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Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?
At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.
We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.
About Informa TechTarget
Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.
With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.
Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:
- Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
- Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
- Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
- Custom content that engages and prompts action
- Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts
Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
For more information, visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn
Job Description
This role is based in our DC Office office.
Healthcare Dive is looking for a Lead Editor to lead our daily and weekly digital publications covering the healthcare industry and the journalists behind them.
You will set editorial direction, shape strategy, define priorities, and help your team deliver strong results over time.
We are looking for someone with experience managing business journalists and publications. The ideal candidate is a skilled newsroom leader who can raise the ambition and execution of our journalism, manage people at different stages of their careers, and help grow Healthcare Dive as a market-leading publication.
As Lead Editor, you will work closely with the team to identify, assign, and edit daily stories and features across topics such as turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, and federal and state policy. You will elevate all types of coverage, from breaking news briefs to in-depth trend analysis, and help plan and deliver major editorial projects.
This role reports to the Senior Managing Editor.
Job duties
- Model and reinforce strong journalism fundamentals every day
- Mentor and coach team members with different levels of experience
- Set and execute a compelling long-term vision for the publication
- Manage the publication’s resources and budget
- Help shape and develop editorial products
- Give clear, constructive feedback during the performance review process
- Edit a wide range of coverage, including breaking news, analysis, enterprise stories, high-impact features, investigative pieces, and profiles
- Lead strategic planning for the publication
- Drive key team initiatives and help people deliver on them
- Help onboard and train new hires
- Ensure the publication’s growth aligns with the broader newsroom and company vision
Qualifications
- Excellent editing, writing, and communication skills
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop editors and reporters
- Ability to build and grow compelling editorial products that resonate with business readers
- Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to plan holistically, shape coverage, and deploy resources effectively
- Clear understanding of the needs of niche business audiences
- Expertise in healthcare industry journalism strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of digital news and business or trade journalism
- At least 4 years of business journalism or related experience, including management experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, English, or a related field
Additional Information
TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.
Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.
We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.
Our benefits include:
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with a philanthropic organization
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: Open Vacation, plus 10 national holidays, and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $120,000 based on experience.
This posting will automatically expire on 11/30/2026.
Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?
At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.
We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100.
About Informa TechTarget
Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.
With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.
Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:
- Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
- Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
- Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
- Custom content that engages and prompts action
- Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts
Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
For more information, visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn
Job Description
This role is based in our DC Office office.
Healthcare Dive is looking for a Lead Editor to lead our daily and weekly digital publications covering the healthcare industry and the journalists behind them.
You will set editorial direction, shape strategy, define priorities, and help your team deliver strong results over time.
We are looking for someone with experience managing business journalists and publications. The ideal candidate is a skilled newsroom leader who can raise the ambition and execution of our journalism, manage people at different stages of their careers, and help grow Healthcare Dive as a market-leading publication.
As Lead Editor, you will work closely with the team to identify, assign, and edit daily stories and features across topics such as turbulence in the Affordable Care Act exchanges, hospital consolidation, the use of AI, and federal and state policy. You will elevate all types of coverage, from breaking news briefs to in-depth trend analysis, and help plan and deliver major editorial projects.
This role reports to the Senior Managing Editor.
Job duties
- Model and reinforce strong journalism fundamentals every day
- Mentor and coach team members with different levels of experience
- Set and execute a compelling long-term vision for the publication
- Manage the publication’s resources and budget
- Help shape and develop editorial products
- Give clear, constructive feedback during the performance review process
- Edit a wide range of coverage, including breaking news, analysis, enterprise stories, high-impact features, investigative pieces, and profiles
- Lead strategic planning for the publication
- Drive key team initiatives and help people deliver on them
- Help onboard and train new hires
- Ensure the publication’s growth aligns with the broader newsroom and company vision
Qualifications
- Excellent editing, writing, and communication skills
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop editors and reporters
- Ability to build and grow compelling editorial products that resonate with business readers
- Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to plan holistically, shape coverage, and deploy resources effectively
- Clear understanding of the needs of niche business audiences
- Expertise in healthcare industry journalism strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of digital news and business or trade journalism
- At least 4 years of business journalism or related experience, including management experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, English, or a related field
Additional Information
TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.
Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.
We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.
Our benefits include:
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer with a philanthropic organization
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: Open Vacation, plus 10 national holidays, and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $120,000 based on experience.
This posting will automatically expire on 11/30/2026.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in deputy editor in chief jobs.
- 7 or more years of editorial experience with at least 3 in a leadership role
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a team of writers and editors
- Strong news judgment and ability to set editorial strategy across platforms
- Experience with content management systems and digital publishing workflows
- Proven record of editing long-form, breaking news, and multimedia content
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field
Tips for Your Deputy Editor in Chief Job Search
Tailor applications to publication type
A digital-native outlet wants different instincts than a legacy print brand or a B2B trade publication. Read the masthead, recent editorial choices, and tone before applying, then mirror that language in your cover letter so it's clear you understand the publication's voice.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists deputy editor in chief openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Build a clips portfolio that shows range
Editors at this level are expected to shape coverage across multiple formats and topics. Curate clips that show your judgment as an assigning editor, not just your writing. Include examples where you developed a story idea, edited it, and placed it strategically.
Prepare for an editorial judgment exercise
Many outlets at this level give candidates a take-home or live pitch exercise: assign a story, write a coverage plan, or react to a breaking news situation. Practice articulating why you'd prioritize certain angles and what sources you'd pursue first.
Negotiate the editorial mandate, not just pay
Before accepting an offer, clarify your authority over story selection, budget for freelancers, and your reporting relationship to the editor in chief. These determine whether you can actually do the job you're being hired for, and they're easier to settle before you start.
Deputy Editor in Chief Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most deputy editor in chiefs?
The companies hiring the most deputy editor in chiefs right now include The Hearst Corporation, TEGNA, and Nexstar Media Group, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and District of Columbia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Media conglomerates, digital news outlets, and B2B publishing groups tend to post the most roles at this level.
How many deputy editor in chief jobs are remote?
About 70% of deputy editor in chief openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote arrangements more common at digital-first publications and newsletters than at legacy print outlets. Roles that require managing in-person editorial meetings or overseeing print production cycles tend to stay on-site or hybrid.
How do you become a deputy editor in chief?
Most deputy editors in chief work their way up through staff writer and senior editor roles before taking on section editor or managing editor responsibilities. Building a consistent record of strong editorial judgment, developing other writers, and owning a coverage area are the steps that typically lead to a deputy-level appointment. A portfolio showing both strong editing and strategic thinking accelerates the path.
Can you get a deputy editor in chief job with little experience?
Getting hired as a deputy editor in chief with minimal experience is uncommon because the role requires demonstrated editorial leadership, but entry points exist. Some smaller publications, niche outlets, and fast-growing digital brands will hire candidates with strong senior editing experience who haven't held a formal deputy title yet. Showing you've functionally done the work, even without the title, matters more than the credential alone.
What does the deputy editor in chief interview process look like?
The interview process for a deputy editor in chief role typically starts with a conversation with HR or a talent team, followed by one or more editorial interviews with the editor in chief and senior staff. Candidates are often asked to complete an editorial exercise, such as pitching a coverage plan or editing a draft. Final rounds usually involve meeting department heads or ownership, and references from previous editorial supervisors are standard.
Where can I find and apply to deputy editor in chief jobs?
You can find and apply to deputy editor in chief jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and editorial focus, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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