Senior Editor

San Franciscofull timeOn Site

senior

$210k–$290k

H1B: yes

Perplexity Senior Editor at Perplexity leads editorial quality and velocity across diverse content, setting the editorial bar and mentoring writers. Manages editorial calendar and enforces the company voice and style guides.

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.

Qualification

7+ years in editingHigh flexibility of tone and mindExceptional ability to learnA proven eye for narrative in messyA passion for the truth well-told

Required

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.

Benefits

Vision

Company

Perplexity

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