Forbes Advisor
Consumer Services
PublishingManager
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“Publishing Manager at Forbes Advisor. Skills: Publishing, CMS, Stakeholder Management, Team Management. Own end-to-end Production delivery for assigned vertical(s). Continuously monitor production demand vs. available for resourcing”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring content is published accurately, efficiently, and at scale across assigned verticals; translating business priorities and strategies into executable publishing plans; managing a team of Associates, Senior Associates, owning stakeholder relationships, forecasting and managing production capacity, driving monetization execution, and maintaining high publishing quality standards; ensuring the team has adequate capacity to meet business, SEO, and business asks; building a high-performing and accountable team; ensuring content is free from errors across formatting, CMS configuration, SEO, monetization, and page structure; ensuring publishing accuracy, consistency, and adherence to SEO, monetization, and editorial standards
Industry & Context.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex publishing or CMS issues and propose practical, scalable solutions.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience directly managing a team, including workload planning, performance management, coaching, and driving accountability for delivery and quality, experience in content production, publishing, or digital operations within a high-volume environment, Advanced CMS expertise (minimum 5+ years) in WordPress, AEM, or similar platforms, with a clear understanding of how CMS works and how to navigate through the different moving parts of it, Excellent stakeholder management skills, with proven experience working with senior SEO, Editorial or business leaders, business mindset with an understanding of how content drives revenue and performance, Proven ability to troubleshoot complex publishing or CMS issues and propose practical, scalable solutions, Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity for junior team members and confidently push back with senior stakeholders, Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
Nice to Have
Experience managing or influencing teams through delegation, project ownership, or informal leadership, Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with the ability to apply this knowledge practically within a CMS, Experience collaborating closely with SEO, CRO, or Product teams in a data-driven environment
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end Production delivery for assigned vertical(s)
Continuously monitor production demand vs. available for resourcing
Translate stakeholder requirements into clear
actionable production plans
Act as the primary Production point of contact
Ensure two-way communication
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
Act as a subject-matter expert in WordPress
Proactively troubleshoot CMS
and publishing issues
Identify recurring issues and raise structured tech requests
Directly line-manage a team of Associates
Own workload distribution
Coach and develop team members
Conduct regular check-ins
Implement and optimize monetization strategies
Proactively identify monetization opportunities
Act as the final line of defense before publication
Ensure publishing accuracy
Step in to format and publish a range of article types
Own and maintain production reporting for assigned verticals
Use data to highlight risks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as the primary Production point of contact for SEO, Editorial, business development and other stakeholders within assigned verticals.; Ensure two-way communication: clearly communicating production constraints while constructively challenging asks that are not feasible or aligned with priorities.; Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and represent Production confidently in project planning and prioritization discussions.; Experience collaborating closely with SEO, CRO, or Product teams in a data-driven environment.
Communication Scope
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity for junior team members and confidently push back with senior stakeholders.
Process & Methodology
Own end-to-end Production delivery for assigned vertical(s), ensuring the team has adequate capacity to meet business, SEO, and business asks., Continuously monitor production demand vs. available for resourcing and raise risks early, working closely with the Head of Publishing to resolve constraints., Translate stakeholder requirements into clear, actionable production plans, ensuring work is accurately scoped, ticketed, and prioritized for the wider Production team.
Full Job Description
Forbes Advisor is a new initiative for consumers under the Forbes Marketplace umbrella that provides journalist- and expert-written insights, news and reviews on all things personal finance, health, business, and everyday life decisions. We do this by providing consumers with the knowledge and research they need to make informed decisions they can feel confident in, so they can get back to doing the things they care about most. We are an experienced team of industry experts dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions and choose the right products with ease. Marketplace boasts decades of experience across dozens of geographies and teams, including Content, SEO, Business Intelligence, Finance, HR, Marketing, Production, Technology and Sales. We bring rich industry knowledge to Marketplace’s global coverage of consumer credit, debt, health, home improvement, banking, investing, credit cards, small business, education, insurance, loans, real estate and travel. At Marketplace, our mission is to help readers turn their aspirations into reality. We arm people with trusted advice and guidance, so they can make informed decisions they feel confident in and get back to doing the things they care about most. We are an experienced team of industry experts dedicated to helping readers make smart decisions and choose the right products with ease. Marketplace boasts decades of experience across dozens of geographies and teams. The team brings rich industry knowledge to Marketplace’s global coverage of consumer credit, debt, health, home improvement, banking, investing, credit cards, small business, education, insurance, loans, real estate and travel. The Publishing Manager plays a critical role in delivering Forbes Marketplace’s content, SEO, and monetization strategy by ensuring content is published accurately, efficiently, and at scale across assigned verticals. This role sits at the intersection of Production, SEO, Business development, CRO, and Editorial, and is accounta
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