, and select editorial employees as well as oversee editorial staff and performs reviews.

• Recruit quality contributors; build and nurture relationships with them.

• Coordinate professional development and mentor editorial residents.

• Drive innovative growth opportunities including implementing new and existing technology, and platforms as ways to increase digital engagement and readership.

• Support all Foundation activities by appearing at social functions, fundraising outreach, and Canadian Art programs.

• Contribute to ongoing reporting documents for use at Board meetings and attend Board meetings.

• Harmonize event and editorial calendars, in consultation with the Director of Programs & Partnerships.

Revenue Generation & Partnerships

• Represent Canadian Art as a visible and active member of the art and cultural scene, in artist studios and galleries, among fundraising and donor communities and at local, national, and international art events.

• Meet with current and prospective advertisers – galleries, institutions, and brands – on an as-needed basis.

• Work with major sponsors RBC and TD in collaboration with the Director of Programs & Partnerships on initiatives, such as TD Indigenous, that are editorially driven.

• Work with the Development Manager to shape donor campaigns that are editorially driven.

• Oversee editorial reporting in major grant applications in collaboration with Development Manager.

Branding & Messaging

• Working with the Publisher and Board, deliver public-facing messaging for the organization.

• Oversee the development and maintenance of the organization’s visual identity in collaboration with the Board, Publisher, and Creative Director.

• Initiate and oversee redesigns to print and digital platforms, and associated collateral.

• A university degree with at least five years’ editorial experience and experience in managing content teams.

• Background and knowledge in contemporary art or art history a significant asset.

• Excellent leadership skills including a desire to mentor, guide, and develop direct reports.

• Demonstrated capability to contribute strategic insights, ideas and solutions based on an in-depth understanding of the evolving content landscape in the contemporary arts & cultural sectors.

• A savvy digital storyteller, familiar on all platforms.

• Proven ability to understand and leverage analytics and SEO to meet traffic goals.

• Hands-on attitude, results driven and a readiness to accept significant accountability for business results.

• Strong relationship skills, able to foster effective, collaborative working relationships at all levels, including Foundation Board members, financial supporters, customers, business partners, peers and staff.

• Demonstrated commitment to journalistic quality and integrity and the important role of independent news media in a democratic society.

• A creative thinker with strong editing and proofreading skills.

• Well connected and respected.

• Effective budgeting and cost management skills.

• Ability to prioritize objectives and numerous simultaneous demands.

• Excellent computer skills.

CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES

• Articulate, curious, and knowledgeable.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills that translate into effective writing and skillful presentation with an innovative point of view.

• Able to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.

• A high-energy, hardworking self-starter.

• Passionate about the arts and a strong desire to continue to build on Canada’s profile in the arts and cultural community.

• Exceptional, strategic, creative, out-of-the-box thinker with business savvy.

• Team player ready to work in a highly dynamic and collaborative workplace.

• Open-minded, non-partisan and able to view issues with objectivity.

• Customer-focused with an understanding of consumer trends in media.

• Strong leadership and management skills.

• Ability to raise the visibility of the organization, develop projects and partnerships.

• A strategic thinker who can put plans into action.