Senior Editor

Perplexity; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking a Senior Editor to lead the quality and velocity of everything published. This role demands ownership of editorial excellence, mentorship of writers, and management of an ambitious editorial calendar.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of editorial experience, a flexible writing style, and the ability to adapt content for diverse audiences. Compensation ranges from $210K to $290K annually, reflecting the high standards expected for this position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership.
• High adaptability to different styles and voices.
• Proven experience in mentoring writers.

Responsibilities

• Own editorial quality end to end.
• Plan and manage the editorial calendar.
• Edit at every level, providing constructive feedback.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Mentoring

Content planning

Adaptability

Job description

Perplexity is seeking a Senior Editor to lead the quality and velocity of everything we publish. Our content spans a range of audiences, channels, and objectives. You will set the editorial bar for excellence and make every writer around you measurably better.

If you treat a clunky sentence and a sprawling launch narrative as the same kind of craft, take pride in language without being precious about deadlines, and want to build a world‑class editorial function from the ground up, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Own editorial quality end to end.
• Reject mediocrity.
• Demand clarity. Ensure accuracy.
• Be Perplexity. Evolve and enforce our voice. Everything we ship should sound like we shipped it.
• Be accountable. Hold objective authority in a sea of subjective opinions.
• Plan and manage the editorial calendar. Run prioritization and production for a fast‑moving pipeline in a high‑growth environment.
• Edit at every level. Player‑coach plus team owner and stadium sponsor. Move fluidly from high‑level editorial vision to developmental editing to line‑level copy editing. Deliver feedback that makes the writing and the writer better.
• Mentor, elevate, and attract excellent writers. Earn the respect of strong writers by making them stronger.
• Make sense of things. Make sense to people.
• Build the editorial system. Evolve and own the style guides and workflows.
• Work productively across the company. Everyone wants content, and you’re the content.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership, with a body of published or edited work that demonstrates exceptional command of language.
• High flexibility of tone and mind. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences.
• High competence throughout the editorial stack: developmental editing, copy editing, content planning, and managing production.
• A demonstrated track record of mentoring writers and improving the quality of a team’s output, not just your own.
• Exceptional ability to learn.
• Refined judgment on all matters of structure, argument, and voice.
• A proven eye for narrative in messy, ambiguous, or highly technical material.
• Deep familiarity with the rules of grammar, style, and storytelling.
• Enough experience in the bullet above that you have a clear perspective on which rules you intend to break and when.
• Comfort using AI tools and the ability to articulate exactly where and how you incorporate them into your workflows.
• A passion for the truth well‑told.

Compensation Range: $210K - $290K