Editorial Director

Media Search Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Media Search Inc. is seeking a Senior Editorial Director to lead our editorial team and own the content strategy as the business scales. You will shape the department, set the direction, and drive growth across revenue and audiences.

Join the Senior Leadership Team to define workflows, oversee budgeting and margins, and ensure innovative content delivery with AI-enabled tools while maintaining high editorial standards.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership of a content or editorial function in a commercially funded, client-facing business such as medical communications, B2B life sciences media or specialist publishing.
• Experience designing and running editorial workflows across multiple concurrent outputs.
• Commercial fluency: partners with sales or client services, understands content margin and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Set and own the editorial strategy tied to revenue growth and audience growth.
• Own the 12-month editorial calendar across all titles, aligned with the commercial team five months ahead.
• Co-own monthly editorial–commercial planning meetings with the Sales Director and approve viable issues for market.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Content strategy

Team management

Audience growth

Innovation in publishing

Job description

Advantageous Sector Experience – Life Sciences, Medical & Pharma

Summary of the role… Newly created senior role for an experienced & ambitious Editorial Director to lead an editorial team, set the strategy & own the content side of the business, as the role continues to expand you will be given the opportunity too.

• Take real ownership of editorial strategy, with a seat on the Senior Leadership Team
• Shape the department: set the direction, structure and ways of working for the editorial team
• Take the company to the next stage in growth.

Key responsibilities

Editorial strategy and portfolio

• Set and own the editorial strategy tied to the company’s two priorities: revenue growth and audience growth.
• Own the 12-month editorial calendar across all titles, agreed with the commercial team 5 months ahead.

Commercial alignment

• Co-own a monthly editorial–commercial planning meeting with the Sales Director.
• Sign off each issue as viable before sales goes to market: the right topics, sufficient content and clear audience fit.
• Own content cost and margin per issue and per journal; share accountability for journal revenue with the Sales Director.

Audience growth

• Accountable for registered audience growth and engagement in priority niches, with Marketing as channel partner.
• Drive journal readership growth by identifying gaps and building the audience base in key subject areas.

Team leadership and succession

• Line-manage the editorial team

Innovation & publishing expertise

• Stay at the forefront of publishing trends, ensuring the client leads in content innovation and delivery.
• Ensure the department has the right tools, technologies, and systems in place to support efficient, modern, and innovative content delivery.

Workflow and operations

• Design and own editorial workflows end to end: planning, commissioning, review and
• Introduce tools and AI-assisted workflows that raise output and quality without proportional headcount.

Person specification

• Senior leadership of a content or editorial function in a commercially funded, client-facing business, such as medical communications, B2B life sciences media or specialist publishing.
• Has designed and run editorial workflows across multiple concurrent outputs.
• Commercial fluency: works closely with sales or client services, understands content margin and pricing, and holds the editorial line under pressure.
• Has taken a content product or service from idea to revenue.