Future plc

Director of Email Content Strategy

Future plc$127K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years leading editorial or email content strategy in digital publishing
  • Experience developing audience products with strong reader engagement
  • Proven track record of transforming audience insights into product concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to launch and iterate email products effectively
  • Strong creative judgment and evaluation skills for refining editorial work
  • Skilled in using performance metrics for strategic decision-making
  • Collaborative experience with cross-functional teams including designers and developers

Responsibilities

  • Identify market opportunities for new newsletters and email-first brands
  • Lead projects from concept through testing and optimization
  • Enhance priority newsletters by refining editorial structure and cadence
  • Establish best practices for commissioning and editorial workflows
  • Collaborate with technical leads to align product capabilities with audience needs
  • Advise brand teams across various market verticals including Games and Lifestyle

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k plan with company matching
  • Generous uncapped leave policy
  • Performance-based profit sharing bonuses
  • Incentives for referring new hires
  • Well-being support through Colleague Assistant Programs
  • Opportunity to purchase company shares through a Share Incentive Plan
Full Job Description
Description

You'll join our Audience organization, driving growth across our high-profile portfolio of brands in Technology, Games, and Lifestyle. We connect millions of readers globally through expert content, newsletters, and digital platforms. Our team builds distinctive, audience-led email products that engage readers and unlock commercial value. In this Los Angeles role, you'll shape our global email strategy across our premier digital brands.

In this role, you'll serve as the creative leader for Future's global email portfolio. In this role, you'll develop distinctive email products and strengthen our priority newsletter brands. You'll partner with editorial, audience, product, design, and commercial teams to turn concepts into high-performing products. Your work directly drives audience retention and commercial growth across our diverse portfolio.

What You'll Do

You will report into the SVP, Technology, Games, Audience Development & Content Strategy
  • Identify white-space opportunities for new newsletters, email-first brands, and related audience products.
  • Lead products from concept through testing, launch, and early optimization to ensure distinct market positioning.
  • Strengthen priority newsletters by refining editorial structure, cadence, voice, and reader value proposition.
  • Establish commissioning principles and editorial rhythms to help teams maintain high performance.
  • Partner with technical and product leads to align technical capabilities with creative audience experiences.
  • Advise cross-functional brand teams across Games, Technology, Homes, Wealth, and Lifestyle verticals.


What You'll Bring
  • Professional background leading editorial, email, or audience content strategy in a digital publishing environment.
  • Background developing editorial, newsletter, or digital audience products with direct reader relationships.
  • Creative judgment with a track record of turning audience insight into product concepts.
  • Experience taking email products from proposition through launch and ongoing iteration.
  • Skill in evaluating concepts thoughtfully to refine ideas and elevate promising editorial work.
  • Ability to leverage performance metrics to guide strategic decisions alongside editorial intuition.
  • Experience partnering with designers, developers, journalists, and commercial stakeholders.


What We Offer
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k plus a company match
  • Uncapped leave
  • When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
  • Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
  • Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programs
  • Opportunity to purchase shares in Future with our Share Incentive Plan


The expected range for this role is $127,000 - $150,000.

This is a hybrid role, working 2 days from the Los Angeles office.

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About Future plc

Future plc is a British media company that specializes in publishing and digital media. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bath, England. Future plc publishes a wide range of magazines, including technology, gaming, music, and photography. The company also operates a number of websites and produces events and exhibitions. Future plc has a global reach, with offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and France. The company is committed to providing high-quality content to its readers and helping its customers to reach their target audiences.
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Size
2,000 employees
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Founded
2017

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