Managing Editor

Cohere•San Francisco, CA

6h•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The Managing Editor runs the operational engine of Cohere’s editorial team, turning strategy and drafts into a functioning production pipeline across thought leadership, developer content, customer stories, product marketing content, and other streams. The role is primarily accountable for ensuring content ships on time and meets a consistent quality bar. The Managing Editor works with the Editorial Content Director and other cross-functional partners to manage editorial planning, production workflows, reviews, and performance reporting.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in editorial or content operations.
Experience running multi-stream or multi-format editorial pipelines, not just a single blog.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the master editorial calendar across content streams in conjunction with the Editorial Content Director, sequencing work to avoid competition for limited writing capacity.
Manage the brief-to-publish workflow by assigning work, setting deadlines, tracking status, and unblocking bottlenecks.
Own review and approval routing for each content type, including legal and PR reviews for thought leadership, engineering and DevRel sign-off for developer content, customer and legal approval for customer stories, and product marketing alignment for product content.
Set and enforce production-level style and quality standards, distinct from the Content Strategist’s audience and strategy standards.
Manage relationships with freelancers, contractors, and cross-functional SME contributors who feed content into the pipeline.
Report on throughput, capacity, and delivery risk to the Head of Editorial Content.
Own and manage the 24-hour review in the blog tracker.
Run competitive and content-gap analysis to identify where the team’s limited capacity should be allocated.
Ensure style guide and story alignment, with contributions from the Content Editor.
Present editorial performance metrics to cross-functional stakeholders in conjunction with the Editorial Director.
Partner with Growth Marketing on content positioning alignment.
Work with MarOps on attribution and any potential pipeline content.

Benefits

Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency.
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
RRSP matching, 401(k), or pension scheme.
100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months for either parent.
Annual enrichment benefits for arts and culture, fitness and wellness, quality time, and workspace improvements.
Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
Six weeks of paid vacation (30 working days).
Budget for traveling to other offices for remote employees, plus an annual company offsite.
Daily lunch program, snacks, and regular community and social events for employees working in an office.
Co-working benefit for employees not near an office.
$500 home office stipend.