Stanford Graduate School of Business is a recognized leader in management education and research. Our mission is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management, and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled and insightful leaders who change the world.
The senior editor will be a key contributor to our team of editors, writers, and multimedia producers who help fulfill this mission by creating, editing, and publishing stories that share these ideas with our audience of current and aspiring global leaders.
The purpose of this job is to conceptualize, write, edit, and produce stories on management and business issues for our website, magazine, email newsletter, and syndication partners around the world. The ideal candidate has strong organizational, people, writing, and editing skills, an understanding of the editorial and content-creation process (digital and print), and solid editorial judgment.
In particular, the position holder will be expected to:
- Work closely with the editorial director and editorial team to produce content of the highest professional standard.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues who have responsibilities in social media, web, email, public relations, and other distribution platforms to publish content and ensure content needs are met and that all distribution channels are fully optimized.
- Conceive of, develop, and produce new story ideas and concepts for a variety of media platforms, and encourage and facilitate both story and platform development.
To apply, please fill out the online form. Applications must also include in their cover letter a brief description of three different ways to tell a story, and a list of five publications the applicant looks to for inspiration, ideas, and edification. Applications that do not include these items will not be considered.
