Editorial Lead

Monks; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking an Editorial Lead to launch and direct a regional digital entertainment publication for a world-leading streaming platform. You will define the local voice, adapt global brand playbooks for the Mexican market, and oversee a fast-paced newsroom covering TV, film, and digital pop culture.

You will bridge daily communications with international client stakeholders while embedding SEO and GEO strategies across all content, ensuring data-informed decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading digital editorial teams, entertainment newsrooms, or cultural media platforms.
• Fluent English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Deep knowledge of Mexican pop culture and streaming content.
• Proven track record in data-informed editorial strategy and SEO.

Responsibilities

• Define, launch, and maintain the editorial line, content strategy, and publishing calendar for the Mexican market.
• Review, edit, and QA all published pieces to enforce editorial standards and brand tone.
• Lead and mentor a lean newsroom of journalists, video producers, and project managers.
• Establish newsroom guidelines for SEO and GEO to maximize search visibility.
• Maintain daily bilingual alignment with international client publishing teams and agency leadership.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

Mexican pop culture knowledge

SEO & GEO optimization

Job description

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We are seeking a visionary Editorial Lead to launch and direct a regional digital entertainment publication on behalf of a world-leading global streaming platform. In this role, you will define the local editorial voice, adapt global brand playbooks for Mexican audiences, and oversee a fast-paced newsroom covering television, film, and digital pop culture. You will serve as the primary creative lead bridging daily communications with international client stakeholders while embedding advanced Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) across all digital content.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, launch, and maintain the overarching editorial line, content strategy, and publishing calendar for the Mexican market.

• Review, edit, and QA all published pieces (syndicated localized content, transcreations, and original features) to enforce strict editorial standards and brand tone.

• Lead and mentor a lean newsroom squad of digital journalists, video producers, and project managers.

• Establish newsroom guidelines for SEO and GEO (entity tagging, structured Q&A formatting, and authoritative lore citations) to maximize search engine rankings and AI answer engine citations.

• Maintain daily bilingual alignment with international client publishing teams and agency leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years leading digital editorial teams, entertainment newsrooms, or cultural media platforms in Mexico.

• Bilingual Fluency: Advanced/fluent written and spoken English and Spanish (mandatory for international stakeholder collaboration).

• Deep, intuitive expertise in Mexican pop culture, streaming series, cinema, and online fan communities.

• Proven track record in data-informed editorial strategy, digital analytics, SEO principles, and generative search visibility.

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long‑term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022‑25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020‑24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting‑edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner‑up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record‑breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.