[WEBTOON] Editor

The role

Oversee and manage a slate of WEBTOON Original series, guiding them from pitch to launch and through ongoing production. Provide editorial direction, support creators, and source promising stories.

What you will do

• Oversee and manage a slate of WEBTOON Original series from pitch to launch and ongoing production.
• Give targeted editorial direction on early-chapter momentum, chapter stickiness, and long-term story structure.
• Develop and maintain editorial best-practice frameworks and Bibles.
• Identify content risks early and propose solutions to improve title performance.
• Give high-impact, actionable feedback to creators.
• Support creators with production systems, buffer management, and pacing strategy.
• Source and evaluate unique, diverse, commercially promising stories.
• Review pitches using creative judgment and data-informed analysis.
• Work with Content Strategy, Marketing/GM, and Content Ops on launches, growth, and hiatus planning.
• Mentor assistant editors and contribute to strategic content initiatives across the US Content division.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of editorial experience in webcomics or similar digital narrative formats.
• Strong understanding of vertical-scroll storytelling, pacing, and audience behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to guide creators and deliver high-quality editorial feedback.
• Exceptional communication, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to interpret performance data and use insights in editorial strategy.
• Passion for WEBTOON, manga, manhwa, genre fiction, and digital storytelling.

Nice to have

• Experience managing high-performing or breakout titles.
• Familiarity with content production pipelines and creator workflows.
• Understanding of platform-driven content businesses and monetization models (e.g., Fast Pass, ad-revenue, premium).
• Cross-team collaboration experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Korean or Japanese language familiarity.

Benefits

• Career development and mentorship.
• Health benefits, including vision and dental.
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up.
• 401K contributions.
• Commuter benefits.
• Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program.
• Winter break shutdown.

Before you apply

• Benefits are listed for full-time roles only.

About the company

WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to major storytelling platforms, including the CANVAS creator platform and WEBTOON Originals. It also owns Wattpad, the world's leading webnovel platform, and reaches about 155 million monthly active users.