Senior Editor

$145,616 - $169,645/Yr

Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Stanford, CA

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Senior Editor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB) will play a crucial role in the Communications and Marketing team, focusing on creating and managing compelling written and multimedia content that highlights faculty research and the GSB experience. This position involves collaboration with faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as managing freelance writers and producing various content formats in preparation for the school's Centennial in 2025.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assign, and edit written stories to illuminate the impact and experience of the GSB community and programs.
• Report on timely news and events.
• Share knowledge and insights from faculty, students, alumni, and renowned leaders.
• Partner with podcast, multimedia, design, social media, and web teams to ensure effective storytelling across all channels.
• Work with faculty, senior leadership, alumni, and business leaders to develop rich content that supports Stanford GSB communications objectives.
• Contribute to the production and editing of Stanford Business magazine.
• Manage ongoing Voices profiles and other content series.
• May manage biweekly email newsletter.
• Recruit and manage freelance writer pool.
• May manage budget and negotiate contracts with vendors.
• May supervise interns or editorial assistants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant work experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee all aspects of the editorial and publication process.
• Demonstrated advanced communications skills (such as editorial, public relations, etc.) and the ability to synthesize material from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated ability to determine publication and editorial approaches.
• Proven success in writing for publication in print, web, social media, and other platforms highly preferred.
• Extensive experience managing and coordinating complex editorial and publication projects.
• Experience in higher education is a significant plus.
• Expert-level knowledge of job-required tools and applications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and allocate department resources.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and apply ingenuity and creativity in solving complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability discretion and judgment in evaluating implications of information release to internal and external audiences.
• Able to work a flexible hybrid schedule with a minimum of two days a week on campus and the ability to be on campus as needed for job-related events and activities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with faculty or senior-level professionals.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic and creative environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Excellent health care and retirement plans
• Generous vacation policy, including additional time off during winter closure
• Career development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to wellness programs
• Child-care resources
• Parent education and consultation
• Elder care and caregiving support
• Access to world-class exercise facilities
• Free commuter programs and ridesharing incentives
• Discounts for computers, cell phones, recreation, travel, entertainment, and more.