Chief Subscription Officer

About the Role

Slate is looking for a C-level leader to drive company growth through subscriptions. While we have strong skills around conversion and retention, growth will require a leader who can chart full-funnel strategies for finding and engaging new audiences. That means working with our editorial team to broaden Slate’s appeal, establish new subscription products and update existing ones, and then bring those new readers and listeners through the funnel to paid subscriptions.

This position reports to the Chief Executive Officer, and will work closely with the Editor in Chief and Chief Financial Officer. It will directly oversee the subscription team, paid acquisition, and acquisition-related metrics, and will work closely with editorial and product leadership.

Background

We're looking for someone who has strong product opinions, and has built habituation loops and mid-funnel infrastructure at scale. This could come from:

●      Consumer subscription businesses (media, fitness, learning, gaming) ●      Product/growth roles at companies with freemium-to-paid models ●      Retention-focused roles at streaming or membership platforms

Ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience moving users from casual engagement to habitual usage before asking for money.