Senior Director, Editorial Strategy and Operations

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $104k - $155k / year

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The College Board

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1900

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. It connects students to college success and opportunity by supporting them in building essential skills for higher education and removing barriers to access. The College Board operates with a focus on respect, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, with a diverse and dedicated team of professionals. Based in several locations across the United States, they strive to modernize operations and increase their digital footprint, supporting students and families nationwide.

📋 Description

• Own the editorial workflow end to end, including intake, triage, tiering, assignment, and approval gates • Lead College Board’s AI integration strategy for editorial work • Select, configure, and improve editorial tools • Build and maintain intake and reporting processes using Jira, Smartsheet, or equivalent tools • Establish service tiers and coverage frameworks • Own capacity planning across human and AI-assisted effort • Lead a team of 8 to 10 experienced editors supported by contract and freelance colleagues • Guide the team through changes in processes and ways of working • Hire, coach, and develop editorial staff • Run calibration sessions across full-time and freelance editors • Manage approval backup and coverage plans • Build team fluency with AI-assisted editing • Manage blended full-time, contract, and freelance editorial staffing • Own enterprise editorial standards and style guidelines • Establish KPIs for editorial quality and process management • Ensure consistent voice, tone, accessibility, and clarity across programs and platforms • Turn workflow and quality data into actionable insights for leadership • Identify systemic risks, patterns, and improvement opportunities • Inform resourcing and scope decisions with data • Build relationships with high-volume stakeholder teams to reduce rework • Optimize copyediting cycles across divisions based on risk and complexity • Run training and consultation engagements for partner teams • Advocate for sustainable workloads and realistic timelines • Align teams with editorial responsibilities on shared KPIs, outcome metrics, and risk-tiering frameworks

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in copy editing, editorial standards, or content governance • Experience applying rigorous quality standards to high-volume, high-visibility content in complex organizations • Proven experience managing a team of editors or content quality professionals • Experience leading a tenured team through significant change • Experience building intake systems, SLAs, reporting frameworks, and redesigned workflows • Experience integrating AI, automation, or process innovation into editorial or content workflows • Strong data fluency and ability to translate workflow and quality metrics into strategy • Experience managing blended teams of full-time employees and contractors • Executive presence and ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority • Strategic and inclusive leadership style • Proven ability to drive performance and growth through expectations, feedback, coaching, and development • Passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer • Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies and willingness to adopt AI-driven solutions • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills • Learner’s mindset and commitment to growth • Ability to make data-informed decisions and continuously improve • Collaborative and empathetic approach

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive package designed to help you thrive • Fair and competitive compensation • Location-adjusted salaries • Transparent conversations about compensation and benefits throughout the hiring process • Remote work option • Option to be fully remote or hybrid for candidates living near College Board offices • Occasional travel to meet in person for business purposes

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