Editor, Digital Content

Bain & Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) company contribution

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Paid time off

Life and long-term disability coverage

Job summary

Bain & Company is seeking an experienced Editor, Digital Content, to lead high-quality editorial output for a global audience. You will work directly with Bain’s senior partners to shape ideas, craft compelling messages, and deliver digitally-native content that blends narrative with data visuals.

You will manage multiple projects, leverage AI tools responsibly, and ensure timely delivery across long- and short-form formats while maintaining Bain’s authentic voice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–10 years in digital publishing, corporate communications, or related field.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Excellent writing across long and short formats with strong samples.
• Fluency in digital formats and web presentation; ability to combine text with data visuals.
• Experience with data viz tools and content management systems (CMS).
• Proficiency or curiosity about AI in content development; comfortable with design tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, create, and curate high-quality content across digital formats (articles, visuals, infographics, newsletters).
• Move fluidly between storytelling and data presentation for an executive audience.
• Collaborate with Bain partners from concept through publication; provide editorial feedback and sharpen insights.
• Post content on Bain.com and other channels; document publishing processes.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate production while preserving the human voice.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Stakeholder management

Digital storytelling

Writing, editing

Data visualization literacy

AI in content development

Project management

Independent work with supervision

Collaboration across teams

Deadline-driven work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Flourish

Tableau

Infogram

Optimizely/OptiServer

WordPress

Adobe Photoshop

PowerPoint

Kapost

Smartsheet

Trello

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

What Makes Us a Great Place To Work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top-ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times.

What Makes Us a Great Place To Work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work. We are currently the top-ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times.

Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don’t happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally.

Who You’ll Work With

The Editor, Digital Content, works directly with Bain’s senior partners and thought leaders to help them produce published insights capturing Bain’s point of view on the most pressing challenges facing business.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM

The Editor works directly with Bain’s partners to shape and sharpen their ideas, challenging them to hone their insights and find the most compelling messages. They are a recognized subject-matter expert in digital content production and bring both strategic thinking and hands‑on execution to every project. It's essential that you have a sophisticated understanding of how to use artificial intelligence in the content development process to accelerate every facet of that process while producing copy that reflects the genuine human voice of Bain’s experts.

What You’ll Do

• Developing, creating, and curating high-quality content that reflects Bain’s industry and capability points of view across a range of digital formats, including long- and short-form articles, data visualizations, infographics, interactive features, and email newsletters.
• Fluidly moving between text-based storytelling and visual presentation of data and insights to produce content that serves a sophisticated, time-starved executive audience.
• Working directly with Bain’s partners from the inception of an idea through to publication—providing editorial feedback to sharpen the concept, developing outlines, and editing drafts—while demonstrating the ability to push back on senior stakeholders and challenge them to hone their insights and surface the most compelling, provocative messages.
• Posting and displaying content on Bain.com and other online channels, and creating and maintaining documentation of Bain’s online publishing processes.
• Leveraging AI tools and platforms throughout the content development process to accelerate production while preserving the genuine human voice of Bain’s experts and the firm.

About You

This role requires a highly experienced digital editor with exceptional writing, editing, digital storytelling, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• 8–10 years of experience in digital publishing, corporate communications, or a closely related field, with demonstrated expertise in web content production and digital storytelling
• Experience working directly with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent writing skills across long- and short-form formats, with writing samples demonstrating the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling content
• Deep fluency in digital content formats and web presentation, including the ability to fluidly integrate text, data visualization, infographics, and other web-native formats to tell a cohesive story
• Demonstrated ability to use data visualization tools (e.g., Flourish, Tableau, Infogram) and content management systems (e.g., Optimizely/OptiServer, WordPress)
• Proficiency in or sophisticated curiosity about AI platforms and their application to content development
• Working knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Photoshop and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within and across teams, influence senior stakeholders, and communicate in an open, direct fashion
• Intellectual curiosity about business concepts and a genuine interest in the issues and challenges facing global business leaders
• Proactive orientation toward adopting and applying new digital tools to strengthen storytelling and content production
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a strong team orientation
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and remain flexible, resourceful, and efficient

Preferred

• Advanced degree; degree in journalism, English, communications, publishing, or a related field
• Experience in a B2B or professional services environment
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing content for a senior executive audience
• Experience with content workflow management systems (e.g., Kapost, Optimizely, Smartsheet, Trello)
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator
• Familiarity with Bain’s publishing ecosystem or comparable professional services content environment

In Illinois, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time salary range for this role is between $109,500-131,500; placement within this range will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to experience, education, licensure/certifications, training, and skill level.

• Annual discretionary performance bonus.
• This role may also be eligible for other elements of discretionary compensation.
• 4.5% 401(k) company contribution, which increases after 3 years of service and is 100% vested upon start date.

Bain & Company's comprehensive benefits and wellness program is designed to help employees achieve personal independence, protection, and stability in the areas most important to you and your family.

• Bain pays 100% of individual employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision programs, offering one of the most comprehensive medical plans for employees without impacting your paycheck.
• Generous paid time off, including parental leave, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Fully vested 401(k) company contribution.
• Paid Life and Long-Term Disability insurance.