# Editorial Manager

**Company:** [Capital Economics](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/236bhKFXoCJwQZciSZpejz.md)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Sales and Marketing Team

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## Description

The Editorial Manager works closely with a global team of economists to ensure the firm's research is communicated to clients and prospects in the most compelling and effective formats. The role is responsible for maximising the commercial impact of the firm's intellectual property by increasing audience engagement, trial generation, client retention and brand authority.

The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of thought leadership across newsletters, podcasts, online briefings, live events, social media and the website. They will identify the most important insights emerging from the firm's research, determine how best to position them for different audiences and channels, and work closely with sales and marketing teams to maximise the impact of the firm's content.

This is a highly visible role at the centre of the firm's content function, helping to strengthen its reputation for independent economic analysis while supporting client engagement and business growth.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead the planning, development and delivery of thought leadership across multiple channels, ensuring that content supports the firm's commercial and marketing objectives.
-   Develop audience-specific editorial strategies for institutional investors, corporates, policymakers and the media, tailoring content formats and messaging to maximise engagement.
-   Work closely with economists to identify the most relevant and timely insights emerging from the firm's research.
-   Adapt and repurpose the firm's research into a range of content formats for clients and prospects, determining how it should be packaged, positioned and distributed across newsletters, podcasts, online briefings, live events, social media, marketing campaigns and the website.
-   Edit and publish the firm's flagship weekly note written by the Chief Economist.
-   Write, edit and publish newsletters that amplify the firm's key research and economic views for clients and prospective clients.
-   Conceive, host and produce podcasts that communicate the firm's research in an engaging and accessible way.
-   Lead the programme of client online briefings (‘Drop-Ins’), working with economists to develop timely and compelling content, maintaining a full events calendar, coordinating promotion with Marketing, and hosting and moderating sessions.
-   Work closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure content supports commercial priorities and marketing campaigns.
-   Monitor audience engagement and content performance, using insights to improve content and distribution.
-   Lead the adoption of AI-assisted editorial workflows to improve research discovery, summarisation, content production and personalisation while maintaining editorial quality.

## Requirements

-   Significant experience in editorial, publishing, content or communications, ideally within economics, finance or business information.
-   Outstanding writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, accurately and concisely.
-   Experience developing and managing content across multiple channels, including newsletters, podcasts, websites and social media.
-   Strong editorial judgement, with the ability to identify the most compelling insights from specialist research and determine how best to present them across different formats and channels.
-   Commercial awareness and an understanding of how editorial content supports client engagement, audience growth and business development.
-   Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
-   Experience working closely with economists or other specialist authors.
-   Experience applying AI tools to improve editorial workflows, research discovery, content production and audience engagement.
-   The ability to understand and communicate complex economic and market developments to a range of audiences.

## Benefits

-   Good annual leave (25 days plus your birthday)
-   Salary sacrifice pension scheme
-   Life assurance
-   24-hour online GP
-   Health Assured (Employee Assistance Programme)
-   Hybrid working
-   Training & development
-   Good additional maternity and paternity policies
-   Bike to work scheme
-   Thriving social committee