Executive Editor, Content Strategy & Insights

Deloitte France; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Insights, the publishing imprint of Deloitte, seeks an executive editor in the United States to oversee content development, quality, and value. This strategic leader will coach editors, collaborate with researchers and experts, and drive digital-first storytelling across formats to engage executive audiences.

You will champion audience needs, guide editorial standards, and lead cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality insights and thought leadership for Deloitte Insights across

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in business journalism editing or business insights/thought leadership editing within an organization/association.
• Bachelor's degree (preferably in English literature, journalism, communications, or similar)
• Exceptional editing skills, a mastery of both conversational phrasing and AP style, and the ability to explain/"sell" edits to authors in a collegial way
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills; proven ability to translate complex concepts into easily digestible terms; proven ability to communicate sophisticated insights to expert professional audiences of executives
• Excellent attention to detail, laser focus on quality, and ability to consider the big picture
• Outside‑in orientation, considering all content projects from the perspective of the target audience and their needs/interests
• Versatile writing, editing, and storytelling skills, from writing engaging short‑form web copy and video scripts to developmentally editing long‑form research reports on complex topics
• Extensive team leadership experience and excellent performance management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including the confidence to interact with and influence personnel at all levels, as well as listening skills, responsiveness, flexibility, initiative, decision‑making, conflict resolution, and tact
• Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, explaining editorial recommendations clearly, persuasively, and diplomatically to authors, editors, business leaders, and senior executives
• Experience creating multimedia content, including contributing storytelling guidance and quality oversight to video post‑production projects
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, content management systems, and workflow and collaboration tools such as Workfront, Microsoft Teams, etc.; knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Project management and leadership experience: Ability to manage multiple projects with quick turnaround times simultaneously
• Ability to work independently, as well as with a larger, multifunctional team
• Ability to travel 0‑15%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Responsibilities

• Owning content quality: Setting and managing quality standards for Deloitte's top-tier research and insights to ensure the insights' accuracy, clarity, appeal, and perceived value for target audiences
• Training, overseeing, and performance-managing editors on the implementation of those quality standards across all publishing projects; serving as the second set of eyes on Deloitte Insights content by working closely with editors, authors, and subject matter experts to ensure that thought leadership content meets Deloitte Insights' quality criteria
• Acting as a champion for the audience and a storytelling strategist to ensure that each content project is clear and compelling
• Leading and developing editorial talent: Leading the continued development, training, and management of Deloitte Insights' copyediting function focused on ensuring research and insights projects' accuracy via fact‑checking; data accuracy; precision of phrasing; sourcing and substantiation; copy optimization; terminology accuracy, consistency, and appropriateness; and grammar, punctuation, copy cleanliness, and AP style
• Managing editorial team members in collaboration with the editor in chief and the managing editor; guiding editors on how best to collaborate with authors
• Leading continuous process improvement for editorial systems and workflows to improve team collaboration and the quality and efficiency of the work, including identifying and testing new ways of working, and determining appropriate ways to integrate new tech/AI solutions for efficiency and quality assurance
• Championing responsible AI use: Promoting and modeling responsible use of AI, ensuring that humans lead original thought creation, analysis, writing, editing, fact-checking, and final publication decisions in line with firm policies
• Advising authors and stakeholders: Coaching Deloitte content creators on language usage, writing style, and storytelling effectiveness
• Leading special publishing programs and projects, such as the editorial agenda and quality standards for the Deloitte Insights video program
• Staying up to speed on storytelling trends, audience engagement best practices, and multichannel publishing innovations to help Deloitte Insights continuously improve

Skills

Editorial leadership

AP style

Stakeholder management

Storytelling

Multimedia content

Writing and editing

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

CMS

Workfront

Microsoft Teams

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Deloitte Insights, the publishing imprint of Deloitte, seeks an executive editor in the United States to oversee content development, quality, and value. This strategic leader will coach editors, collaborate with researchers and experts, and drive digital-first storytelling across formats to engage executive audiences.

You will champion audience needs, guide editorial standards, and lead cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality insights and thought leadership for Deloitte Insights across