Chief Editor

ACL Digital; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital is seeking a Chief Editor to lead a high-volume publishing program, delivering ~30 thought leadership pieces per month. You will own editorial quality, ensure messaging alignment with strategic priorities, and guide a team of writers through editorial direction.

In this role, you will set standards for clarity, voice and format, review all articles before stakeholder approval, and maintain brand consistency across the program. A Bachelor's degree and PMP are strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Set and maintain editorial standards for clarity, voice, format and overall quality.
• Review and validate all reformatted articles before BMC and stakeholder approval.
• Assess articles for tension, POV, format adherence, brand considerations, and 5-point quality criteria.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain editorial standards for clarity, voice, format and overall quality.
• Review and validate all reformatted articles before BMC and stakeholder approval.
• Assess each article for tension, point of view, adherence to format, brand considerations and 5-point quality scoring criteria.
• Ensure content aligns with SteerCo priorities and market demands – including pressing timely topics.
• Guide and coordinate writers through editorial direction and recommendations for improvement.
• Use messaging and content formats consistently across the program.

Skills

Editorial standards

Quality review

Content strategy

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Project management training

Tools

Content CMS

Job description

These roles support a high-volume publishing program of approximately 30 thought leadership pieces per month. The Chief Editor owns editorial quality.

The Chief Editor ensures each formatted article is clear, differentiated, aligned with strategic priorities and global messaging, and ready for stakeholder review and publication. The role provides the editorial discipline needed to maintain quality and speed across a high-volume publishing schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Set and maintain editorial standards for clarity, voice, format and overall quality.
• Review and validate all reformatted articles before BMC and stakeholder approval.
• Assess each article for tension, point of view, adherence to format, brand considerations and 5-point quality scoring criteria.
• Ensure content aligns with SteerCo priorities and market demands – including pressing timely topics.
• Guide and coordinate writers through editorial direction and recommendations for improvement.
• Use messaging and content formats consistently across the program.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

Project management training, including practical application

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred