Senior Manager - Writing & Editing in London

About the Role

You will lead a team of writers and copy editors responsible for producing audience‑focused content that supports marketing and communications goals across channels. You will ensure that all written content advances strategic goals, strengthens the brand, and inspires engagement and action, while meeting the highest standards for clarity, accuracy, and consistency. You will collaborate with leaders from across our Design, Multimedia, and Experience Management teams. Additionally, you will work with internal subject‑matter experts and other partners. Your collaboration will guide editorial strategy and continuous improvement. You will report to the Senior Director - Creative, Content & Publishing and use a hybrid work schedule.

You Will

• Lead editorial strategy for written content, ensuring written content across campaigns, programmes, and channels is audience‑driven, on brand, and in consideration of business and marketing goals.
• Manage a high‑performing team of writers and copy editors, setting clear priorities, providing feedback, and promoting editorial excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead a team responsible for collaborating with Design, Multimedia, Experience Management, internal subject‑matter experts, and other important partners. This collaboration aims to create content that aligns to programme goals, audience insights, and messaging strategies.
• Oversee editorial quality and best practice standards, ensuring all marketing and communications content follows style, tone, accessibility, and editorial guidelines while maintaining appropriate author voice and technical accuracy.
• Manage and evolve written content workflows and operational processes, balancing creative quality with efficiency to support evolving our needs and delivery across multiple projects and channels.
• Champion responsible innovation, including thoughtful use of AI and latest technologies and practices to improve the effectiveness, consistency, and scalability of content creation.
• Provide senior‑level editorial leadership for high‑visibility, complex, or critical programmes. You will ensure clarity, accuracy, consistency, brand and campaign strategy agreement and messaging.
• Maintain and govern the Association Style Guide and editorial standards, ensuring they stay current with brand, best practices, marketing communications strategy, and audience expectations.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience in marketing communications, content marketing, editorial, or agency environments.
• 2+ years of experience leading writers or editors producing marketing and communications content.
• Experience supporting campaign‑based, audience‑driven written content programmes across channels.
• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

How We Support You

We provide flexibility to help you achieve a good work‑life balance. You'll be part of a global, diverse team who foster an environment of inclusion and belonging where you are valued for who you are and where you come from. We offer benefit options in and out of the workplace, including healthcare, pension plan, annual leave, parental leave, and an employee assistance program. We care about our employees' welfare and focus our benefits package on the benefits which support your wellbeing. We also recognise that everyone has different priorities, so in addition to our core benefits to support your health we offer flexible options for you to choose benefits that are right for you, your family and your lifestyle. We believe in non‑stop learning and are committed to investing in learning opportunities that help you reach your full potential and support your continued development.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.