Editorial Partnerships & Digital PR Manager

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• Guide and hold accountable our external PR agency, setting clear priorities
• for editorial outreach, listicle inclusion and publisher relationships.
• Pitch story angles, insights and data that help editors understand how ERGO
• NEXT serves small businesses, and make sure we're considered when
• publications refresh their recommendation lists.
• Build a thought-leadership program, including LinkedIn publishing and media
• commentary from ERGO NEXT subject matter experts, to drive awareness and LLM
• citations.
• Identify and prioritize the editorial content that shapes small business
• purchasing decisions, including mainstream media, trade media, buyer guides,
• product roundups and "best of" rankings.
• Develop outreach strategies that secure and maintain placement in these
• high-intent recommendations.
• Track how AI answer engines cite ERGO NEXT and competitors through earned
• media, and target the sources those engines draw from most.
• Turn ERGO NEXT's original research, surveys and other data into stories that
• editors and creators want to cite.
• Own the distribution plan for each release across media, creators,
• communities and partners.
• Activate our sports and corporate sponsorships across earned media, creator
• content and community channels to drive awareness.
• Recruit and manage creator and affiliate partners who reach small business
• owners, from trade-specific voices to personal finance and entrepreneurship
• creators.
• Structure partnerships that deliver both credible third-party endorsement and
• trackable traffic.
• Partner with SEO/GEO, content, growth and social teams so earned placements
• strengthen organic visibility and conversion.
• Measure impact and use data to refine outreach strategy and prioritize the
• publications, creators and communities that matter most.
• We’re looking for someone who understands how editorial recommendations
• influence discovery and purchasing decisions.
• 4–8 years in digital PR, editorial outreach, SEO partnerships, or publisher
• relations
• Experience securing placements in buyer guides, product roundups, or
• editorial recommendations
• Strong relationship-building skills with editors, journalists, or publishers
• Familiarity with how editorial coverage influences search visibility and
• AI-driven discovery
• Comfort working with performance metrics and tracking business impact
• Someone comfortable building relationships with editors and publishers
• Someone curious about how search, media, and AI shape brand discovery
• Someone excited to build a new capability with measurable business impact
• The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target
• for new hire base salaries for the position in the location(s) listed. Within
• the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including,
• without limitation, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or
• training. ERGO NEXT employees are also potentially eligible for our annual
• performance-based incentive program, in addition to our benefits package,
• consisting of our partially subsidized medical plan, fully subsidized
• vision/dental options, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible
• paid time off, parental leave and more.
• Please note, we do not ask for sensitive information via chat, text, or social
• media, and any email communications will come from the domain
• @next-insurance.com or @nextinsurance.com [http://nextinsurance.com/].
• Additionally, Next Insurance will never ask for payment, fees, or purchases to
• be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to
• our open jobs via the careers page on our website. Interviews are generally
• conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other
• accommodations.
• If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by
• someone posing as a representative of Next Insurance, please do not provide any
• personal or financial information. You can find additional information about
• Trade Commission's website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams

• underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every
• single qualification. At ERGO NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse,
• inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but
• your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job
• description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right
• candidate for this or other roles.
• One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has
• an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including
• recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer,
• leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

• Medical plan
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• Parental leave