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

Times audience engagement editor Kate Sequeira contributed to this article.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025

"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

This week’s contestant is audience engagement editor Cleo Levin.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2023

Seattle Times engagement editor Taylor Blatchford contributed to this story.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 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