Stripe
Editorial Director, Brand & Creative Partnerships
US: SF, NYC, Seattle and Remote. Posted a month ago
The role
A senior individual contributor will lead editorial and creative direction for external media partnerships. This person will shape major partnerships, produce original editorial work, and advise partner teams on new ideas.
What you will do
- Lead editorial and creative direction for external media partnerships including advertising content and research-led collaborations.
- Develop work that feels native to the audience and editorial environment.
- Turn original data analyses, economic insights, and customer stories into content pieces.
- Shape the full editorial process for partnership work.
- Direct and manage agencies, external creators, and editorial partners.
- Write, edit, and improve high-stakes content across various formats.
- Generate original concepts for creative programs and editorial franchises.
- Serve as a thought partner to teams across Stripe.
- Partner with Brand Marketing, Brand Design, Content Marketing, Portfolio PMM, Copywriting, and Customer Marketing.
- Define and uphold a quality bar for editorial and partnership work.
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience in editorial, writing, creative development, journalism, publishing, media, brand strategy, or a closely related field.
- Exceptional portfolio of published or public-facing work demonstrating strong writing and editing.
- Experience developing original editorial work, sponsored media, advertising, creative partnerships, or other high-quality audience-facing programs.
- Ability to translate complex subjects including technology, business, economics, science, or policy into accessible work.
- Strong creative instincts and a sophisticated design sensibility.
- Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, external partners, writers, designers, marketers, and agencies without formal authority.
- Ability to move between strategy and execution.
About the company
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Its mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.