Senior Editor, Integrated Storytelling - National Geographic

Department Overview:

National Geographic Media is the publisher of National Geographic’s signature content, breathtaking photography, iconic magazine, and unsurpassed social media presence. This team is responsible for engaging our audience with fantastic storytelling and pulling them into a recurring revenue relationship with Nat Geo. The Nat Geo Media team covers everything on the consumer journey, from print, digital, social, and audio content creation, generating awareness through social and newsletters, acquisition, and retention marketing, print operations, international licensing, and digital platforms. Nat Geo Media aims to become the largest publisher for everyone passionate about exploring the world and learning how to care for it.

Integrated Storytelling sits within Nat Geo Media’s Editorial team and imagines and produces National Geographic’s most ambitious storytelling across its digital, mobile, and audio platforms, as well as five print products: National Geographic magazine, National Geographic History, National Geographic Kids, National Geographic Little Kids, and Special Interest Publications. These stories not only support Nat Geo’s goals and mission but also live beyond our platforms via strategic and creative collaborations with our partners at other divisions of the National Geographic brand, including the National Geographic Channel, The Walt Disney Company, and at our non-profit partner, the National Geographic Society.

Job Summary:

The Senior Editor, Integrated Storytelling, is responsible for delivering world-class editorial projects and manages relationships with National Geographic Media's primary partners—including but not limited to Disney+ and National Geographic Channel, ABC, and the National Geographic Society. The Senior Editor is passionate about cultivating extraordinary stories and will concept editorial features and content packages, and commission and edit work from contributors. As part of a group of editors, they will deliver stories on deadline to fulfill an extensive editorial calendar while bringing a forward-thinking editorial sensibility to our team.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Lead story teams that consistently deliver a calendar of high-investment, high-quality content consistent with the values and mission of National Geographic

• Develop and shape compelling pitches for content packages, including long-form feature articles, special projects, and digital pieces

• Edit and provide direction to internal editors, plus an external team of contributors to ensure the delivery of high-quality content on deadline

• Day-to-day management of long-range editorial including special projects

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of professional editorial experience, preferably in progressively senior roles with a large media organization, managing content creation at various levels

• Outstanding editorial judgment and creative thinking

• Superior editing and writing skills for narrative-driven feature content

• Excellent organizational, project planning, presentation, and time management skills with meticulous attention to detail

• Good interpersonal and technical communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of people in highly matrixed conditions across numerous companies and with colleagues outside editorial, including communications and marketing, business support including sales, promotion, and development

• Proven track record in growing digital audiences and expanding audience demographics

• Familiarity with digital business models and media products preferred

• Solid knowledge of digital media platforms

Required Education:

• College undergraduate degree

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