Senior Editor

Senior Editor Komplexe Herausforderungen zu bewältigen und mit führenden Persönlichkeiten zusammenzuarbeiten, treibt dich an? Du möchtest Teil eines Teams sein, das gemeinsam herausragende Ergebnisse erzielt? Dann bist du bei uns richtig. Dein Arbeitsumfeld You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey. A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes. Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family. Dein Impact As a Senior Editor, you’ll join a group of publishing professionals within the Global Publishing team, which is part of the firm’s Reach and Engagement function. Our publishing team focuses on supporting authors to develop powerful editorial products that will make an impact on our many audiences. You will be based in Germany (Duesseldorf or Munich) as part of our local Editing & Publishing team, directly reporting to the Director of Reputation and Communication Germany and Austria. At McKinsey, publishing is a tradition. It’s also one of the most powerful ways to showcase our research and expertise. As founder Marvin Bower once said, \“Putting anything in writing enforces more thorough and precise thinking.” McKinsey publishes thousands of articles and reports every year, as well as other kinds of content. Our firm’s work consistently ranks at or near the top of search-engine results globally and is widely featured in traditional media. McKinsey Global Publishing has received more than 300 awards since 2020, celebrating the breadth and depth of our insights across a wide range of formats. You’ll work with highly-skilled McKinsey colleagues and senior leaders from the spectrum of practices in Germany and Austria to develop and publish distinctive content across digital and print platforms. As a senior editor, you will become fluent in McKinsey’s production-related processes and resources, with strong editing, fact-checking, and content management support to build publishing efforts. You’ll engage and inspire colleagues through your thought-partnership and leadership skills to advance the firm’s publishing objectives. You will manage editorial publications and programs, coordinating with relevant McKinsey publishing groups and stakeholders, to ensure projects are completed, approved, produced, and published to meet tight deadline requirements. You’ll act as a thought-partner and service provider (e.g., line editor), working with McKinsey authors (i.e., typically senior consultants and industry/functional experts) to create publishing strategies that advance cell and firm objectives, develop persuasive storylines, and write compelling drafts. In collaboration with authors and other stakeholders, you will shape content copy (e.g., PowerPoint presentation, outline, speaker notes) into a range of editorial products (e.g., articles, white papers, reports, blog posts, podcasts, videos, tweets). You will review, and edit content that rigorously follow conventions of written German and English and ensure consistency of voice/tone/style and alignment with firm style and risk/reputation guidelines, playing an advisory role with authors in discussion and development of changes. You will be expected to clearly communicate with internal and external teams and relevant McKinsey leadership in support of an increasing volume of editorial projects; lead projects/workstreams independently or with designated team, aligning with key stakeholders as relevant, advancing relevant goals for publishing. You will stay up-to-date on business news and trends, as well as the firm’s research, to ensure communications are in touch with current public discussion/research and aligned with the firm’s position. You may be asked to support entry-level and junior editors as part of their and your career development. You must be able to independently manage freelance/agency resources related to your own projects. You may be asked to engage in additional ad hoc email and other editorial projects. Deine Qualifikationen und Stärken 8+ years of experience in a business writing and editing, including digital publishing, preferably for an English-language business publication or professional-services firm Bachelor’s/University degree; advanced degree in journalism a plus A deep understanding of global business trends and detailed knowledge of two or more industries Data literacy and familiarity with audience engagement (e.g., SEO, social media) Strong mastery of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint) and team share tools (e.g., Box, Slack, Zoom) Proficiency and fluency in verbal and written German (native) and English is required, other language skills are a plus Excellent editorial skills (e.g., writing, editing), judgement, and business literacy, with ability to rapidly absorb complex ideas and distill them into accessible copy for global audiences Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation) Confidence in interactions with senior staff and SMEs and strong ability to achieve consensus across multiple stakeholders Strong problem-solving skills and ability to challenge client service content based on industry knowledge Exceptional project management and organizational skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, manage complex processes, and meet short- and long-term deadlines Ability to work independently in a low-structure environment and to deal with ambiguity; understanding of when to proactively seek guidance, and willingness to do so