Senior Editor – Public & Social Sector

McKinsey & Company; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a leading consulting firm as a Senior Editor and contribute to impactful editorial projects within a global team. You will leverage your extensive experience in business writing to enhance McKinsey's publishing objectives, while collaborating with talented colleagues across diverse backgrounds. This role offers the chance to engage in meaningful content creation that resonates in the public and social sectors, ensuring that diverse ideas and perspectives come to life.

Servicios

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive salary

Mentorship opportunities

Continuous learning culture

Formación

• 10+ years of experience in business writing and editing.
• Deep understanding of global business trends.
• Excellent editorial skills and ability to distill complex ideas.

Responsabilidades

• Manage editorial publications and ensure project completion.
• Develop persuasive storylines and write compelling drafts.
• Coordinate with McKinsey publishing groups and lead projects.

Conocimientos

Editorial skills

Problem-solving

Project management

Data literacy

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s / university degree

Advanced degree in journalism

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Slack

Zoom

Descripción del empleo

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have :

• Continuous learning : Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters : From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community : With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits : In addition to a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse / partner, and children.

You’ll join a group of publishing professionals within the Global Publishing team, which is part of the firm’s Reach & Engagement function. Our team supports authors to develop powerful editorial products that will make an impact on our many audiences.

You’ll work with highly skilled McKinsey colleagues from around the world to develop and publish distinctive content across digital and print platforms. As a senior editor, you’ll engage and inspire colleagues through your thought partnership and leadership skills to advance the firm’s publishing objectives. You will become fluent in McKinsey’s production-related processes and resources, with strong editing, fact-checking, and content management support to build publishing efforts.

You will manage editorial publications and programs, coordinating with relevant McKinsey publishing groups and stakeholders, to ensure projects are completed, approved, produced, and published to meet tight deadline requirements. You’ll act as a thought partner and service provider (e.g., line editor), working with McKinsey authors—typically senior consultants and industry / functional experts—to create publishing strategies that advance cell and firm objectives. You will develop persuasive storylines and write compelling drafts covering business topics, with a focus on the public and social sectors (including citizen experience, government productivity, economic development, and education).

In collaboration with authors and other stakeholders, you will shape content copy (e.g., PowerPoint presentation, outline, speaker notes) into a range of editorial products such as articles, white papers, reports, blog posts, podcasts, and videos. You will review and edit content that rigorously follows conventions of written English and ensure consistency of voice / tone / style and alignment with firm style and risk / reputation guidelines, playing an advisory role with authors in discussion and development of changes.

You will clearly communicate with internal and external teams and relevant McKinsey leadership in support of an increasing volume of editorial projects. You will lead projects / workstreams independently or with a designated team. You will stay up to date on business news and trends, as well as the firm’s research, to ensure communications are informed by current public discussion / research and aligned with the firm’s position. You may be asked to support entry-level and junior editors as part of their and your career development. You may engage in additional ad hoc editorial projects as well.

Please submit : a resume, cover letter, and no more than three writing samples (only business-related articles, please). Your cover letter should include a succinct (~200 words or fewer) answer to the following question : What do you like about McKinsey.com content, and what areas do you think could improve and why? Please be candid and specific.

• Bachelor’s / university degree; advanced degree in journalism a plus
• 10+ years of experience in business writing and editing, including digital publishing, preferably for an English-language business publication or professional-services firm
• A deep understanding of global business trends; detailed knowledge of and interest in the public and social sectors
• Data literacy and familiarity with audience engagement (e.g., SEO, social media)
• Strong mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint) and team share tools (e.g., SharePoint, Slack, Zoom)
• Proficiency and fluency in verbal and written English required; other language skills a plus
• Excellent editorial skills (e.g., writing, editing), judgment, and business literacy, with ability to rapidly absorb complex ideas and distill them into accessible copy for global audiences
• Confidence in interactions with senior staff and subject-matter experts; strong ability to achieve consensus across multiple stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to challenge content based on industry knowledge
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, manage complex processes, and meet short- and long-term deadlines
• Ability to work independently in a low-structure environment and to deal with ambiguity; understanding of when to proactively seek guidance, and willingness to do so