7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership with a strong portfolio of published work.
Ability to adapt writing styles for diverse audiences and channels.
Proficient in developmental and copy editing, content planning, and production management.
Experience mentoring writers and improving team output quality.
Strong learning agility.
Refined judgment on structure, argument, and voice, with a flexible approach to rules.
Keen eye for narrative in complex, technical, or ambiguous content.
Proficient in grammar, style, and storytelling guidelines, with a strategic approach to rule-bending.
Comfortable with AI tools, integrating them meaningfully into editorial workflows.
Passionate about crafting compelling narratives.
Responsibilities
Own and uphold editorial quality throughout all outputs.
Reject mediocre content in favor of excellence.
Ensure clarity and accuracy in all editorial work.
Develop and maintain a consistent and recognizable voice for the brand.
Take accountability in editorial decisions amidst diverse opinions.
Plan and manage a dynamic editorial calendar in a fast-paced environment.
Edit content at all levels, from overall vision to detailed line editing, providing constructive feedback.
Mentor and inspire writers, enhancing their skills and respect within the team.
Analyze complex topics and present them in an easily understandable manner.
Build and evolve editorial systems, including style guides and workflows.
Collaborate effectively across departments to meet content needs.
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements to encourage work-life balance.
Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
Access to cutting-edge tools and resources to improve efficiency.
Collaborative work environment fostering creativity and innovation.
Supportive culture that values storytelling and quality content production.
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.
