Editorial Partnerships & Digital PR Manager

Location: Waltham, MA (hybrid 3 days in office) or Remote

ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re building the only technology‑led, full‑stack provider of small business insurance, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience.

Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage. We’re backed by industry leaders in insurance and tech, and we still have room to grow — that’s where you come in.

We are hiring an Editorial Partnerships & Digital PR Manager to ensure ERGO NEXT appears consistently in buyer guides, listicles, and product roundups that influence how small businesses choose insurance providers.

This role sits at the intersection of digital PR, editorial outreach, SEO and partnerships. Your mission is simple: identify the publishers and editors that shape category recommendations, build relationships with them, and ensure ERGO NEXT is fairly represented when they evaluate small business insurance providers. Success in this role means ERGO NEXT becomes a regularly recommended brand across trusted publications, strengthening both brand credibility and organic discovery.

• Drive inclusion in buyer guides and listicles by identifying and prioritizing the editorial content that shapes purchasing decisions for small businesses.
• Develop outreach strategies that secure and maintain placement in these high‑intent recommendations.
• Build relationships with editors and publishers and become a trusted source for publications covering small business tools, entrepreneurship and financial services.
• Influence category coverage by pitching story angles, insights and data that help editors understand how ERGO NEXT serves small businesses and ensuring ERGO NEXT is considered when publications update or refresh their recommendation lists.
• Collaborate with growth & SEO teams to ensure earned placements strengthen search visibility.
• Manage PR agency execution by guiding and holding accountable external PR agencies supporting outreach and placement efforts, setting clear priorities for listicle inclusion, editorial outreach and publisher relationships.
• Measure impact and use data to refine outreach strategy and prioritize the publications that matter most.

• Experience and understanding of how editorial recommendations influence discovery and purchasing decisions.
• 4–8 years in digital PR, editorial outreach, SEO partnerships or publisher relations.
• Proven track record of securing placements in buyer guides, product roundups or editorial recommendations.
• Strong relationship‑building skills with editors, journalists or publishers.
• Familiarity with how editorial coverage influences search visibility and AI‑driven discovery.
• Comfort working with performance metrics and tracking business impact.

• Proactive and persistent outreach.
• Enjoy building relationships with editors and publishers.
• Curiosity about how search, media and AI shape brand discovery.
• Excited to build a new capability with measurable business impact.

• Salary – $142,000 – $192,000 USD (Waltham, MA & Remote) or $127,000 – $171,000 USD (other US locations). Base salary is determined by location, experience and other factors. Employees may also be eligible for an annual performance‑based incentive program.
• Benefits – Partially subsidized medical plan, fully subsidized vision/dental options, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible paid time off, parental leave and more.

ERGO Next Insurance is an equal‑opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and expression, veteran status or other non‑job‑related characteristics, or any other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.

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