Editor-in-Chief

Stefanini North America and APAC; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini Group is seeking an Editor-in-Chief in Dearborn, MI to set editorial direction, governance standards, and measurement strategies for the Enterprise Technology communications organization. You will own end-to-end channel strategy, collaborate with distributed teams, and drive adoption of AI-enabled tools to maximize audience engagement.

The role requires guiding publishing workflows, establishing brand standards, and delivering analytics-driven insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in corporate communications or internal media within a large, matrixed organization.
• Experience establishing editorial guidelines, brand standards, and channel governance models.
• Proven ability to evaluate and optimize multi-channel communication networks and publishing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Editorial Leadership & Channel Governance for ET communication channels.
• Define publishing schedules, curate stories, and enforce quality and voice standards.
• Document and maintain ET-wide communication and visual standards.
• Own the lifecycle and adoption of the channel-recommendation AI assistant.
• Guide communicators to appropriate channels and maintain governance.
• Pull, validate, and analyze readership and engagement data for reporting.
• Translate engagement metrics into executive-level insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate across ET to reduce noise and improve alignment.

Skills

Editorial Leadership

Channel Governance

Content Curation

AI Tools

Editorial Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/ Journalism

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Viva Engage

Analytics tools

Job description

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for Editor-in-Chief, Dearborn, MI

The Communications Lead and Editor-in-Chief sets the editorial direction, governance standards, and measurement strategy for communications across the Enterprise Technology (ET) organization. This role serves as the central editorial steward and operational owner for ET-wide communication channels while partnering with communicators across decentralized teams to ensure alignment, clarity, and consistency. Additionally, this position leads the adoption of modern, AI-enabled communication tools and champions best practices to maximize audience engagement across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Editorial Leadership & Channel Governance

Editorial Direction & Content Curation

• Serve as the Editor-in-Chief for primary ET communication channels (e.g., weekly newsletter, MS Teams, Viva Engage), establishing publishing schedules, curating high-impact stories, and enforcing quality, voice, and narrative standards.

Brand & Marketing Standards

• Define, document, and maintain ET-wide communication, visual, and narrative standards aligned with corporate guidelines; ensure all ET-level messaging reflects modern, audience-first storytelling rather than transactional updates.

AI Tool Ownership & Adoption

• Own the lifecycle, iteration, and maintenance of the channel-recommendation AI assistant; actively pilot features, gather user feedback, and drive adoption among communicators across ET.

Channel Integrity & Guidance

• Serve as the primary steward for channel usage, guiding communicators toward appropriate channels and maintaining firm governance when requests do not align with channel strategy.
• Analytics, Measurement & Operating Strategy

End-to-End Metrics Ownership

• Directly pull, validate, and analyze readership and engagement data across ET communication channels to establish a consistent, unified reporting baseline.

Executive Insights & Reporting

• Translate engagement metrics into executive-level reporting that highlights audience trends, experimental outcomes, and data-driven recommendations to evolve channel strategy.

Channel Optimization & Alignment

• Collaborate with communicators and stakeholders across ET to reduce communication noise, optimize shared publishing workflows, and improve overall alignment across distributed teams.

Job Requirements

Skills Required

• Communications, Microsoft Office, Employee Engagement, Strategic Planning

Experience Required

• 8+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, editorial management, or internal media channels within a large, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience establishing editorial guidelines, brand standards, and formal channel governance models.
• Proven track record of evaluating and optimizing multi-channel communication networks and publishing workflows.

Technical Proficiency

• Advanced proficiency across the Microsoft 365 suite (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Copilot).
• Hands-on experience extracting and analyzing platform analytics, e.g., SharePoint metrics, Viva Engage analytics, email campaign metrics, etc.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflow-enablement technologies, including testing, prompt refinement, and user adoption.

Communication & Influence

• Exceptional editorial and written communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional peers, challenge assumptions constructively, and present findings to senior leadership.

Organization & Autonomy

• High degree of self-direction and accountability to manage publishing deadlines, maintain operational tools, and lead cross-organizational initiatives independently without direct reports.

Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, or a related field.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.