Associate, Editor

Eurasia Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurasia Group in London is seeking an Associate Editor to shape its written research, including the flagship daily brief. You will edit outputs, guide analysts, and partner with editors across time zones to maintain analytical clarity while upholding high standards.

The role reports to the Lead Editor and requires coordinating publication processes with a small transatlantic team. A strong background in editing and a solid grasp of related political and economic topics are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of editing experience, preferably at a news wire or newspaper.
• Expert command of grammar and usage and ability to explain them clearly.
• Strong attention to detail in written materials.
• Familiarity with finance, economics, politics, or political science.
• Ability to quickly understand complex topics and explain them simply.

Responsibilities

• Editorial oversight to shape the written output and ensure clarity and coherence across time zones.
• Lead editing and publishing Eurasia Group's flagship daily brief consistently and on schedule.

Skills

Editing experience

Grammar proficiency

Attention to detail

Finance/Economics/Politics knowledge

Explain complex topics

Job description

Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.

Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.

Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.

We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

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Position Overview

We are seeking an Associate Editor to join our team in London. This role is pivotal in shaping Eurasia Group's written research, especially the flagship daily brief. The Associate Editor will be an important part of a small transatlantic team of editors and a valued partner for the firm’s analysts. The Associate Editor will report to the Lead Editor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Editorial Oversight: Apply expert command of the rules of grammar and usage and hyperattention to detail to shape the written output of Eurasia Group analysts, ensuring the firm’s research is clear, direct, and analytically coherent. Communicate effectively with colleagues across time zones to deliver constructive editorial guidance.
• Publication Process: Take the lead on editing and publishing Eurasia Group's flagship daily brief at the same time each day, ensuring the product consistently meets the firm’s high standards for readability and analytical quality. Collaborate with other editors to review a wide range of client deliverables.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in editing, preferably at a news wire or newspaper.
• Expert command of the rules of grammar and usage and an ability to explain them.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Familiarity with finance, economics, politics, or political science.
• Ability to quickly understand complex topics and explain them in simple terms.

Goals and Objectives:

• Ensure the efficient publication of a world-class daily product.
• Elevate a range of client deliverables, ensuring the clarity of language and analysis.
• Build strong working relationships with analysts across the firm.

At Eurasia Group, our mission is to provide the tools and understanding needed in a world where politics drives disruption. We put politics first for our clients, and we aspire to be the leading place people come to find out about the world. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is empowering and globally minded. We firmly believe that bringing people with a variety of ideas and perspectives to the table makes our analysis stronger for our clients and creates a better workplace. Our leadership team is dedicated to embedding this approach into everything we do and how we lead because we care deeply about our work and our people.