HAI Managing Editor

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in English, communications, or journalism, and eight years of relevant work experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge and skill in all editorial processes including story development, quality control, design, and collaboration.
  

  ◦ Understanding of brand management principles and the role of content in creating impactful, memorable and durable brand voices.

• Ability to provide recommendations for long-range strategies.

• Ability to synthesize complex material from multiple sources to identify and resolve key editorial and publication issues.
  

  ◦ Capacity to write and synthesize complex materials and communicate highly technical information in a manner easily understood.

• Ability to work effectively and provide leadership to a team under stringent deadline requirements.
  

  ◦ Strong influencing, negotiating, and relationship management skills.

• Ability to work effectively with senior organizational leaders, scientists, and faculty.
  

  ◦ Demonstrated ability to earn credibility and influence peers and content creators.

• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to plan, budget, and track resources.

• Demonstrated ability to apply discretion and judgment in evaluating implications of publication and information release to internal and external audiences.  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Journalism background a plus. Work in starting a publication and/or entrepreneurial environment is desirable.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Fluency and general knowledge of technology industry, including artificial intelligence.

• Curiosity; an interest and an ability to learn new concepts.

• Excellent writer who can crystallize complex subject matter quickly and concisely.

• Confidence and grace under pressure. 

• Creativity in problem solving as well as creating new content.

• Inspire and manage creative agencies and individual contributors ranging from writers and designers to illustrators and videographers. 

• Dependability meeting deadlines in tight timeframes. 

• Judgement on how to handle nuanced conversations and topics under public scrutiny.

• Fast-thinker who can solve problems both alone and with teammates in real-time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.

• Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking.

• Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand.

• Rarely sort/file paperwork.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasional work on evenings and weekends.

WORK STANDARDS:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

• Promotes Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.

• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, https://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Job Title: Managing Editor 1 

Job Family: Communications

Job Series: Editor

Job Code: 4256

Grade: K

Exemption: Exempt