Editorial Lead, E&D, Gurgaon

S&P Global, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global is seeking an experienced Editorial Lead for our Gurgaon Editing & Digital team to drive accuracy, clarity and timeliness in a real-time publishing environment. You will manage a team of editors, provide hands-on guidance, and ensure content meets stringent editorial guidelines.

The role combines people leadership with hands-on editing, requiring strong decision-making, exceptional English writing, and the ability to coordinate across reporters, editors, analysts, and digital

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English language/literature, communications/publishing, business/finance, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in news editing, reporting or real-time editorial environments, with a track record of handling complex content.
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching or developing editorial colleagues.
• Advanced editorial judgment and strong understanding of journalistic best practices, editorial standards, style and media law.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to editorially judge sensitive or ambiguous situations.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills across teams, functions, regions and time zones.
• Ability to balance competing editorial and business priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach and develop a team of 6-7 editors, providing regular feedback and career development support.
• Oversee day-to-day editing workflow to ensure timely publication of news, pricing and editorial content.
• Provide hands-on editing and oversight of complex, high-priority content.
• Ensure content meets Editorial Guidelines, house style and journalistic best practices.
• Lead editing and publishing support for major projects, special reports and events.
• Deliver training to strengthen editorial standards and workflow consistency.
• Identify opportunities to improve editorial workflows and adoption of tools, including Gen AI.

Skills

Editorial leadership

People management

News editing

English writing

Stakeholder management

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor’s in journalism

Tools

Gen AI

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 11 The Role: Editorial Lead, E&D The Role: We are looking for an experienced and independent editor with strong leadership and people-management skills to take on the role of manager for part of the Platts Gurgaon Editing & Digital team, under S&P Global Energy. Working closely with reporters, editors, analysts and digital colleagues across regions, you will help ensure our news, pricing and other editorial content meet the highest standards of accuracy, clarity, timeliness and impact in a real-time publishing environment. This is both a people‑leadership and hands‑on editing role.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach and develop a team of 6-7 editors, providing regular feedback, setting objectives, managing performance and workloads, and supporting career and skills development.
• Oversee and contribute to the day-to-day editing workflow, balancing resources and priorities to ensure news, pricing and other editorial content moves efficiently through the system and is published accurately and on time.
• Provide hands‑on editing and oversight of complex, sensitive, high-priority and high‑visibility content.
• Ensure content meets Platts Editorial Guidelines, house style and journalistic best practices, and is market relevant, accurate, concise and legally compliant.
• Lead and coordinate editing and publishing support for major projects, special reports, multimedia packages and high‑priority market events.
• Deliver training and coaching to news, pricing and editing colleagues to strengthen editorial standards and promote consistency across workflows.
• Identify opportunities to improve editorial and digital workflows, supporting process improvements and the adoption of tools that enhance quality and efficiency, including Gen AI.

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in journalism, English language/literature, communications/publishing, business/finance, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in news editing, reporting or a comparable real-time editorial environment, with a strong track record of handling complex content.
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching or developing editorial colleagues.
• Advanced editorial judgment and a strong understanding of journalistic best practices, editorial standards, style and media law.
• Strong decision‑making skills, including the ability to exercise sound editorial judgment in sensitive or ambiguous situations with limited guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal English‑language skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively across teams, functions, regions and time zones.
• Ability to balance competing editorial and business priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.

About S&P Global Energy

At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long‑term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are: Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration. S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world‑leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape. Learn more at www.spglobal.com/energy.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to:[e-mail] your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

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