Slate Magazine · 3 days ago
Chief Subscription Officer
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $275K/yrSlate Magazine is seeking a Chief Subscription Officer to drive company growth through subscriptions. This role involves developing strategies to engage new audiences and overseeing the subscription team to enhance paid acquisition and retention efforts.
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Responsibilities
Set the long-term strategy for subscriptions and subscription growth across text, audio, and games, thinking on a three-to-five-year time horizon
Lead the subscription team, identifying gaps and building capabilities around paid acquisition and other opportunities
Partner with the Editor in Chief to sharpen content strategy in order to better drive subscription growth
Map and measure the entire user journey from first touch to subscription
Establish mid-funnel metrics and teach the organization how to impact them
Connect existing investment initiatives (video, games, newsletters, features) into a coherent growth strategy
Expand paid promotion to scale acquisition, leading to subscription growth
Improve retention by better understanding the causes of churn and how to combat them
Qualification
Required
Proven experience building and optimizing mid-funnel/habituation metrics at a subscription business
Track record of transformational change
Experience establishing shared goals with creative leadership
Specific examples of moving users from casual to habitual usage
Deep knowledge of email marketing, retention loops, and habit formation
Data fluency with modern analytics tools (e.g., Amplitude)
Experience navigating a creative culture with business needs
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits program
Three subsidized medical plans
Two dental plans
Provided by Aetna
Flexible spending accounts
Company
Slate Magazine
Slate is a daily online magazine and podcast network that helped invent the voice of the web.
Founded in 1996
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Slate Magazine has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (30)
2024 (4)
2023 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2004-12-21Acquired
Leadership Team
Dan Check
Chief Executive Officer
Hillary Frey
Editor In Chief
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