Editorial Lead

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an Editorial Lead to guide our Corporate Blog, shaping the voice, standards, and quality of all external written materials. The role favors journalists who edit with rigor and understand how editorial discipline builds trust and business impact.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in editorial or related fields, with strong writing, editing, SEO, and project management skills. This on-site role requires strategic thinking and cross-team collaboration across communications and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in editorial, journalism, content strategy, or corporate communications roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an editorial content strategy aligning with corporate narrative, brand goals and audience.
• Set high editorial standards and a consistent One Adobe voice across all content.
• Commission, brief, and edit content from light edits to substantive rewrites.
• Apply strong news judgment to identify story angles and executive perspectives.
• Partner with PR to elevate announcements into reporter-ready storytelling.
• Write original articles and thought leadership grounded in data and customer stories.
• Manage submission and review workflows across blogs, press releases and other assets.
• Track KPIs and use data to raise editorial quality, reach and impact.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field

Job description

The Opportunity

We're looking for a sharp, narrative-focused Editorial Lead to lead the Adobe Corporate Blog and shape the voice, standard and quality of all external written materials. This is a role for someone who thinks like a journalist, edits with a steady hand, and understands how editorial rigor builds audience trust and business impact! Prior experience as a reporter or editor at a publication or newsroom is strongly preferred.

What You'll Do

• Develop and implement an editorial content strategy that aligns with the corporate narrative, brand goals, and target audiences. Implement a rigorous editorial calendar for the corporate blog while growing thought leadership.
• Set high editorial standards, style guidelines, and a consistent "One Adobe" voice across all written content, including blog posts, press releases, and executive communications.
• Commission, assign, brief, and edit content — from light copy edits to substantive rewrites — ensuring every asset meets Adobe’s editorial and reputational bar.
• Apply strong news judgment to identify story angles, executive perspectives, and industry moments that meaningfully advance industry conversation and Adobe's role in crafting what's next.
• Partner with the PR team to edit and elevate announcement narratives into clear, reporter-ready storytelling that holds up to scrutiny.
• Write original articles, thought leadership pieces, and executive bylines when needed, grounded in data, customer stories, and real-world impact.
• Manage full submission and review workflows (blogs, press releases etc), coordinating across collaborators to meet publication timelines.
• Track and report on key performance metrics and use data to continuously raise editorial quality, reach and impact.

What You Need To Succeed

• 10+ years of experience in editorial, journalism, content strategy, or corporate communications roles.
• Exceptional writer and editor with the ability to develop compelling narratives for a range of formats — corporate announcements, thought leadership, success stories, and executive perspectives.
• Deep understanding of SEO and GEO protocols, including structuring content for AI discoverability and answer engine citation.
• Proven ability to manage contributors, editorial workflows, and multiple competing deadlines with precision.
• Self-starter with strong project management skills and exceptional attention to detail
• BA/BS degree in Journalism, Communications, English, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

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Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $127,600 -- $254,900 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $176,000 - $254,900 In New York, the pay range for this position is $176,000 - $254,900.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California

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Colorado

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts

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