Senior Marketing Editorial Manager

Charles River Associates - Boston, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Boston, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Marketing Editorial Manager will lead the editorial team within the Marketing, Business Development, and Coaching (MBDC) department at Charles River Associates. This role is crucial for creating and editing both internal and external messaging that engages stakeholders and supports the firm's marketing and business development initiatives. The position involves overseeing the production workflow of marketing content, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, and collaborating with consultants to develop strategic marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, edit and/or proofread a range of written materials for internal and external audiences including articles, brochures, project descriptions, website content, RFPs, internal communications, and a variety of sales materials.
• Manage marketing content across the production workflow, including planning, drafting, approval, and publication, and measurement.
• Ensure CRA marketing materials follow brand guidelines for language, messaging, and tone, including versioning between UK and US spelling where required.
• Plan and execute CRA's content management strategy.
• Regularly meet with consultants to assess their needs and collaborate with the MBDC on marketing and business development campaigns.
• Work closely with consultants and the design team to distill complex subject matter into strategic, branded marketing content; shepherd designed layouts through the review process; and proof materials prior to publication.
• Work closely with corporate departments, such as recruiting, to write and update web content and serve as the primary writer or project manager for all such web materials.
• Edit and proofread thought leadership pieces to ensure technical concepts are clear, concise, accurate, and fit within the brand style guidelines.
• Analyze, measure, and report on the success of thought leadership content campaigns.
• Write summaries of thought leadership pieces and posts to the website.
• Edit, proof, and apply styles to resumes and website bios, conducting outreach to new employees to gather CVs on an ongoing basis.
• Ad hoc responsibilities as necessary to support the overall goals of the team/firm/clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Journalism, English, Communications, or related area of study;
• 7-10 years of relevant work experience;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro is preferred;
• Experience with podcasts a plus;
• Supervisory experience, with ability to manage a direct report;
• Excellent editing and writing skills;
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial atmosphere with deadline-driven projects requiring initiative and follow-through to be completed;
• Flexibility, and comfortable adapting to changing priorities and circumstances.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro
• Experience with podcasts

Benefits

• Robust skills development programs including formal and informal training annually.
• Technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring.
• Comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package.
• Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.