Editor-in-Chief, Solar Power World

The Editor-in-Chief will lead the editorial vision, content strategy, and audience development of a leading solar industry publication. This hands-on leadership role combines original journalism, editorial direction, and community building to serve professionals across solar installation, project development, equipment, energy storage, and policy. You will shape coverage across digital, newsletter, podcast, webinar, and event platforms while maintaining the publication’s credibility and editorial independence. Alongside guiding contributors and managing daily operations, you will develop industry conversations and flagship programs that strengthen audience engagement. This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial journalist to influence how the solar sector understands and responds to a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

• At least 5 years of experience in journalism, editorial leadership, content strategy, or a related field.

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or a related discipline preferred.

• Strong reporting, writing, and editing experience in B2B, trade, business, technical, or energy journalism.

• Proven ability to set editorial priorities, manage contributors, coordinate multiple projects, and meet deadlines while remaining a hands-on content producer.

• Excellent news judgment and the ability to distinguish meaningful industry developments from promotional claims.

• Curiosity and technical fluency to cover solar equipment, installation practices, energy storage, project economics, and policy.

• Confidence interviewing subject-matter experts, moderating industry discussions, and representing a media brand publicly.

• Experience creating or overseeing newsletters, webinars, podcasts, event programming, or other multiplatform editorial initiatives.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to translate audience needs into relevant and sustainable editorial concepts.

• Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills, including the ability to use audience data without allowing traffic targets to undermine relevance or reader trust.

• Sound judgment regarding sourcing, conflicts of interest, and the separation of editorial and sponsored work.

• Willingness and ability to travel for reporting, industry events, company meetings, and brand activities.

• Particularly valuable experience includes covering solar or related technical markets, managing rankings or industry recognition programs, and launching or growing editorial products, communities, or events.

Application materials: Candidates should submit a résumé, selected reporting and editing samples, and a brief statement describing their approach to leading the publication. Please also include an example of an editorial product, series, program, or event you helped develop, outlining your contribution and key lessons learned.