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Director
of Content Development
Company Background:
Located in Newton, Massachusetts, Casino City is the
world’s leading source of information for the gaming industry
for both businesses and consumers. Business publishing activities
include the sale of reference books, CDs, online subscription
services delivered over the web, and advertising sales for
our business publications and websites. Consumer publishing
activities are focused on our free gaming portal sites that
receive over a million visitors a month with revenue derived
from customer acquisition fees paid by our advertisers. As
such, we are well positioned to take advantage of the tremendous
growth opportunities in the dynamic, rapidly expanding worldwide
gaming market.
Department Responsibilities:
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The Casino
City content team is responsible for delivering compelling and valuable
content on the casino and gaming industry for both gaming enthusiasts and
industry executives alike. Our breadth of coverage is the most extensive
in the industry, and includes comprehensive information on every gaming
facility, online gaming site, industry supplier, and gaming jurisdiction
worldwide, as well as news from both a business and consumer perspective,
strategy from dozens of respected experts, and much more.
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The
development and expansion of world-class content has been key in fueling
our rapid growth. The role of the Director of Content Development and the
entire content team will be key to our business success as we continue to
expand our product offerings.
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On the
player front, we have extensive plans for expansion of our consumer sites
and the creation of new sites focused on particular aspects of gaming such
as poker, bingo, progressive jackpots, and more.
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As an
example, a current major development focus is the creation of a poker
portal site that we anticipate will become the most popular site of its
kind over the coming year. Some examples of content that will be featured
on the site include:
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A variety
of rankings of poker networks and sites based on monitoring actual play
activity on every poker network using technology we have developed and
integrating web site popularity information supplied by several
independent web usage panels.
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A
comprehensive collection of poker strategy articles from world renowned
experts categorized by game and other topic areas and cross-referenced
with the most complete poker dictionary available on the web.
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Extensive
poker news coverage based on the work of our own news research department
and relationships with other media companies. News stories will be
classified in a variety of ways and articles will be featured throughout
the site based on content relationships.
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A complete
directory of poker software, poker networks, and individual poker sites.
Both visitor and professional reviews of poker sites and poker software
together with visitor rankings.
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A
comprehensive directory of other poker portal and information sites
organized and classified in a variety of ways including subject and
popularity rankings.
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On the
business front, we have extensive plans for our Casino City Press
publications and services as well as the creation of new online services.
We are creating a new subscription service that will provide financial
models for the gaming industry driven by up-to-the-minute revenue
information for individual gaming jurisdictions and gaming properties.
Job
Description:
You will have overall responsibility for all of our content development
activities. As a member of the senior management team you will:
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Be involved
in setting the strategic direction of the company
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Develop a
strategic plan for the company’s content efforts
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Help
establish the tone and voice of our consumer and business websites and our
business publications
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Develop
deep insight into information of interest to gaming enthusiasts and
executives
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Lead our
research efforts in the development of new content
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Establish
and manage relationships with third-party content providers such as
magazines, columnists, and authors
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Establish
quality standards and processes to insure the standards are upheld
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Ensure
content is categorized correctly and optimized for search
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Consistently deliver the content required for our publications on schedule
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Effectively
manage the content team (currently eight employees, and growing).
Job
Requirements:
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Strong
leadership and management skills
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Deep
knowledge and experience in developing and delivering compelling content
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Excellent
writing, editing, and proofreading skills
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Strong
analytical skills and the ability to manage information as a key company
asset
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A strong
focus on continuous process improvement and quality control
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A strategic
mindset and creative business development skills
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A deep
interest in all aspects of the gaming industry
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is an Archived Job.
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