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About the Role

The Oliver Wyman Forum seeks an Editorial Director to lead and strategize its thought leadership operations. This role requires a seasoned editorial leader and accomplished writer to develop and place influential content, manage a team, and shape the firm's global thought leadership agenda.

Responsibilities

Define a strategic agenda of content topics supporting the Forum’s objectives.
Identify and shape the Forum’s strongest ideas into clear, differentiated points of view.
Write, edit, and develop op-eds, essays, reports, and articles meeting top-tier journalism standards.
Collaborate with partners and subject-matter experts to transform research into compelling public arguments.
Work with communications and media relations to identify placement options and develop pitches.
Identify and support content partnership efforts to increase distribution of Forum insights.
Collaborate with research, marketing, design, and other teams to package content innovatively.
Lead, manage, and develop a team of writers and editors, ensuring clear priorities and high standards.
Manage the editorial calendar and pipeline, balancing various content types.
Create efficient editorial processes to improve speed, quality, collaboration, and accountability.
Lead AI adoption across the editorial function, testing applications and establishing standards.
Track editorial output and placement performance to refine priorities and standards.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years’ experience (15+ preferred) as a journalist, editor, editorial leader, or senior thought leadership professional in a top-tier media, policy, financial, business, and/or professional services environment.
Significant experience writing, editing, or placing articles, op-eds, essays, or bylined commentary in highly respected external publications.
Experience working directly with CEOs, senior executives, public figures, or recognized experts to develop publishable arguments in their voice.
Experience leading or managing writers, editors, contributors, or cross-functional editorial teams.
Proven ability to work with designers, photographers, and videographers.

Skills

First-class writing and editing skills; able to create compelling pieces with strong, well-supported arguments.
Exceptional ability to identify the real argument inside complex research, sharpen the thesis, and craft a clear, timely, persuasive narrative for senior audiences.
Strong news instincts and deep knowledge of the types of articles, essays, and ideas that appeal to editors.
Passion for global business issues and big ideas.
Outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
Strong project management skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
Enthusiasm for AI, with experience using emerging tools to improve editorial quality, accelerate research and production, strengthen collaboration, or create new forms of content and audience engagement.
Intellectual curiosity and comfort moving across subjects quickly.
Creativity and a willingness to push boundaries.
Ideally, a network of thought-leaders, journalists, and editors at major publications.
Sharp intellect, articulate, and low-ego, with the self-confidence and high standards to inspire excellent work.

Location

Midtown NYC

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Master’s degree in journalism, business, public policy, or related field preferred

Salary/Compensations

$140,000 to $230,000

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits
Tuition assistance
401K savings and other retirement programs
Employee assistance programs

About the Company

Oliver Wyman is a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, bringing deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach to help organizations navigate transformative moments.
As a business of Marsh, they work alongside experts across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting.
Marsh has annual revenue over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues in 130 countries.
Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

Equal Opportunity

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.
We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office.
All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.
Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.