Editorial Manager

Secretariat • Chicago, GA

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About The Position

The Editorial Manager helps experts transform complex analysis into clear, precise, and compelling content while preserving their technical judgment and voice. The role edits client deliverables—including expert reports, analyses, presentations, and other engagement materials—and market-facing content such as articles, client alerts, research summaries, and case studies. Working with client teams, subject-matter experts, and Marketing & Communications, the Editorial Manager supports work across Construction, Damages & Valuations, Economics, and Engineering Sciences. The position primarily provides billable editorial support for client engagements, with additional support for marketing and business development initiatives.

The Editorial Manager improves the structure, clarity, logic, tone, and readability of materials while maintaining the accuracy, nuance, independence, and technical rigor of expert analysis. The role manages editing from early drafts through final review, coordinates with experts and project leads on scope, deadlines, and revisions, and collaborates with designers and data visualization specialists when appropriate. It also develops repeatable editorial standards and supports colleagues through coaching, workshops, and constructive feedback.

Requirements

• Significant experience editing complex analytical, technical, legal, or professional services content for demanding audiences.
• Excellent developmental and line editing skills, including the ability to improve arguments and prose while preserving the author's expertise and intent.
• Confidence working directly with senior experts, handling sensitive materials, and delivering under client deadlines.
• Experience with expert reports, litigation or arbitration materials, consulting deliverables, or related work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a billable editorial resource to cross-practice client teams, shaping and editing expert reports, analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Improve structure, clarity, logic, tone, and readability while preserving the accuracy, nuance, independence, and technical rigor of expert analysis.
• Edit and proofread client deliverables from early drafts through final review, helping teams resolve inconsistencies and prepare polished materials.
• Collaborate with designers and data visualization specialists to coordinate written and visual elements in deliverables when feasible.
• Work with experts and project leads to scope editorial effort, manage deadlines and revisions, and record time and project work according to engagement requirements.
• Partner with subject-matter experts and Practice Marketing Managers to develop and edit articles, client alerts, research summaries, case studies, and other substantive content.
• Interview experts, develop outlines and drafts, and turn specialized analysis into authoritative, persuasive content without compromising its technical depth.
• Adapt content for different audiences and formats while retaining technical rigor and an appropriate expert voice.
• Support high-priority proposals, qualifications, and other business development materials when editorial expertise can improve the narrative.
• Collaborate with the Communications Manager on firmwide messaging, publication plans, and opportunities to extend expert insights through digital, social, and PR channels.
• Build repeatable editorial methods, checklists, and templates for clear, consistent work.
• Apply judgment concerning confidentiality, permissions, attribution, citations, and approvals, escalating questions to engagement leads or designated reviewers.
• Coach experts and help colleagues strengthen writing and editing practices through workshops and constructive feedback.
• Manage competing client and internal deadlines with team leadership, communicating capacity and sequencing early.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed