Head of Content - The Rundown

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Head of Content - The Rundown An opportunity to join an exciting, well-funded and fast-growing creator economy business. Electrify is a dynamic new digital media company that invests in and scales creators with an established YouTube presence. We have invested in various leading channels and The Rundown is one of the leading channels in our portfolio. The Rundown is the world’s largest AI community, informing millions of people around the world about everything going on in AI, why it matters, and how you can apply it. Our daily newsletter and social media channel engage with millions each day, and our AI University gets hands-on and educates thousands of members on using AI tools. Come and build the future of media with us! About the role As Head of Content at The Rundown, you'll own the editorial bar across everything we publish — three daily newsletters (AI, Tech, Robotics), social channels, guides, newsletter takeovers, and new show formats. You'll be the manager that our team looks to, the person who ensures every piece that goes out sounds like The Rundown. You'll also build the team that makes this possible - recruiting, hiring, and developing writers, editors, and producers as we expand from three newsletters into a multi-show, multi-format content operation. By end of year 1, we expect you'll be leading a team of 8-12+ across editorial, video, and short-form You'll report directly to the CEO, run weekly calls, and help us scale our media ecosystem from three newsletters into a full portfolio of shows and formats. Key Responsibilities Own editorial quality across all properties: Review and edit the AI, Tech, and Robotics newsletters daily. Give direct, specific feedback to writers — not just line edits, but coaching on structure, angle, and voice. Enforce brand voice consistency: Ensure social posts, guides, newsletters, takeovers, and show content all sound and look like one publication. Maintain and evolve our voice guidelines as we add formats. Lead newsletter takeover editorial: Partner with the team to ensure every sponsored takeover meets our editorial standards. Push back on weak sponsor submissions and guide them toward content our audience will actually read. Scale the media ecosystem: Help us go from three newsletters to a full portfolio — new shows, new formats, repeatable editorial systems, and flywheels that compound across the content ecosystem. Build and lead the content team: Own the org design for editorial. Decide what roles we need next, when we need them, and what the reporting lines look like as we expand from three newsletters into shows, podcasts, and new formats. Recruit and hire top editorial talent: Partner with ops to run the editorial hiring pipeline end-to-end — JDs, sourcing, screening, interviews, take-home tests, and close. Develop and retain the team: Run 1:1s, give hard feedback, set performance expectations, and own onboarding. Run editorial weekly calls: Lead weekly editorial syncs, track KPIs, surface bottlenecks, and bring new ideas to the CEO on where we should go next. Coach and develop: Help our broader writing team level up. Give hard feedback with care. Own onboarding and recruiting for new editorial hires. Skills and experience A writer's editor: You've been a senior editor or managing editor at a publication, newsletter, or media brand. You can diagnose what's wrong with a draft in 30 seconds and articulate the fix clearly. AI-native: You use AI tools daily to research, draft, fact-check, and ship faster. You can tell immediately when a piece was AI-generated and poorly edited - and you know how to fix it. Obsessed with AI as a topic: You read our newsletter. You can tell the difference between genuinely important AI news and hype, and you have strong opinions about coverage. Voice-calibrated: You can write in someone else's voice, teach others to do the same, and hold the line on consistency across a team. A builder, not just an editor: You're excited about designing new content formats, not just polishing existing ones. High trust, high ownership: You'll be the senior editorial person at a company that doesn't have one today. You thrive with autonomy and you're good at managing up. Electrify Culture Dynamic environment - We are dedicated to providing a world-class creative culture where our employees can thrive. We’re looking for self-starters with an entrepreneurial mindset who want to be part of our success story. You’ll discover new opportunities, take ownership of important initiatives and learn at a fast pace. Work anywhere - We are a remote team with employees around the world. This means you are free to work from anywhere with a good internet connection. Our Values – We are committed to fostering a culture that values innovative, diverse ways of thinking and the ability to drive positive change. DEI is in our DNA, and our DEI Committee and Social Hub initiatives reflect this commitment. Force for good - We believe in unlocking the power of Electrify to tell stories that change lives. Digital media has the opportunity to propagate inspiring ideas and knowledge that can generate extraordinary change. Electrify Impact provides initiatives and resources to support emerging creators and positive impact organisations amplify their voice. In support of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) , we actively encourage support on our mission to make the world a better place for all. What we offer A chance to build the sales organization behind the fastest-growing media brand in AI, reaching 2M+ professionals daily, with significantly underpriced inventory and massive headroom. A global team that is passionate about the future of AI, media & education. Competitive base + performance compensation, flexible hours & fully remote work. Electrify is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.