Senior Editorial Software Community Manager (Editor-in-Chief)

Senior Editorial Software Community Manager (Editor-in-Chief)C4Media Inc. is seeking a full-time Editor-in-chief to join our international, always remote team. The successful candidate is a strong leader who is passionate about creating technical content that will make a difference for more than 2M software developers per month while collaborating with some of the world’s most influential software practitioners.The role of InfoQ's Editor-in-chief is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Join us to cover the most innovative technologies of our time, collaborate with the world's brightest software practitioners, and help dev teams around the world to adopt new technologies and practices that push the boundaries of what software and teams can deliver!Responsibilities Coordinate, mentor, and help grow the InfoQ Editors team.Develop content strategies, acquire content, and help InfoQ be the #1 place to track change and innovation in software.Spearhead exploring new topics, channels, and online experiences for InfoQ readers.Requirements for this role includeDemonstrable experience in producing technical articles.Strong technical background.Experience with Agile methodologies.Passion for software and delivering amazing products.A mindset for continuously improving products and processes.Proficiency in remote work best practices and platforms (Slack, Google Drive, etc).Ability to provide efficient solutions in a timely manner.Self-motivated & self-managing. Able to work independently in C4Media’s high-freedom virtual environment.Set-up RequirementsMust reside in Europe, Africa, or South America in time zones between GMT-3 and GMT+2Able to work in as a contractor in a full-time remote positionMust have a valid passport & ability to travel internationally (incl. USA, UK)Able to work online hours that overlap with EST 9:00 AM to 1:00 PMAble and willing to travel to locations in the USA or Europe 3-5 times per year with an average stay of 5-8 days each, to attend our software conferences and annual company meetings (we would pay for your travel expenses)Reliable, high-speed internet access (a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and a minimum upload speed of 6 Mbps) & a newer computerAbout C4Media Inc.C4Media, Inc. is an established tech media company based in Toronto, Canada, who has served the professional and enterprise software community for the last 16 years. Operating remote-first and remote-always, C4Media works with a full-time professional team in North & South America, Europe, and Africa. Via our educational website, InfoQ, and our international software development conferences, QCon and InfoQ Live, we enable and support over 9 million senior software developers & teams worldwide to learn new & cutting-edge software technologies, adopt new practices and make the world a better place! Why work at C4MediaConnect with the global developer community: Meet the brightest technical leaders of our times and help more than 6.5M developers per year adopt new technologies and practices.Work from home - always: We are a remote-first and remote-always team who has been successfully operating on a work-from-home basis since 2007. And we have no intention of changing that.Travel the world: C4Media offers an opportunity to travel 3-4 times a year at our expense to NYC, SF, London, and other fun, global locations for conferences & team building. We also got you covered to add a sightseeing day to the end of the trip.Take care of each other: We look out for one another and prioritize respect, fairness, support, and well-being. Check out our core values on our careers page.Learn something new: C4Media’s culture is one of learning & mastering. Everyone has a training and education budget for professional growth every year and is encouraged to use it.Make friends across the world: Be a part of a leading, fast-growing international company and build a network of international friends and colleagues for life.Support wellbeing: In an effort to make physical activity more readily accessible, we offer staff an annual subsidy towards fitness and wellness.Generous paid time off: In addition to 25 paid days off in the 1st year and 30 paid days off in every subsequent year, we provide 1 paid day off for birthdays (or a similar special day) and 2 paid days for continuing education.DiversityOur company culture promotes and encourages a safe environment regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We particularly encourage applications from people from underrepresented groups. Read more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Software is changing the world! In 2006, Floyd Marinescu, together with Roxanne Beverstein, and Alex Popescu, saw a need for unbiased content and information in the enterprise development community. This is how C4Media—provider of InfoQ
and QCon —was created. C4 = Community of Communities created by the Community & for the Community.Today, C4Media is serving the worldwide enterprise software development community with a place to track and facilitate change and innovation. All content published on our websites and presented at our events is put together by industry practitioners. Our mission is to facilitate the spread of knowledge and innovation in the software developer community.InfoQ
is a practitioner-driven global community serving the information needs of senior developers, technical team leads, software architects, and project managers. Every day we create and share content in 4 different languages by developers for developers. With a readership base of over 1,000,000 unique visitors per month, we support hundreds of contributors worldwide who want to share their ideas about software trends and best practices with the software community.QCon
is a practitioner-driven conference designed for senior developers, technical team leads, software architects, and project managers who influence software innovation in their teams. It’s where progressive software leaders come to find out about emerging software trends and innovations, so they can develop new skills and validate their team’s software roadmap. QCon conferences are organized annually in San Francisco, New York, London, Munich, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and online.Having a great remote-first culture since 2007!Where are we located?...Everywhere!Our ValuesOur culture is… how we LIVE our core valuesTransparencyBe transparent about process, status, expectations, your feelings, successes and failures.IntegrityInner alignment with our words and actions, outer alignment with our company vision, and our internal and external agreements.We never stop learning, growing and striving to improve ourselves, our processes, and our products.ServiceThe joy of serving others, we go above and beyond for our customers, for our readers, and for each other.AccountabilityTake ownership for results. We'll do what it takes to get things done and are very serious about our commitments. Top 5 reasons why you would like to work at C4Media
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We are fostering software innovation and software is changing the world. How great would it be to be part of that?
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Great culture: people at C4Media are humble, friendly, and very responsible. Our full time team includes people from Brazil, Romania, Canada, France, Greece, China, US, United Kingdom
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Be part of a leading fast growing international company.
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Work from home / flexible work hours due to the globally distributed nature of the team, we don't demand a rigid daily schedule.
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Travel: Every year there is an all-hands company meeting in a cool place. Previous meetings: Czech Republic (Prague), China, Spain, Ireland, Portugal.
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