Head of Impact Storytelling & Editorial Strategy

McKinsey; Atlanta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 191.000 - 255.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Global collaboration opportunities

Zusammenfassung

McKinsey is seeking an experienced Editorial Leader to guide high-profile impact storytelling. You will lead a small team, shape client narratives, and own end-to-end project delivery from concept through publication.

You will collaborate with partners across design, production, and marketing, leveraging gen AI tools to accelerate drafts, build templates, and scale outcomes. Excellent communication and strategic insight are essential.

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years of experience in editorial leadership, with exposure to impact narratives including case studies, content strategy, ideally within a B2B, professional-services, or English-language media organization
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder editorial or content programs from concept through publication
• Exceptional storytelling and narrative editing skills, with the ability to turn technical or fragmented information into a compelling, client-centered story
• Experience managing and developing a team of editors, writers, or content specialists
• Skill navigating sensitive, multi-party approval processes involving external stakeholders and senior internal leadership
• Familiarity using gen AI tools to accelerate content development and build repeatable editorial systems
• Strong project-management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to run multiple concurrent, deadline-driven initiatives
• Comfort interpreting engagement and business-development data to inform editorial and promotional strategy
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, low-structure environment
• A collaborative, positive working style, with the ability to build trust across a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Aufgaben

• Lead McKinsey's highest-profile impact and institutional storytelling initiatives, managing a small team that develops multimedia client-case studies, storytelling about our partners, priority marketing copy, and content for the New at McKinsey blog
• Report to the Global Editorial Director of McKinsey Global Publishing and work daily with partners, client-service teams, practice leaders, editors, designers, and colleagues across brand marketing, communications, and client activation
• Shape the next chapter for how McKinsey talks about the impact of our work with clients, growing the reach, volume, and credibility of named cases, storytelling about our partners, and blog content
• Lead the team in developing flagship stories from concept to publication: prioritizing opportunities, conducting interviews, editing for clarity and narrative impact, and managing approvals
• Coordinate with design and production colleagues on visual treatment, video, and interactive formats, and with editorial, brand marketing, communications, and client activation colleagues to amplify stories

Kenntnisse

Editorial leadership

Storytelling

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Interviewing

Gen AI tools

Project management

Team development

Client storytelling

Editing

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

McKinsey is seeking an experienced Editorial Leader to guide high-profile impact storytelling. You will lead a small team, shape client narratives, and own end-to-end project delivery from concept through publication.

You will collaborate with partners across design, production, and marketing, leveraging gen AI tools to accelerate drafts, build templates, and scale outcomes. Excellent communication and strategic insight are essential.