Managing Editor

The managing editor is a day-to-day editorial driver on a key enterprise-level client account at Johnnie Studio. They lead on B2B content that spans longform editorial storytelling, branding campaigns, technical writing, video, web writing and messaging, and whatever else comes our way.

This individual collaborates with both clients and internal team members to ensure excellence across deliverables, owning and optimizing the editorial process every step of the way.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial projects from ideation through final proofing as primary editorial contact for both external and internal teams.
• Get to know your clients’ worlds as well as they know them themselves so that you can provide strong partnership and top-quality content.
• Ensure all copy is compelling, clean, and aligns to both project requirements and client needs.
• Work across multiple workstreams, prioritizing and problem-solving along the way.
• Represents the editorial perspective across projects, including developing and leading on editorial processes and style guides.
• Regularly interact with clients and SMEs to understand needs and provide editorial expertise, from upfront brainstorming through feedback loops.
• Lead interviews and calls with high-profile clients, stakeholders, and SMEs.
• Collaborate with designers, strategists, project managers, and a team of in-house and freelance writers to reach the best asset possible.
• When additional editorial assistance is required, tap the right internal or external resource for support, managing the quality of their work and experience on the project.

What we’re searching for 

• Experience leading in content creation for B2B enterprise-level organizations.
• Experience in a client services role, preferably in an agency setting.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Readiness to dig into complex subject matter, then use that deep understanding to inform editorial work.
• An organized and strategic leader who can prioritize across accounts and projects, collaborate on scoping exercises and editorial resourcing, ideate on client asks, and keep a dual focus on micro and macro initiatives.
• Versatility in editing, seamlessly shifting from snappy social copy to technical whitepapers to creative campaign work.
• A collaborative spirit and a resourceful approach.
• Ability to streamline, interpret, and implement feedback from clients and team members and carry those learnings across projects where applicable.
• Ability to navigate contradictory feedback, guiding the team toward solutions that result in client satisfaction and the highest quality asset.
• Excellent organizational skills and an eye for consistency across projects.
• Research skills, including the initiative to do independent research when background documentation comes up short.
• A curious approach to industry technologies such as generative AI, and an openness to testing these tools to inform editorial ideation.
• A nimble mind and ability to think one step ahead, solving for problems before they arise.

We require 

• 5+ years in a copy creation role
• B2B writing experience
• Experience in a client services role, preferably in an agency setting
• General availability 9–5 in your time zone; PST preferred but not required

We offer 

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• HSA program
• Basic life coverage
• A flexible remote work structure — with opportunities to work from an office environment if that’s how you prefer to work
• Uncapped vacation policy - With structures in place to ensure people deliver a full-time work product and take ample time away!

About Johnnie Studio

At Johnnie Studio, we’re focused on a core founding principle: leveraging our innovative model to create unique and impactful content, all without the overhead and complexity in how most agencies operate. We’re small by design to best serve some of the largest organizations in the world, producing high-performing creative that resonates with modern audiences.

We staff a seasoned team and extensive network of niche specialists that seek to produce innovative work, investing heavily in ability, benefits, and remote-working solutions for the modern workforce — we are a fully remote agency with a flexible vacation policy and team members in every major U.S. time zone. There’s no marble-tiled lobby on Main Street here: Responsible resourcing and fearless transparency are what make Johnnie a great team to work for, and trust and empathy are what make Johnnie a great team to work with.

Sound like a fit?

Drop us a line at write@johnniestudio.com along with your resume or portfolio and a few relevant work samples. We’d love to hear from you!