Managing Director – Collecting Daily
Reporting to:
Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for Launching and Scaling:
A global, daily, cross-category collectibles news platform
Location:
Jersey
SUMMARY
We have created an exciting growth company in the £200 billion per annum collectibles market. The Managing Director will have overall profit and loss account responsibility for a daily global news service. This is a founder-style role inside an established Group with in-house experienced specialist skills related to collectibles in editorial, marketing, website development, sales and operations.
We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial publisher and editor for a hands-on role including defining the editorial vision, establishing workflows, delivering a high-quality service, building a large subscriber base and advertising revenues in a fast moving start-up environment.
The ideal candidate will work closely with the Group CEO and founders, but will have clear autonomy to build Collecting Daily into a standalone, high-value media asset.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1 Launch & Operations (Immediate Priority)
- Launch Collecting Daily as a 7-day-a-week email news service
- Define and maintain the daily editorial template
- Build repeatable editorial workflows using AI-assisted tooling
- Ensure consistent tone, accuracy and brand trust
- Oversee day-to-day publishing and editorial quality control
2 Audience Growth & Engagement
- Drive rapid subscriber growth using:
> Existing databases
> SEO and content optimisation
> PPC and paid acquisition
> Partnerships with category specialists and platforms - Build category-led growth focussing on the areas with the largest base of collectors (eg. trading cards)
- Monitor and optimise:
> Opening rates
> Click-through rates
> Returning readership
3 Commercialisation & Revenue
- Ownership of driving all advertising and sponsorship revenue to deliver revenue targets as agreed
- Manage sales of lead sponsorships, category sponsorships, display advertising and sponsored content
- Develop advertiser relationships with marketplaces, auction houses, major specialist dealers and professional societies
- Build escalating pricing strategies with a focus on securing long term series advertisers
4 Product & Platform Development
- Act as business owner for the Collecting Daily platform build
- Translate editorial and advertising needs into product requirements
- Work with developers on:
> Algorithmic feed
> Category dashboard
> AI summarisation and tagging
> Newsletter automation - Ensure the product remains simple, fast and scalable
5 Team Leadership
- Build and manage a lean start-up team
- Management of external partners (SEO, PPC, development)
- Create a performance driven culture focussed on delivering fast paced growth
6 Strategic Development
- Position Collecting Daily as the “Bloomberg of Collectibles”
- Prepare business for marketplace advertising, data monetisation and potential spin-out or strategic sale
- Regular reporting to the Board of progress in plan against defined milestones, KPIs and financial performance
KEY SKILLS
- 5 years + in digital media, publishing or content-led platforms
- Proven experience in scaling newsletters, niche media platforms or audience driven businesses
- Comfortable working with AI-enabled workflows
- Experience in monetising B2B or enthusiast audiences
- Hands-on entrepreneurial mindset
- Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
BENEFITS & REMUNERATION
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Annual bonus scheme
- Potential equity participation
- 25 days Holiday + Public Holidays