Director of Email Content Strategy

Future Publishing Open · verified Sep 19, 2026

On-site Los Angeles Full-time Director Content Strategy

Leadership Content Strategy role at Future Publishing. Los Angeles · full-time · $127,000–$150,000 base.

SalaryStated by Future Publishing

$127,000 – $150,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You’ll spot underserved opportunities for newsletters, email-first brands, and related audience products
You’ll guide concepts through testing, launch, and initial improvements while clarifying their market position
You’ll sharpen key newsletters by tuning structure, publishing rhythm, tone, and reader promise
You’ll define commissioning standards and editorial routines that support consistently strong performance
You’ll align product and technical work with audience experiences, advising teams across Games, Technology, Homes, Wealth, and Lifestyle

What you bring

You’ve led editorial, email, or audience strategy within digital publishing
You’ve built newsletters and other audience products that create direct reader connections
You can turn audience evidence into concepts and judge which ideas deserve refinement
You’ve carried email products from proposition to launch and continued iteration
You use performance data with editorial instinct and work effectively with designers, developers, journalists, and commercial partners

Who this fits

This role suits a creative editorial leader who can shape email products while balancing reader insight, editorial judgment, and performance data. You’ll be based in Los Angeles and work hybrid, including two days from the office. It is a full-time director role supporting brands across Technology, Games, Homes, Wealth, and Lifestyle.

From the employer

Who We Are

We're Future, a global leader in specialist media. Our people bring our trusted brands to life, helping millions of people discover expert content that informs, inspires, and drives action. As a pioneering multiplatform media powerhouse, we provide expert content and technology that build valuable communities across all channels.

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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Diversity and Inclusion

At Future, we’re working to attract, retain and foster diverse talent, educate our colleagues in the importance of diversity, and review our internal processes so that they remain as free from bias as possible. We recognise that, in order to reach diverse communities through our content, we must first ensure ours is a culture in which diversity can thrive.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments.