Editorial Director, AI Strategy & Thought Leadership

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Editorial Director to shape and lead the firm's global AI content campaign. You will partner with the campaign team and AI experts to define a cohesive strategy across articles, reports, videos, and infographics.

You will manage a portfolio of content, work with topic experts, leverage GenAI, and guide development through editing. This role requires strong communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with high academic achievement.
• At least 10 years of professional editorial experience.
• Integrated marketing experience with a focus on thought leadership campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a cohesive cross-channel AI content strategy.
• Develop editorial features tied to the campaign's priorities and showcase insights.
• Oversee AI content pipelines and ensure alignment with strategy and audience priorities.
• Collaborate with topic experts and leverage GenAI tools to storyboard data and research.
• Identify opportunities for thought leadership and drive flagship reports with cross-team collaboration.
• Serve as a writer for timely, market-leading content when needed.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Editorial leadership

Content strategy

GenAI tools

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

BCG is looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial Editorial Director to play a key role in shaping the strategy and leading the execution of the firm’s global campaign focusing on artificial intelligence, a priority topic that is top of mind for business leaders and the media.

The Editorial Director Will Have Three Primary Roles

• Partner with BCG’s global campaign team to define and execute a cohesive, cross-channel AI content strategy, working closely with the campaign’s leadership and AI experts across the firm.
• Conceive and manage the development of editorial features that tie to the campaign’s priorities and showcase BCG insights on subtopics, themes, and emerging areas of interest.
• Take a portfolio view of AI content pipelines across the firm, ensuring alignment with the campaign’s content strategy and audience priorities (CEO, CXO, and practitioner).

Strong editorial and creative skills are essential. The Editorial Director will improve quality in formats ranging from articles and reports to videos and infographics, helping to ensure that BCG’s insights are market-leading and differentiated. They will work closely with topic experts—and will leverage their own expertise in GenAI tools—to storyline BCG data and research and provide developmental editing to ensure the content is compelling and differentiated. The Editorial Director will identify new opportunities for thought leadership and will initiate and drive content projects. For the campaign’s flagship reports, the Editorial Director will work with topic experts, the media team, the campaign team, and others in Marketing to shape questionnaires, analyze data, and extract a story that can attract both earned media and commercial interest. To seize the opportunity to be in the market with timely insights, the Editorial Director may serve as a writer.

Communication and teaming skills are critical. The Editorial Director will cultivate relationships within the campaign and across the business, acting as an adviser, influencer, and problem solver. This role demands a strategic communicator who excels at distilling complex concepts into clear messages that advance BCG’s global AI narrative. Working with the AI campaign’s Senior Director, the Editorial Director will shepherd a data-driven content strategy and ensure alignment for that strategy among senior stakeholders.

The Editorial Director will be the line manager for, and will team closely with, an Editor dedicated to the AI campaign. The Editor will provide editorial guidance and hands-on developmental editing across a range of content pieces for the campaign.

The Editorial Director’s impact will be evident on several fronts. Published content will reflect clear priorities and will be supported by well-defined channel strategies, resulting in stronger reach and engagement. Content development, in general, will benefit from greater collaboration across the business, the promotion of best practices, and the strategic use of metrics to drive improvements. The program of content, in general, will be recognized as market-leading and will resonate with business leaders and the media.

While closely aligned with the global campaign, the Editorial Director’s organizational home is the BCG Content Studio, which is part of BCG’s Marketing & Communications organization.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Building relationships with stakeholders across functions and at all levels, especially with senior decision makers in the business.
• Communicating clearly and effectively, with a focus on informing and influencing decisions that affect content strategy and development.
• Actively shaping written and spoken material into sharp, compelling, and engaging content for senior business professionals and the media.
• Crafting content strategy and individual content pieces by audience (CEOs, CXOs, practitioners) and by AI subtopic (agents, cybersecurity, physical AI, human impact, and so on).
• Staying abreast of trends in AI and advanced technologies that can inform content ideas and strategy.
• Finding differentiating angles on a fast-moving topic in a crowded content market.
• Leveraging, and in some cases developing, GenAI tools to support the planning and development of both content and content strategies.
• Line managing an Editor, who will provide editorial guidance and hands-on developmental editing across a range of content pieces.
• Identifying content gaps across complex pipelines based on internal priorities and market research.
• Making recommendations for new and innovative content across channels including social media (paid and organic), email, web, events, and media.
• Developing and updating external messaging and talking points for BCG thought leaders.
• Helping define KPIs for content across owned and earned channels.
• Taking action to help move work forward and showing initiative in solving problems and overcoming challenges.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with demonstrated high academic achievement.
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in a professional editorial environment.
• Integrated marketing experience, with a focus on thought leadership campaigns.

Who You'll Work With

• Content Studio colleagues and leadership
• Global campaign team
• Practice area marketers
• BCG's global marketing team

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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