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About the Role
The Senior Editorial Director leads CFR’s Publications team, ensuring the highest quality and impact of research reports and other publications. This role involves hands-on editing, working closely with authors and editors to enhance argument, clarity, style, and structure.
Responsibilities
- Edit or top-edit all CFR reports, working with leading foreign policy experts to strengthen the argument, structure, clarity, accuracy, and policy relevance of their work
- Set and uphold CFR’s editorial standards for research publications, shaping the quality and voice of the think tank’s work
- Oversee the CFR Publications team, supervising and mentoring staff and building a culture of editorial excellence
- Work closely with CFR fellows and other authors throughout the editorial process, providing substantive guidance on framing, argument, and presentation
- Set editorial priorities, working with the team to manage schedules, solve problems, and ensure the timely publication of research
- Develop and improve editorial policies and processes, maintaining rigorous standards while adapting to changing technologies, formats, and audience needs
- Manage and cultivate a network of freelance editors and designers
- Make editorial judgments when major questions of quality, argument, or style arise
- Represent the Publications team across the organization, building effective working relationships with Digital, Communications, and other departments to expand the impact and reach of CFR’s research
- Guide fellows through the book-publishing process, advising them on proposals and publishers and connecting them with literary agents
- Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, economics, history, English, journalism, or a related field
- At least ten years of editing experience, which may include work at a journal, magazine, nonprofit organization, academic institution, think tank, book publisher, newspaper, or online news site
- Experience managing, mentoring, and developing editorial staff, including setting priorities, allocating work, and providing constructive feedback
- Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and international relations, including familiarity with major contemporary issues and debates
Skills
- First-rate editing skills, including the ability to strengthen argument, structure, clarity, and accessibility
- Demonstrated ability to edit authors who are subject-matter experts, rendering complex work into clear prose while maintaining good relations
- Excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional editorial judgment and an ear for language
- Deep knowledge of editorial standards and workflows
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to juggle multiple publications simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Familiarity with or openness to new technologies and publication formats
Location
- New York
- Washington, DC
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- At least ten years of editing experience
- Experience managing, mentoring, and developing editorial staff
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $165,000 – $195,000
Benefits
- Award-winning health and wellness program
- On-site fitness center
- Generous leave policies
- Health insurance programs
About the Company
- The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society, recognizing that diverse backgrounds and perspectives contribute to broader, more informed participation in the foreign policy debate and lead to an enhanced understanding of the world and the United States’ role therein.
- To that end, CFR is dedicated to continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace by building a more diverse membership and staff, producing and dispensing thoughtful analysis on a broad range of foreign policy issues, and developing relevant, wide-reaching programming that also serves to expand the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.