Editorial Director, Brand Partnerships & Strategy

Stripe; United States; Remote; USD 192,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a senior editorial leader to translate data, expertise, and customer conversations into compelling stories for a broad audience through media partnerships and brand channels.

The role focuses on shaping partnerships, guiding original editorial work, and advising partner teams on new ideas and execution. Reports to Narrative & Editorial leadership and works across marketing functions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in editorial, writing, creative development, journalism, publishing, media, brand strategy, or a closely related field.
• Exceptional portfolio of published or public-facing work showing strong writing and editing, original thinking, and audience resonance.
• Very online: active reader/subscriber of newsletters, social platforms, and niche communities.
• Excellent editor with ability to diagnose missing pieces and give actionable feedback.
• Experience developing original editorial work, sponsored media, advertising, partnerships, or other high-quality programs.
• Ability to distinguish on-message from genuinely interesting, useful work.
• Ability to translate complex subjects into accessible content without oversimplifying.
• Strong creative instincts and design sensibility; understands language, visuals, format, distribution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the editorial and creative direction for Stripe’s external media partnerships, including advertising content, research collaborations, and original programs with publishers and creators.
• Develop work native to its audience and editorial environment, not generic brand messaging.
• Turn Stripe’s data analyses, insights, and customer stories into clear, surprising, useful content readers will want to engage with.
• Shape the editorial process for partnership work: briefs, ideas, development, and feedback on drafts and deliverables.
• Direct and manage agencies and editorial partners within existing agreements.
• Write, edit, and improve high-stakes content across formats: blogs, newsletters, podcasts, ads, social posts.
• Generate original concepts for programs and formats expanding Stripe’s conversations about the internet economy.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to teams across Stripe to clarify ideas and improve creative decisions.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Strong writing

Storytelling

Partnership management

Agency management

Content strategy

Audience development

Tools

CMS

Editorial calendar

Job description

Stripe is seeking a senior editorial leader to translate data, expertise, and customer conversations into compelling stories for a broad audience through media partnerships and brand channels.

The role focuses on shaping partnerships, guiding original editorial work, and advising partner teams on new ideas and execution. Reports to Narrative & Editorial leadership and works across marketing functions.