Editor

​Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is the world’s foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. For more than 70 years, we’ve delivered value for our clients by leveraging unrivaled expertise to help organizations discover and enable outstanding leaders and teams. Learn more at www.heidrick.com

Job Description:

Who We Are:

Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions.

  

Heidrick & Struggles (H&S) pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®

  

Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com. 

The Role:

The Editor plays a central role in developing thought leadership content across a range of formats, with a focus on text, including articles, interviews, and research reports. This person works with consultants, other experts, and other members of the Editorial Team on discussing and refining ideas f, and developing the resulting content as directed by the Vice President, Global Editorial Director. The content will mainly, but not solely, be published on the firm’s website. The Editor has strong, proven skills writing and editing for a business audience, the ability to develop themes and messaging collaboratively and efficiently in alignment with the firm’s strategic goals, proven experience leading editorial projects from ideation through final product, and the ability to craft clear and engaging prose within sometimes tight timelines. They must be a skilled communicator in a global context, committed to high quality standards, able to manage multiple stakeholders and fluid timelines, and focused on delivering results. This role will offer opportunities for largely independent projects. This person will also likely have one or more direct reports in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Developing new content from ideation through final product primarily in text but also in other formats as directed, including writing outlines and writer briefings, drafting interview questions, editing drafts written by others, and writing drafts themselves
• Leading effective collaboration throughout this process with consultants, other experts, other members of the Editorial Team, and members of the global Marketing and PR Teams
• Discussing with consultants and other stakeholders new ideas for content and making recommendations on how to proceed
• Being deeply familiar with the firm’s strategic priorities for thought leadership, with its existing content, and with past and ongoing research, and applying all of that context to the responsibilities above
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience writing and editing, preferably in a professional services context.
• Proven experience leading editorial projects working with subject-matter experts, from ideation through final product.
• Comfort writing long- and short-form original content themselves and editing others’ drafts, sometimes with tight timelines.
• Substantial knowledge of global business and leadership trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working in a global context.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Collaborative and with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Intellectually curious, creative, and keen to learn about the business.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Able to respond effectively and flexibly to changes in timelines and priorities; comfortable working with some level of ambiguity.
• Client service-focused.
• Able to work across multiple time zones as needed.
• Experience using Microsoft Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with leadership and organizational topics a plus.
• Experience managing people preferred.
• Strong preference for location in New York City.

Pay Range Guidelines for this Position:

The salary range for this position is 120000 USD to 160000 USD. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. In addition to your salary, Heidrick & Struggles offers discretionary bonuses (subject to eligibility requirements) and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, disability leave, parental leave, paid time off and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Note: we have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

Heidrick & Struggles is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or citizenship status.