Group Editorial Manager

Group Editorial Manager

We are seeking an experienced Group Editorial Manager to lead the editorial operations of our AI-focused publications.

The Group Editorial Manager will be responsible for maintaining editorial excellence, managing the editorial team, overseeing publication schedules, improving content quality, and ensuring every published article meets the highest standards of accuracy, readability, and journalistic integrity.

This role is ideal for an experienced editor who enjoys building editorial systems, mentoring writers, and shaping the future of AI journalism.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Leadership

• Lead the editorial strategy across all publications.
• Develop and maintain editorial guidelines and style guides.
• Ensure consistency in tone, quality, and editorial standards.
• Approve editorial calendars and publication priorities.
• Review and approve high-impact or sensitive articles before publication.

Team Management

• Manage journalists, editors, contributors, and interns.
• Assign stories based on expertise and workload.
• Conduct regular editorial meetings.
• Mentor writers to improve research, reporting, and storytelling.
• Monitor team performance and provide constructive feedback.

Editorial Planning

• Develop weekly and monthly editorial calendars.
• Identify trending AI topics and emerging technologies.
• Coordinate special editions, investigative features, interviews, and cover stories.
• Balance news, analysis, opinion pieces, tutorials, and long-form content.

Editorial Review

Review articles for:

• Accuracy
• Structure
• Readability
• Flow
• Editorial consistency
• Balance and fairness
• Headlines and subheadings
• Captions and image relevance
• Source attribution
• Publication readiness

Workflow Management

• Oversee the end-to-end editorial workflow.
• Ensure articles move efficiently through drafting, editing, review, approval, and publication.
• Track deadlines and publication schedules.
• Coordinate with design, SEO, and digital publishing teams.

AI-Assisted Publishing

Leverage AI tools to improve editorial efficiency while maintaining human editorial oversight.

This includes:

• Research assistance
• Grammar and language review
• Fact verification support
• SEO recommendations
• Content scoring
• Editorial quality checks

Compliance & Ethics

Ensure all publications adhere to:

• Editorial ethics
• Copyright laws
• Fair use principles
• Attribution standards
• Privacy considerations
• Defamation avoidance
• Responsible AI reporting

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Media Studies, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of experience in journalism, editorial management, publishing, or digital media.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills.
• Excellent project and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with digital publishing platforms and content management systems.
• Familiarity with SEO best practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted writing and editorial tools.
• Understanding media law and editorial governance.
• Experience managing remote editorial teams.

Key Skills

• Editorial leadership
• Journalism
• Editing and proofreading
• Story development
• Investigative reporting
• Team leadership
• Content strategy
• Project management
• Critical thinking
• Fact-checking
• Communication
• Time management
• AI literacy
• Digital publishing

Compensation

• This role offers a fixed compensation of up to INR 20,000 per month, with opportunities for revenue sharing and exponential growth as the publications expand across globally.