Senior Editor, Digital Experience

Job Description

As senior editor, you’ll lead a team of writers and editors in the development of thought-provoking, persuasive content for Merkle’s digital clients. You’ll bring a sharp focus to client objectives, balance them with the end-user’s needs, and translate business-building strategies into the execution of content on websites, apps, portals, and other digital experiences.

• Lead the development and execution of digital content for clients.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive and strategic approach to storytelling, tying together big ideas/concepts with brand messaging in novel and engaging ways.
• Manage and contribute to the actual content creation with team members, including deliverables such as content matrices, copy deck management, and editorial guidelines.
• Participate in creative concepting with brand, UX, strategy, and creative teams.
• Create and maintain editorial calendars, content playbooks, style guides, taxonomies, metadata frameworks, and content guidelines.
• Manage a team of writers and editors (as well as contractors/vendors when appropriate)
• Mentor team members (junior, mid-level, and even senior content writers/editors) to increase their impact, develop their strengths, and grow their careers by providing regular performance feedback, check-ins, and reviews for your direct reports.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in writing and editing
• 3+ years of direct people management experience
• Degree in Writing, Journalism, Literature, Communications, Marketing, or related field
• Collaborative, communicative, organized, and personable
• Great presentation skills (to internal teams, leadership, and clients)
• A mix of big picture thinking and detail-oriented execution
• Proactive and go-getter mentality (with business development, process improvement, operations, client work, etc.)
• Proven track record to confidently work with cross-functional teams
• Technology platform and Content Management System experience preferred
• Agency experience preferred (including experience across a variety of verticals, as well as B2B and B2C experience)

Please include samples of your work that show experience developing content strategies and executing elements of those strategies. This may include workflows, content templates, style guides, or content standards you’ve defined/developed. Please also include examples of hands-on work you’ve done creating or editing content for websites and apps, including but not limited to microcopy, user education, product copy, thought leadership, and marketing communication.

Remote considered for this position.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.