7+ years in editorial roles with a portfolio showcasing language mastery.
Ability to adapt writing styles to different audiences and channels.
Proficient in all aspects of editing from developmental to copy editing.
Experienced in mentoring writers and enhancing team output.
Demonstrates a strong capability for rapid learning.
Excellent judgment in narrative structure and voice.
Deep knowledge of grammar, storytelling, and editorial rules, with an understanding of when to diverge from them.
Comfortable using AI tools to enhance editorial processes.
Responsibilities
Own editorial quality from inception to delivery.
Reject any standards of mediocrity in content creation.
Demand crystal-clear communication and ensure factual accuracy.
Define and maintain the company's unique editorial voice across all outputs.
Be a reliable authority in editorial discussions, guiding subjective opinions toward objectivity.
Manage the editorial calendar and streamline production in a fast-paced setting.
Edit at all levels, providing constructive feedback that enhances both content quality and writer development.
Mentor and nurture talented writers, earning their respect while contributing to their growth.
Simplify complex ideas for easy understanding among diverse audiences.
Build and refine editorial systems, including style guides and workflows.
Collaborate effectively with cross-department teams to fulfill diverse content needs.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
Own editorial quality end to end.
Reject mediocrity.
Demand clarity. Ensure accuracy.
Be Perplexity. Evolve and enforce our voice. Everything we ship should sound like we shipped it.
Be accountable. Hold objective authority in a sea of subjective opinions.
Plan and manage the editorial calendar. Run prioritization and production for a fast-moving pipeline in a high-growth environment.
Edit at every level. Player-coach plus team owner and stadium sponsor. Move fluidly from high-level editorial vision to developmental editing to line-level copy editing. Deliver feedback that makes the writing and the writer better.
Mentor, elevate, and attract excellent writers. Earn the respect of strong writers by making them stronger.
Make sense of things. Make sense to people.
Build the editorial system. Evolve and own the style guides and workflows.
Work productively across the company. Everyone wants content, and you're the content.
Qualifications
7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership, with a body of published or edited work that demonstrates exceptional command of language.
High flexibility of tone and mind. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences.
High competence throughout the editorial stack: developmental editing, copy editing, content planning, and managing production.
A demonstrated track record of mentoring writers and improving the quality of a team's output, not just your own.
Exceptional ability to learn.
Refined judgment on all matters of structure, argument, and voice
A proven eye for narrative in messy, ambiguous, or highly technical material.
Deep familiarity with the rules of grammar, style, and storytelling.
Enough experience in the bullet above that you have a clear perspective on which rules you intend to break and when.
Comfort using AI tools and the ability to articulate exactly where and how you incorporate them into your workflows.
