Editorial Ops Architect — Scale Multiformat Content

Warner Media, LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,056 - 130,104; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking an Editorial Operations Manager to build and optimize systems behind editorial production across formats from social to newsletters and video.

The role sits at the intersection of content strategy and project management, partnering with writers, editors and producers to create scalable workflows. You will translate editorial vision into practical, repeatable processes, ensure clear documentation, and drive continuous improvement with analytical rigor and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in content operations, editorial project management or a related role within a complex media or digital organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement workflows, processes and operational frameworks that improve efficiency and scale across cross-functional teams.
• Strong strategic thinking: synthesize complex information, identify patterns and translate into clear recommendations and actionable plans.
• Fluency in content production across formats and platforms, with understanding of how editorial, product, tech and distribution teams interact.
• High comfort with data and operational metrics, able to track performance and surface insights for improvement.
• Experience with project management tools, editorial planning systems, or workflow software.
• A natural problem-solver who stays calm under pressure in fast-moving situations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with editorial, product, and technology teams to design and maintain efficient content workflows across a fast-moving, multiplatform environment.
• Translate high-level content strategy into clear, actionable processes that the editorial team can adopt, repeat and scale.
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in production pipelines and lead efforts to resolve them.
• Build and maintain documentation, playbooks and operational frameworks that create consistency and reduce friction across the content ecosystem.
• Track and synthesize operational metrics, surfacing insights that help editorial and business leaders make smarter decisions.
• Serve as a key contact during editorial planning cycles, ensuring capacity, timelines, and dependencies are clearly mapped before production.

Skills

Editorial project management

Workflow design

Strategic thinking

Data-driven

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Project management tools

Editorial planning systems

Workflow software

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking an Editorial Operations Manager to build and optimize systems behind editorial production across formats from social to newsletters and video.

The role sits at the intersection of content strategy and project management, partnering with writers, editors and producers to create scalable workflows. You will translate editorial vision into practical, repeatable processes, ensure clear documentation, and drive continuous improvement with analytical rigor and