U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.

We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

The chosen candidate will work as part of the U.S. News Healthcare vertical, helping to drive the success of marketing solutions for the senior living industry.

This hands-on role is ideal for someone with a strong background in B2B sales, client relations, and marketing strategy, as well as exposure to working with product teams. The ideal candidate is self-motivated with an entrepreneurial attitude and able to work independently in a sales capacity, demonstrating initiative and ownership across the sales cycle. Only Local New York and Washington, D.C applicants will be considered.

Are you up to the challenge?

 

• Drive New Business and deliver growth against defined revenue targets. Generate leads, exceed sales targets, and research the marketplace for continued sources of revenue. Develop, manage, and grow pipeline to capture runway.
• Client Relations: Build and maintain rapport with new and existing clients through excellent service and attending external events/conferences. Identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow the relationship and contribute to client and revenue retention and growth.
• Achieve Domain Knowledge: Develop a deep understanding of the senior living industry and how U.S. News’s content and ratings serve both end users and community owners/ operators. Educate prospects on the value of U.S. News’s marketing services and know how to overcome objections based on product knowledge.
• Business Solutions: Work with the team to build this business. Translate feedback from clients into product enhancements and communicate desired enhancements to technology teams.
• Product Launch Support: Work with cross-functional teams to communicate with customers and prospects around rating launches and key product changes.

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to empowering every consumer, institution and government with data-driven insights and advice on relevant issues impacting the communities where they live, work and serve. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.         

We reach more than millions people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.

In 2014, U.S. News released Hospital Data Insights (HDI) aperformance assessment and peer benchmarking solution that enables Chief Quality Officers and care delivery teams at health systems to benchmark their hospital's performance and improve clinical quality through a much deeper analysis of the data underpinning the Best Hospitals rankings and ratings. HDI allows health systems to analyze the metrics within each year’s methodology for quality improvement, strategic planning, and competitive analysis. 

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive.  In this position you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to develop and implement a data-driven commercial strategy that will enable the HDI team to meet and exceed sales and revenue goals. You will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sales and go-to-market strategy where you’ll understand customer needs and create and implement commercial plans to achieve it. Partnering closely with cross-functional partners to inform and elevate HDI’s brand and product in key markets.

The ideal candidate will excel at building a collaborative sales culture that fosters success and drives growth. You will expect excellence and professionalism from your team in performance of their functions with the highest levels of integrity.

Are you up to the challenge?

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and implement a national sales strategy that is aligned with the company's overall business objectives.
• Set ambitious sales targets and ensure their achievement through effective planning and execution.
• Leads the Go-To-Market strategy and helps drive the tactical marketing plans.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to identify opportunities and threats.
• Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitive landscape to inform sales strategies.

Team Management:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a distributed team of sales professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• Establish clear goals and performance metrics for the sales team, regularly reviewing and providing feedback to ensure continuous improvement.
• Promote a culture of accountability, integrity, and excellence within the sales organization.

Sales Operations:

• Partner with relevant stakeholders to ensure the optimization of sales processes, tools, and technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with operations and cross-functional teams, including marketing, product, and technology, to ensure alignment and drive customer satisfaction.
• Monitor sales, pipeline, and revenue targets leveraging the CRM solution.

Customer Focus:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Ensure the sales team delivers exceptional customer experiences, addressing client needs and concerns promptly and effectively.
• Leverage customer feedback to refine sales strategies and improve product offerings.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is accepting applications for its Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellowship. Every year four newsrooms join the program, which is designed to enhance coverage of local philanthropy and nonprofits. Each news organization receives $30,000 to spend on its reporting projects. 

Fellows receive training sessions with experts in philanthropy, investigative reporting, and public records throughout the year. They work closely with reporters in our newsroom, who help with sourcing, story development, and more. They will also work with and learn from editors and reporters who are part of our philanthropy partnership at the Associated Press and the Conversation and with national experts who can help them improve their journalism. 

Applications are open until February 14, 2026. Here’s more information and how to apply.  

Summary
Apple News provides millions of users with trusted information from leading news organizations around the globe. Editors at Apple News highlight the best content on our platform in a fun and fast-paced team environment. We are looking to hire an editor interested in working on AI projects to improve the reader experience on Apple News.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week), one-year contract role, with the possibility of an extension. The hours for this role are somewhat flexible but will be on weekdays. Candidates located anywhere in the U.S. will be considered. 

The right person for this role has experience developing or training AI tools and a demonstrated interest in how AI can be used to improve the reader experience while respecting journalistic standards and supporting the broader news industry. We’re looking for someone who has the confidence to work independently, but the flexibility to work with a team. This role sits under the Apple News Copy and Standards team and is not an engineering role, though you will work with our engineering teams.

Tasks include:

• Working cross-functionally to help develop and improve AI products related to news.
• Helping to develop machine-learning models to improve the reader experience on Apple News.
• Evaluating AI outputs and prompts.
• Developing new systems for measuring and evaluating AI outputs.
• Working with large data sets to support development of new projects.
• Working with the editorial and moderation teams to ensure journalistic standards are maintained.