Editorial Team Lead
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The Editorial Services Team Lead, leads a team of 3 to 4 Editorial Managers and oversees the creation, quality assurance, and delivery of content to a portfolio of Skyword’s diverse client base. Additionally, the Editorial Services Team Lead implements Skyword's editorial strategy consistently across the team.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Team and Department Management
- Manage a team of editors as it works to deliver high-quality content to clients.
- Contribute to an empowering and nurturing work environment by providing ongoing leadership and support.
- Ensure the team meets daily, weekly, and monthly content delivery goals.
- Provide team and client status updates to senior management.
- Assist with team recruitment, onboarding, training, and development.
- Lead one-on-one, team, and department meetings.
Editorial Strategy and Recommendations
- Implement and maintain Skyword's editorial strategies.
- Advise the team on editorial planning, contributor selection, audience, and brand guidelines when launching new client initiatives.
- Offer senior support and editorial advice to clients, helping them overcome the challenges of online publishing.
- Provide feedback and input on ongoing planning, topics, and content.
- Educate the team on strong storytelling techniques and how to approach brand stories.
- Review content as necessary, including all seed content for new programs
Operations and Talent Staffing
- Build and manage a team of Editorial Managers and Associate Editors responsible for the management and delivery of content marketing programs for Skyword’s clients
- Coach team and provide regular performance evaluations to all direct reports
- Identify employee growth areas and work with L&D to recommend appropriate training opportunities and ensure completion
- Support Human Resources in the hiring process through candidate identification and interviewing
- Contribute during bi-weekly management roundtable discussions
Leadership
- Build relationships with/ director-level senior client stakeholders
- Resolve editorial issues and develop relevant and actionable plans, programs and recommendations
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, or related field.
- 6-8 years of professional editing and editorial management experience.
- 2-4 years of team management experience.
- Proficiency in and the ability to distinguish between The Chicago Manual of Style and The AP Stylebook
- Experience managing, developing, nurturing, and inspiring staff.
- Excellent communication and editing skills, and exceptional eye for detail.
- Experience creating and assessing strong online content (including SEO knowledge).
- Ability to analyze, evaluate, and maintain a brand’s voice.
- Experience offering editorial advice and feedback to clients and creatives.
- Ability to keep yourself and others on task and organized.
- Desire to be a team player and work with all departments of Skyword.
- Skills as a natural and powerful storyteller.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks on a deadline.
- A history of developing strong professional relationships with freelance contributors, clients, and partners.
- Occasional travel may be required
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