Crain Communications

Robotics

• Own coverage of manufacturing innovation and industrial transformation
• Break exclusive news on manufacturing strategy, factory investments, supply chain developments and emerging technologies.
• Cover how AI is transforming engineering, design, purchasing, logistics and production operations.
• Report on advances in robotics, automation, autonomous systems and next-generation manufacturing technologies.
• Examine how digital twins, simulation, additive manufacturing, software-defined production systems and advanced analytics are changing vehicle development and production economics.
• Track the evolution of supply chain strategies, sourcing decisions, reshoring efforts and critical materials procurement.
• Analyze how geopolitical shifts, trade policy and industrial policy affect manufacturing footprints and investment decisions.
• Explain the implications of automation and technology adoption for labor, skills, productivity and competitiveness.
• Identify emerging startups, technologies and business models influencing the future of automotive manufacturing.
• Deliver differentiated journalism
• Produce exclusive news, enterprise reporting, investigations, profiles and explanatory journalism.
• Translate complex technical and industrial topics into clear, actionable insights for automotive decision-makers.
• Help readers understand not just what happened, but why it matters and what comes next.
• Develop a strong network of sources across automakers, suppliers, technology companies, startups, universities, investors, consultants and policymakers.
• Create multi-platform journalism
• Collaborate with video, audio, social media and data teams to extend reporting across platforms.
• Contribute to newsletters, podcasts, video programs, data products and live journalism experiences.
• Work with colleagues in North America, Europe and Asia to identify global trends and produce coordinated coverage.
• Serve as an on-camera or on-stage representative of Automotive News when appropriate.
• Events & Industry Engagement
• Moderate panels, interviews and discussions at Automotive News events.
• Represent Automotive News at industry conferences, manufacturing facilities and technology showcases.

Automotive Manufacturing Journalist, Robotics

Journalist

• Break news and deliver exclusive reporting on developments across the energy industry.
• Cover a broad range of topics including oil and gas operations, markets, corporate strategy, M&A, finance, policy, technology, and energy transition trends.
• Produce quick-turn news stories, feature articles, enterprise reporting, and analytical pieces.
• Build and maintain relationships with executives, investors, analysts, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Monitor company filings, earnings reports, transactions, commodity markets, regulatory developments, and industry data to identify stories ahead of competitors.
• Generate original story ideas that align with audience interests and evolving industry priorities.
• Collaborate with editors, audience teams, and fellow journalists to shape coverage and maximize impact.
• Contribute to newsletters, social media promotion, and digital publishing initiatives.
• Participate in Hart Energy conferences, webinars, podcasts, awards programs, and other editorial events as needed.
• Stay informed about technological innovation, market dynamics, policy developments, and forces reshaping the energy sector.

Reporter – Energy Markets, Industry Coverage

• Break news and develop exclusive reporting on upstream oil and gas companies, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and capital markets activity
• Cover major shale basins and the operators, investors, and service providers active within them
• Track E&P company strategies, drilling programs, production trends, reserve growth, and operational performance
• Monitor SEC filings, investor presentations, earnings calls, regulatory filings, and transaction announcements for story opportunities
• Develop and maintain a robust network of sources among executives, dealmakers, investors, analysts, private equity firms, bankers, attorneys, and industry consultants
• Produce timely breaking news, analytical features, and data-driven enterprise reporting
• Identify emerging trends in consolidation, private capital deployment, infrastructure investment, and technological innovation
• Collaborate with editors, newsletter teams, podcast producers, and event staff to extend coverage across platforms
• Represent Hart Energy at conferences, industry events, panels, webinars, and executive forums
• Use audience analytics and digital publishing tools to optimize story performance and reader engagement

Senior Reporter, Shale/A&D

Product Manager

• Lead the development and optimization of products and capabilities that improve subscriber conversion and monetization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to shape and execute the roadmap for subscription systems and platforms.
• Develop and enhance paywall technologies, including decisioning, targeting, messaging, and offer presentation capabilities.
• Lead experimentation programs and use customer insights, analytics, and testing to improve business outcomes and reduce friction for audiences.
• Collaborate with research, analytics, and business stakeholders to identify customer needs, evaluate competitive subscription offerings, and inform product strategy and prioritization.
• Partner with colleagues to develop audience segmentation and personalization capabilities that improve conversion and ultimately subscriber lifetime value.
• Work closely with engineering teams to define requirements and deliver scalable, reliable subscription platform capabilities, including entitlement and account management systems.
• Manage the product lifecycle from discovery and ideation through launch, optimization, and ongoing enhancement, ensuring subscription products deliver measurable value to both customers and the business.
• Develop and track success metrics to evaluate product performance and optimize subscription outcomes.
• Communicate product vision, priorities, performance, challenges, and opportunities to stakeholders across the organization.

Product Manager – Subscription Systems

Content Manager

• Support custom content programs from kickoff through delivery
• Participate in client calls and assist with project communication and follow-up
• Help develop, edit, and oversee content across formats (articles, podcasts, white papers, webinars, video)
• Coordinate freelance writers, editors, and producers
• Work with sales and internal teams to support program execution
• Assist with webinar, podcast, and video production and moderation logistics
• Help manage timelines, deliverables, approvals, and project tracking
• Research healthcare topics and industry trends to support content development
• Contribute ideas that align client objectives with audience interests and brand standards

Assistant Content Manager

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Supports budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business analysis across multiple brands and corporate functions
• Analyzes monthly financial results and prepares variance analyses against budget, forecast, and prior year performance
• Partners with business leaders to understand financial performance and operational drivers
• Prepares management reports, dashboards, and KPI reporting packages.

Financial Analyst

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the company’s annual budget, quarterly forecast, monthly outlook, and long-range planning (3–5 year) processes.
• Own the financial forecasting framework for revenue, operating expenses, profitability, cash flow, and key business drivers.
• Develop scalable, driver-based forecasting models that support business planning across publications, events, subscriptions, digital products, and shared services.
• Partner with the Senior Vice President of Finance to develop executive-level financial updates, dashboards, forecasts, and presentations.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to publishers, sales leaders, department heads, and business leaders.
• Partner with Accounting to lead monthly actual-versus-plan reviews and identify key drivers of performance variances.

Manager, FP&A

Project Manager

• Manage cross-functional projects from initiation through delivery, keeping work on track, stakeholders informed, and teams accountable.
• Partner with department leaders to understand business needs, define scope, and translate requirements into clear, executable project plans.
• Apply critical thinking and BA instincts to identify gaps, surface risks, and help teams work through ambiguity before it becomes a problem.
• Build and maintain project timelines, resource plans, and communications that give stakeholders a clear, honest picture of where things stand.
• Manage dependencies across concurrent projects, anticipating conflicts and resolving them proactively.
• Leverage AI tools to document meetings, capture decisions, and improve productivity across the projects they manage.
• Support the PMO in developing and refining project management practices and standards.
• Utilize information from multiple stakeholders to provide recommendations, identify tradeoffs, and support informed decision-making.

Project Manager, Technology & Product

Assistant Project Manager

Artificial Intelligence

• Bring a consultative approach to every engagement, taking the time to understand a team's workflows, challenges, and goals before identifying where AI can make a real difference
• Partner with leaders across all major functions to surface workflow friction, knowledge gaps, and high-value opportunities where AI tools or training can make a meaningful difference
• Own and drive the enterprise AI enablement roadmap, scoping, prioritizing, and executing a portfolio of initiatives from discovery through adoption and measurement
• Define and maintain company-wide AI policy and guardrails, ensuring Crain is adopting AI in a way that is responsible, secure, and aligned with our values and obligations
• Lead the effort to capture and centralize Crain's institutional knowledge (decisions, processes, data, and expertise) into AI-powered knowledge bases that make the whole organization smarter: HR resources, customer research, sales and marketing materials, process documentation, and more
• Partner with IT Services on the company-wide rollout of Claude Enterprise, driving adoption and ensuring teams are set up to get real value from the platform within our Microsoft 365 environment
• Identify and implement agentic workflows and automation that reduce manual overhead across key business functions
• Build a structured approach to connecting Crain's core data sources (Naviga, Salesforce, ArcXP, Smartsheet, Fireflies, AWS, and others) as inputs into a coherent, AI-accessible model of how the business operates
• Implement and manage a company-wide AI micro-learning platform, rolling it out in deliberate phases starting where it will have the most impact, tracking adoption and outcomes at each stage to learn, iterate, and expand intelligently across the organization
• Stay close to advancements in the AI space, continuously evaluating new tools, models, and capabilities; find regular, structured ways to surface and communicate relevant opportunities to stakeholders across Crain so we're always making informed decisions about what to explore, pilot, or adopt
• Maintain a clear focus on cost efficiency and ROI across all AI initiatives; every tool evaluated, every workflow built, and every platform adopted should be held to a standard of delivering measurable value for the business