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About Workato
Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. To learn more, visit www.workato.com
Why join us?
Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.
But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.
If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!
Also, feel free to check out why:
Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”
Forbes’ Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world
Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America
Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers
Responsibilities
CIOnews is building the editorial and community infrastructure for the next generation of CIO and Enterprise Architect leadership. CIOnews.com is a vendor neutral independent publication and community backed by Workato, and we're hiring the first dedicated owner of our community program.
You'll build the CIO and Enterprise Architect community function from the ground up: strategy, program design, member experience, operations, and create the relationships that make it all work. There is no existing playbook to inherit at CIOnews. That requires a builder mindset and creative approach that internalizes the goal to build www.cionews.com into the new voice of IT leadership in the AI era.
This is a builder's role for someone who thrives in ambiguity. You'll be defining how CIOnews creates value for the CIO and enterprise architect communities, and help us identify, recruit, and sustain relationships with senior technology leaders. You’ll work closely with our editorial team to convert those relationships into columns, podcast appearances, events, and more.
In this role, you will also be responsible to:
Community Building & Activation
Define the operating model for this community: member lifecycle, how members are identified, onboarded, and kept engaged between touchpoints, and the feedback loops that route ideas back into editorial.
Plan and help execute community activations, including executive dinners, roundtables, and co-branded events with partners.
Propose and evaluate new plays as the community matures — vertical cohorts, recognition programs, awards, or peer working groups.
Executive Engagement
Build and maintain a working relationship base of CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CAIOs, CISOs, and Enterprise Architects
Represent CIOnews credibly in rooms with senior technology leaders, at CIOnews events, dinners, and peer gatherings.
Act as a primary point of contact for community members, understanding their priorities well enough to make smart, low-friction asks.
Content Development
Source, recruit, and shape story ideas with good editorial judgment drawn from community relationships.
Partner with the CIOnews editorial team to translate practitioner conversations into published content — podcasts, columns, interviews, and feature pieces.
Bring genuine editorial judgment: know a good story when a community member mentions it in passing.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience building and managing executive communities, peer networks, customer advisory boards, or similar programs serving senior technology leaders.
- Demonstrated experience designing and scaling community, advocacy, or executive engagement programs within an enterprise SaaS, technology, media, analyst, or consulting organization.
- Proven track record of independently building new programs or functions from the ground up, including defining strategy, operational processes, member engagement, and success metrics.
- Experience developing trusted relationships with senior technology executives, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, Enterprise Architects, or comparable executive audiences.
- Strong understanding of enterprise technology trends and the priorities of CIO and Enterprise Architecture organizations, with the ability to engage credibly in executive conversations.
- Experience partnering with content, editorial, marketing, or communications teams to develop thought leadership, executive content, or community-driven programming.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity, scale relationship management, automate repetitive work, and identify content or engagement opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or managing CIO, Enterprise Architecture, or executive technology leadership communities.
- Experience working at a business publication, industry analyst firm, technology media company, or executive membership organization.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI, automation, integration, or digital transformation initiatives and how they impact CIO organizations.
- Existing relationships within CIO communities, enterprise architecture organizations, or executive peer networks.
- Experience in planning and delivering executive events such as private dinners, roundtables, advisory boards, or leadership summits.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Builder persona with a proven track record of creating successful programs in ambiguous, early-stage environments.
- Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify compelling practitioner stories and translate executive conversations into meaningful content opportunities.
- Excellent executive presence, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Systems thinker who approaches community building as an operating system, continuously improving processes, feedback loops, and member experience.
- Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-moving startup environment.
The base salary range for this position is $215,000 - $250,000 annually and may include equity, benefits, and other components, subject to local eligibility requirements and employment type.
(REQ ID: 2884)
About Workato
Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. To learn more, visit www.workato.com
Why join us?
Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.
But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.
If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!
Also, feel free to check out why:
Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”
Forbes’ Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world
Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America
Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers
Responsibilities
CIOnews is building the editorial and community infrastructure for the next generation of CIO and Enterprise Architect leadership. CIOnews.com is a vendor neutral independent publication and community backed by Workato, and we're hiring the first dedicated owner of our community program.
You'll build the CIO and Enterprise Architect community function from the ground up: strategy, program design, member experience, operations, and create the relationships that make it all work. There is no existing playbook to inherit at CIOnews. That requires a builder mindset and creative approach that internalizes the goal to build www.cionews.com into the new voice of IT leadership in the AI era.
This is a builder's role for someone who thrives in ambiguity. You'll be defining how CIOnews creates value for the CIO and enterprise architect communities, and help us identify, recruit, and sustain relationships with senior technology leaders. You’ll work closely with our editorial team to convert those relationships into columns, podcast appearances, events, and more.
In this role, you will also be responsible to:
Community Building & Activation
Define the operating model for this community: member lifecycle, how members are identified, onboarded, and kept engaged between touchpoints, and the feedback loops that route ideas back into editorial.
Plan and help execute community activations, including executive dinners, roundtables, and co-branded events with partners.
Propose and evaluate new plays as the community matures — vertical cohorts, recognition programs, awards, or peer working groups.
Executive Engagement
Build and maintain a working relationship base of CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CAIOs, CISOs, and Enterprise Architects
Represent CIOnews credibly in rooms with senior technology leaders, at CIOnews events, dinners, and peer gatherings.
Act as a primary point of contact for community members, understanding their priorities well enough to make smart, low-friction asks.
Content Development
Source, recruit, and shape story ideas with good editorial judgment drawn from community relationships.
Partner with the CIOnews editorial team to translate practitioner conversations into published content — podcasts, columns, interviews, and feature pieces.
Bring genuine editorial judgment: know a good story when a community member mentions it in passing.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience building and managing executive communities, peer networks, customer advisory boards, or similar programs serving senior technology leaders.
- Demonstrated experience designing and scaling community, advocacy, or executive engagement programs within an enterprise SaaS, technology, media, analyst, or consulting organization.
- Proven track record of independently building new programs or functions from the ground up, including defining strategy, operational processes, member engagement, and success metrics.
- Experience developing trusted relationships with senior technology executives, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, Enterprise Architects, or comparable executive audiences.
- Strong understanding of enterprise technology trends and the priorities of CIO and Enterprise Architecture organizations, with the ability to engage credibly in executive conversations.
- Experience partnering with content, editorial, marketing, or communications teams to develop thought leadership, executive content, or community-driven programming.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity, scale relationship management, automate repetitive work, and identify content or engagement opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or managing CIO, Enterprise Architecture, or executive technology leadership communities.
- Experience working at a business publication, industry analyst firm, technology media company, or executive membership organization.
- Familiarity with enterprise AI, automation, integration, or digital transformation initiatives and how they impact CIO organizations.
- Existing relationships within CIO communities, enterprise architecture organizations, or executive peer networks.
- Experience in planning and delivering executive events such as private dinners, roundtables, advisory boards, or leadership summits.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Builder persona with a proven track record of creating successful programs in ambiguous, early-stage environments.
- Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify compelling practitioner stories and translate executive conversations into meaningful content opportunities.
- Excellent executive presence, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Systems thinker who approaches community building as an operating system, continuously improving processes, feedback loops, and member experience.
- Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-moving startup environment.
The base salary range for this position is $215,000 - $250,000 annually and may include equity, benefits, and other components, subject to local eligibility requirements and employment type.
(REQ ID: 2884)
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in managing editor jobs.
- Five or more years of editorial experience with at least two years managing a writing team
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a content strategy across multiple formats
- Proficiency with a content management system such as WordPress or a comparable platform
- Strong copy editing skills with command of AP Style or a house style equivalent
- Experience managing editorial calendars and coordinating cross-functional production workflows
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related field
Tips for Your Managing Editor Job Search
Quantify your editorial output precisely
Hiring managers want to see scope, not just titles. List the number of writers you managed, the publishing cadence you owned, and the audience size your content reached. Vague claims like 'oversaw content' get passed over fast.
Tailor your clips to the outlet type
A portfolio that works for a B2B trade publication will not impress a consumer news desk. Curate three to five clips that mirror the tone, format, and audience of each role you target before you apply.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists managing editor openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight your editorial process, not just results
Interviewers for managing editor roles probe how you run a workflow, not just what you published. Be ready to walk through your commissioning, editing, and production calendar process in concrete, step-by-step terms.
Research the publication's editorial gaps before interviewing
Read three months of back content before your interview and identify a coverage gap or format the outlet is missing. Bringing a specific observation signals you are already thinking like their editor, not just a candidate.
Negotiate scope before salary in final conversations
Managing editor roles vary wildly in what you actually control. Clarify budget authority, final cut on content, and team headcount before accepting any offer, because these factors define whether the job is workable long-term.
Managing Editor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most managing editors?
The companies hiring the most managing editors right now include Workato, ACBJ, and Arizent, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Demand is particularly strong at media companies, digital publishers, and large corporate communications teams.
How many managing editor jobs are remote?
About 67% of managing editor openings are fully remote or hybrid as of July 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible senior editorial roles. Content strategy, newsletter, and digital-first publications tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements, while print-heavy outlets and broadcast organizations more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a managing editor?
Most managing editors start as staff writers or reporters, move into a senior writer or associate editor role, and then step into a section editor or deputy editor position before reaching the managing editor level. Building a portfolio of published work, taking on editorial coordination responsibilities early, and demonstrating that you can develop other writers rather than just produce your own work are the clearest paths to the role.
Can you get hired as a managing editor without much experience?
Breaking in at the managing editor level with little experience is uncommon at established outlets, but smaller digital publications, nonprofit communications teams, and startup content operations regularly hire candidates who have strong writing portfolios, some team coordination background, and a clear editorial point of view. Freelance editing work and running a high-output independent publication can substitute for traditional staff experience when your clips demonstrate real scope.
What does the managing editor interview process look like?
Most managing editor interview processes include an initial screening call with HR or a talent partner, a substantive editorial conversation with the editor-in-chief or a senior content leader, and a practical exercise such as editing a draft, pitching a content plan, or presenting a sample editorial calendar. Final-round interviews often involve meeting cross-functional partners in marketing, product, or design to assess how you collaborate outside the editorial team.
Where can I find and apply to managing editor jobs?
You can find and apply to managing editor jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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