Head of Audience Development

Job Description

Quick Take: Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy content in an audience-first format. We're looking for a Head of Audience Development to join our team.

Why it matters: Deeply understanding and growing our unique audience through our next phase of growth is key to our success. We're looking for an experienced manager to track, analyze and understand our audience, while partnering with our editorial leaders to help those insights realize true impact. You'll partner with leaders across all relevant teams to ensure we're being proactive in our approach to growth by obsessing over our data, trends and content strategies. You'll develop new and innovative ways to help us realize our goals.

The Details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios’ mission. This is a high-energy role that requires superior understanding of data analysis, audience engagement and content strategies. We're looking for someone with the following skills and experiences:

• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing audience strategy for major media companies to meet growth, engagement and product goals.
• Ability to analyze and communicate data and key insights to drive growth and engagement.
• Proven ability to create innovative solutions to audience challenges and ability to execute against them
• Ability to create a scalable, structured approach and process to content creation to support audience goals
• Strong understanding of all distribution channels
• Meaningful experience working with digital content across distributed platforms, have demonstrated creativity in their approach to news coverage and have a desire to make people smarter about the news

Don’t forget:

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• 401K
• Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
• Company equity
• Commuter and cell phone benefit
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
• Annual learning and development stipend

Additional pandemic-related benefits :

• One mental health day per quarter
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Company-sponsored access to Ginger coaching and mental health support
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Class pass discount
• Virtual company-sponsored social events

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Axios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.