engagement editor

American  

[en-geyj-muhnt ed-i-ter] / ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənt ˌɛd ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person responsible for attracting and retaining readers of an online publication, as by using social media, analytics, and SEO.

   In just a year, their new audience engagement editor had tripled their readership.

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Etymology

Origin of engagement editor

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

David Viramontes is an audience engagement editor for the entertainment section of Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

"I've always realized that as a queer person, there has to be other representations," says Petruce Jean-Charles, 26, an audience engagement editor specialist.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

Cleo Levin is a Slate audience engagement editor.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022

“If we’re trying to judge efficacy, it’s hard because impressions on the internet are a dime a dozen,” Stefan Smith, former online engagement editor for the Pete Buttigieg campaign, said in an interview on Tuesday.

From The Verge • Jan. 5, 2022

Seattle Times engagement editor Jenn Smith contributed to this report.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022