Perplexity AI

Senior Editor

San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago

LeadershipMentoring

About the role

Our content spans a range of audiences, channels, and objectives.
You will set the editorial bar for excellence and make every writer around you measurably better.
Everything we ship should sound like we shipped it. - Be accountable.

Own editorial quality end to end.
Plan and manage the editorial calendar. Run prioritization and production for a fast-moving pipeline in a high-growth environment.
Build the editorial system. Evolve and own the style guides and workflows.
Perplexity is seeking a Senior Editor to lead the quality and velocity of everything we publish.
Deliver feedback that makes the writing and the writer better.

7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership, with a body of published or edited work that demonstrates exceptional command of language.
You must be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences.
Exceptional ability to learn.
A proven eye for narrative in messy, ambiguous, or highly technical material.
Enough experience in the bullet above that you have a clear perspective on which rules you intend to break and when.
Comfort using AI tools and the ability to articulate exactly where and how you incorporate them into your workflows.
High flexibility of tone and mind. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences.
High competence throughout the editorial stack: developmental editing, copy editing, content planning, and managing production.
A demonstrated track record of mentoring writers and improving the quality of a team's output, not just your own.
Refined judgment on all matters of structure, argument, and voice
Deep familiarity with the rules of grammar, style, and storytelling.
A passion for the truth well-told.

Move fluidly from high-level editorial vision to developmental editing to line-level copy editing.

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