Editorial Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$140K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute high-impact written content and strategic communications for business development, coordinating across teams and senior leaders.

  • Lead RFI/RFP responses and case studies
  • Mentor editors and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate exceptional writing, editing, proofing, and narrative skills.
  • Craft winning RFI/RFP responses and develop detailed case studies.
  • Manage thought leadership and editorial content for marketing purposes.
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines with strong organizational skills.
  • Thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional, and fast-paced environment.
  • Partner with all agency departments to tackle projects and drive initiatives forward.
  • Lead and mentor junior editors and marketing communications professionals, providing constructive feedback and fostering professional growth.
  • Interface with senior leadership on strategic communications matters.
  • Represent the agency's brand and communications vision to clients and prospective partners.
  • Promote a culture of excellence and accountability.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of copy editing and writing experience within business development and/or marketing, with at least 2 years in a director-level role.
  • Exceptional understanding of how copy and narrative can influence new business and marketing.
  • Experience communicating with C-suite executives and clients at senior levels.
  • Demonstrated experience managing and developing team members, with a track record of helping junior talent advance their careers.
  • Proven aptitude for quick thinking with acute attention to detail within demanding deadlines.
  • A keen enthusiasm for understanding trends and technologies.
  • Effective and creative problem-solving skills.
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Critical Mass

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Critical Mass is a team of 1,900 inspired folks based in 13 offices around the world, providing full-service digital capabilities for the greatest brands on Earth. Our secret sauce is our uncompromising design standards, our relentless focus on customers, and an ability to put powerful new technologies to work for our clients. We work with the best—Apple, Nike, Mars Wrigley, Nissan, Diageo, Airbnb, BMW, BNY Mellon, Johnson & Johnson, and many more—brands who strive for connected digital ecosystems and unparalleled experiences. We help them get there by gaining deep insight into their consumers and orchestrating data, AI, design, media, and tech stacks around human stories.We’re a global agency founded in Canada, but digital is our home. If you know us, then you know we’re a special, quirky place that attracts big talent and tiny egos. (We actually give out a “so f-n nice” award—lots of them). But just because we’re friendly doesn’t mean we’re not a force to be reckoned with. We’re driven. Relentless. And we live our values. We’re Critical Mass, but our friends call us CM. Please call us CM!

Founded in 1996
Calgary, Alberta, CAN
1.8K employees (728 in marketing)
43% recommend to a friend
44% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
30.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.7%
Direct
41.5%
Referral
6.8%
Social
3.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
347 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

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