Editorial Operations Lead

Cohere; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Parental leave

Enrichment benefits

6 weeks paid vacation

Travel to other offices

Home office stipend

Job summary

Cohere is seeking a Managing Editor to run the operational engine of the editorial team. This role turns strategy and drafts into a functioning production pipeline across all content streams, ensuring timely delivery and a consistent standard.

You will own the master editorial calendar, manage workflows, and coordinate reviews with legal, PR, engineering, and product marketing. The position requires strong leadership of cross-functional teams and a focus on throughput and quality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in editorial or content operations.
• Experience running multi-stream or multi-format editorial pipelines (not just a single blog).

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the master editorial calendar across all content streams; sequence work to avoid bottlenecks.
• Manage the brief-to-publish workflow: assign work, set deadlines, track status, unblock bottlenecks.
• Own the review/approval routing for each content type across various teams.
• Set and enforce production-level style and quality standards.
• Manage relationships with freelancers, contractors, and cross-functional SME contributors.
• Report to Head of Editorial Content on throughput, capacity, and delivery risk.
• Present editorial performance metrics to cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Editorial operations

Content operations

Editorial pipelines

Job description

Cohere is seeking a Managing Editor to run the operational engine of the editorial team. This role turns strategy and drafts into a functioning production pipeline across all content streams, ensuring timely delivery and a consistent standard.

You will own the master editorial calendar, manage workflows, and coordinate reviews with legal, PR, engineering, and product marketing. The position requires strong leadership of cross-functional teams and a focus on throughput and quality.