Temporary Digital Director

Be Part of What’s Next

Road & Track is looking for a Temporary Digital Director to help shape a high-impact digital editorial strategy that drives audience growth while staying true to the brand’s distinctive voice. In this role, you’ll connect editorial, reviews, social, video, and print teams to ensure the right stories reach the right audiences at the right time.

About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)

We create media that moves minds, products and ideas. Our portfolio of 30 iconic brands — including Cosmopolitan, Delish, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health and Road & Track — reaches nearly 130 million people each month. Our teams combine trusted journalism and cultural storytelling with technology, data and commerce to create experiences that inform, inspire and entertain audiences across generations and around the globe. And together, we are shaping what’s next.

Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)

- Partner with the News Director to identify and prioritize stories that drive meaningful digital traffic while maintaining Road & Track ’s distinctive editorial tone and standards.

- Advise the Director of Reviews on editorial priorities and scheduling to ensure vehicle reviews are planned, published, and promoted effectively across the site.

- Collaborate with the social media team to determine the appropriate timing, format, and promotion strategy for social posts and video content.

- Line-edit columns and work closely with columnists to strengthen stories and develop compelling ideas for future coverage.

- Partner with the Road & Track print team to identify stories originating in the magazine that should be adapted for digital and ensure they are created and deployed at the appropriate times.

- Coordinate across editorial and audience teams to align content planning, publishing schedules, and audience-development opportunities.

- Use editorial judgment and audience insights to help shape the digital content mix and identify opportunities to grow reach and engagement.

- Maintain Road & Track ’s editorial voice and quality standards across digital stories, reviews, columns, social content, and other audience-facing work.

Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)

- 7+ years of experience in digital editorial, publishing, journalism, or a related media environment, with experience leading digital content strategy or editorial operations (or equivalent experience).

- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute digital editorial strategies that balance audience growth with strong editorial judgment and brand voice.

- Strong understanding of digital publishing, audience development, social media, and content performance.

- Experience working across editorial teams and collaborating effectively with news, reviews, social, video, and print stakeholders.

- Exceptional editing skills, with the ability to line-edit sophisticated editorial work while preserving an individual writer’s voice.

- Strong editorial judgment and a deep understanding of what makes automotive, enthusiast, and service journalism compelling to digital audiences.

- Excellent communication, organization, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple content streams and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- Must be able to work in the New York, NY office four days per week as part of a hybrid work schedule.

Compensation

The base salary range below is the Company's good-faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.

Base Salary Range:
$63 — $63 USD