Senior Editor

The role

The Senior Editor will lead the quality and velocity of all published content. You will set the editorial bar, manage the editorial calendar, and mentor writers.

What you will do

• Own editorial quality end to end.
• Reject mediocrity.
• Demand clarity and ensure accuracy.
• Evolve and enforce the company voice.
• Hold objective authority.
• Plan and manage the editorial calendar.
• Run prioritization and production for a fast-moving pipeline.
• Perform developmental editing and line-level copy editing.
• Mentor, elevate, and attract excellent writers.
• Build the editorial system, style guides, and workflows.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership.
• Body of published or edited work demonstrating exceptional command of language.
• Ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences.
• Competence in developmental editing, copy editing, content planning, and managing production.
• Track record of mentoring writers and improving team output.
• Exceptional ability to learn.
• Refined judgment on structure, argument, and voice.
• Eye for narrative in messy, ambiguous, or highly technical material.
• Deep familiarity with rules of grammar, style, and storytelling.
• Experience knowing which rules to break and when.
• Comfort using AI tools and ability to articulate their use in workflows.
• A passion for the truth well-told.

About the company

Perplexity is seeking a Senior Editor to lead the quality and velocity of everything they publish.