Editorial Lead

LangChain•San Francisco, CA

29d•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for an Editorial Lead to define and execute LangChain's content strategy across our blog, thought leadership initiatives, and email programs. In this role, you'll own the content roadmap that drives organic web traffic, positions LangChain as the definitive voice in the agent ecosystem, and guides developers from awareness to adoption. You'll set the strategic direction for our editorial efforts while ensuring every piece of content that goes out reflects the technical excellence and quality our developer community expects. This is a high-impact role where you'll shape how millions of developers discover and engage with LangChain. You'll develop content frameworks that scale across our education, engineering, product, and marketing teams, identifying the stories that matter most to our audience and the channels that drive measurable business impact. If you're a strategic thinker and exceptional writer who loves diving into technical topics, thrives on data-driven content strategy, and has a track record of building content engines that drive growth, we'd love to hear from you. Today, we have strong technical authority and an engaged developer community—you'll architect the content strategy that takes us to the next level. You need to be both strategic and hands-on. You'll develop our content positioning and editorial strategy, write and edit high-impact pieces, partner with our SEO firm to drive optimization initiatives, craft our monthly newsletter, partner with demand-gen on multi-media campaigns, lead the creation of industry-defining reports like our State of Agents publication, and set quality standards for all outbound content. You're excited about using AI to improve content quality and efficiency.

Requirements

Experience: 4-6 years in content marketing, SEO, editorial, or related roles, at developer-focused or technical product companies
Exceptional writing and editing: Outstanding ability to write clear, compelling, technically accurate content for developer audiences. Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail
SEO expertise: Proven track record of driving organic traffic growth through SEO-optimized content. Experience working with SEO tools and agencies to implement successful strategies
Technical acumen: Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts. Bonus if you're familiar with LangChain, LangSmith, and/or AI/ML concepts
Data-driven mindset: Strong analytical skills with experience tracking content metrics and using insights to optimize strategy and prove impact
Project management: Excellent organizational skills with experience managing editorial calendars, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and keeping complex projects on track
Cross-functional collaboration: Strong communication and partnership skills, you work effectively with engineering, education, and product teams to create high-quality content
Ownership mentality: You're a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, takes initiative, and drives results with minimal direction
Builder mentality: You're scrappy and hands-on, willing to do what it takes to ship great content quickly
Point of view on AI: Where it fits and where it does not fit in the editorial process for creating high quality content

Responsibilities

Define content strategy and roadmap: Develop and execute the strategic vision for LangChain's content, identifying key themes, audience segments, and content opportunities that drive business goals. Own the long-term editorial strategy that positions LangChain as the thought leader in the agent engineering space
Write and edit high-impact content: Create and edit blog posts, thought leadership pieces, industry reports, and other long-form content that resonates with developers and technical decision-makers while maintaining LangChain's voice and high quality standards
Lead flagship content initiatives: Own and execute our monthly newsletter and industry-defining thought leadership pieces like the State of Agents report, working with internal subject matter experts to create authoritative, data-driven content that shapes industry conversation
Manage the campaign calendar: Lead strategic, cross-functional launch planning for new product rollouts and developer campaigns in collaboration with product, engineering, education, and other marketing team members. Ensure content strategy aligns with business priorities
Own blog performance: Drive organic web traffic growth through great content. Own blog metrics including traffic, engagement, and conversion
Expand SEO & AEO investments: Strengthen our SEO program by collaborating with our SEO agency to shape strategy, identify high-impact opportunities, and turn those insights into prioritized content initiatives
Set content quality standards: Review and polish all outbound email content to ensure consistency, clarity, and quality. Establish editorial guidelines and processes that scale
Enable cross-functional content creation: Work closely with education, engineering, and marketing teams to develop content frameworks, source technical expertise, and empower others to create high-quality content that meets strategic goals
Measure impact and optimize: Define success metrics, track content performance, and use data insights to continuously refine strategy. Translate analytics into actionable recommendations that improve reach, engagement, and conversion
Build scalable content systems: Develop strategic content processes, editorial frameworks, and workflows that enable high-quality, high-velocity output as we scale