Human Agency · 13 hours ago
Director of Content & Editorial
Human Agency is a company that partners with organizations to design and implement secure, scalable, human-centered AI. They are seeking a Director of Content & Editorial to transform the business into a high-quality content factory, overseeing editorial strategy and production workflows while aligning content with business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Direct responsibility for editorial strategy, calendar, production workflows, and consistent delivery across earned and owned channels, such as LI, X, Substack, IG, and web
Build the media company arm of Human Agency, including operating model, organization, budget, and initial go to market
Design and operate a content factory with repeatable processes, tooling, SLAs, cost models, and hiring plans to scale output without sacrificing quality
Set voice, editorial standards, approvals, and quality gates for flagship work and day-to-day publishing
Translate content into business results through lead generation, pipeline influence, events, paid products, partnerships, and other revenue streams
Architect technical leverage so you and the team maximize output and preserve deep work time
Build and own personal and team systems that use automation, templating, and code first workflows to scale editorial capacity
Partner with Brand, Growth, Sales, Product, and Founder and executive leadership to align content with company strategy, sales priorities, and go to market
Define and own KPIs for output, quality, reach and commercial impact and report regularly to senior leadership
A documented editorial operating system that sets process, tooling, roles, SLAs, and templates
A 12-month editorial calendar delivering predictable multichannel output
Launch of the media arm with org design, budget, go-to-market plan, and initial revenue experiments
Delivery of at least two flagship content projects such as a longform series, flagship publication, or monetized product
A baseline metrics dashboard tying content to reach and pipeline outcomes
Output and quality measured through calendar adherence and editorial scorecard
Brand scale measured through audience growth reach and impressions
Commercial impact measured by leads pipeline and revenue attributable to content
Operational efficiency measured by time and cost per asset and repeatable delivery
Qualification
Required
8+ years in editorial leadership, content operations or media production with a record of building highly-engaging content that moves audiences from curiosity to adoption and then action
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, as proven by existing published work as a writer or editor
Hands-on experience as a producer and editor with the ability to set strategy and execute to deadline
Proven ability to scale content output while sustaining editorial quality
Demonstrated experience connecting content to business outcomes including lead generation partnerships and productization
Strong cross functional skills and comfort briefing and partnering with senior leadership
Preferred
Experience launching or running a media company arm publication or content P&L
Experience managing podcast, writing, and other media publication logistics
Experience publishing flagship longform work such as books or flagship series
Familiarity with analytics automation and production tooling that links editorial workflows to commercial metrics
High technical fluency and a record of building or orchestrating tools and code-first workflows to maximize editorial output and preserve deep work time
Benefits
Performance bonuses
Potential equity