Editorial Content Lead – Volunteer (Leadership Role)

Translation Commons; Cupertino (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Translation Commons is seeking an Editorial Content Lead to shape long-form and owned content across blog, newsletters, and company news. You will guide editorial structure, mentor volunteer writers, and ensure high-quality communications for volunteers, donors, partners, and the global community.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain a consistent editorial voice, develop stories from projects and communities, and drive content initiatives aligned with marketing goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in editorial leadership, content marketing, communications, or journalism.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contributors and deadlines.
• Understanding of blog strategy, newsletters, and audience engagement.
• Experience in nonprofit, educational, or mission-driven communication is a plus.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in digital inclusion, languages, or global collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial direction for blog content, newsletters, and company news.
• Coordinate and mentor volunteer writers and content managers.
• Build and manage an editorial calendar aligned with marketing goals.
• Ensure consistency of tone, messaging, and storytelling across channels.
• Edit and review content before publishing.
• Identify and develop stories from volunteers, projects, partners, and communities.
• Collaborate with the Social Media, Design, PR, and Traffic teams to maximize content impact.
• Help improve content processes, workflows, and publishing standards.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Writing & editing

Contributor management

Blog strategy

Nonprofit comms

Organizational skills

Digital inclusion

Job description

About Translation Commons

Translation Commons is a nonprofit public charity dedicated to providing a reliable and scalable method for digitally rendering languages. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by helping underrepresented languages become part of the global digital ecosystem. Since 2015, we have supported language communities through digitization initiatives, localization, education, and global collaboration.

Overview

We are looking for a strategic and detail-oriented Editorial Content Lead to guide Translation Commons' long-form and owned content direction. This role focuses on building editorial structure, coordinating contributors, and ensuring high-quality communication across blog posts, newsletters, and company news.

The Editorial Content Lead will help shape how TC tells its story to volunteers, donors, partners, and the broader global community.

Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial direction for blog content, newsletters, and company news.
• Coordinate and mentor volunteer writers and content managers.
• Build and manage an editorial calendar aligned with marketing goals.
• Ensure consistency of tone, messaging, and storytelling across channels.
• Edit and review content before publishing.
• Identify and develop stories from volunteers, projects, partners, and communities.
• Collaborate with the Social Media, Design, PR, and Traffic teams to maximize content impact.
• Help improve content processes, workflows, and publishing standards.

Ideal Skills

• Experience in editorial leadership, content marketing, communications, or journalism.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contributors and deadlines.
• Understanding of blog strategy, newsletters, and audience engagement.
• Experience with nonprofit, educational, or mission-driven communication is a plus.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in digital inclusion, languages, or global collaboration.

Why join us

• Help build the editorial voice of a global nonprofit organization.
• Work with an international team of passionate volunteers and professionals.
• Create meaningful content that supports digital inclusion and language equity.
• Bring structure and strategy to a growing content ecosystem.
• Contribute to a mission with real global impact.