# Senior Editor

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-editor

A Senior Editor shapes a publication's editorial strategy, guiding content direction while personally handling content editing and proofreading for high-priority pieces. They enforce style guide adherence across a team of writers and editors, provide team leadership through mentoring and assignment decisions, and increasingly apply SEO content optimization to maximize a piece's reach. This role is common at media companies, publishers, and content marketing organizations and typically reports to an editorial director or editor-in-chief.

Top skills: [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/editor)
- Often leads to: [Editor-in-Chief](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/editor-in-chief)

## Similar roles

[Content Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/content-marketing-manager), [Copywriter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/copywriter), [Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/producer), [Senior Copywriter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-copywriter), [Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-writer), [Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writer)

## Open Senior Editor roles (2)

- [Senior Editor](https://wwecorp.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/wwecorp/job/Stamford-CT--WWE-Headquarters/Senior-Editor_R0008098-1) at [WWE](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wwe) — Stamford, CT (listed on WWE's own careers site)
- [Senior Editor](https://scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/New-York-New-York/Senior-Editor_R15225) at [Scholastic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/scholastic) — New York, NY (listed on Scholastic's own careers site)

## Likely next role (1)

Where Senior Editors commonly go next: [Editor-in-Chief](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/editor-in-chief).

- [Editor in Chief, Newsroom](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3ba9bee6-7ec3-4a75-b4ca-cee5254e2e61/editor-in-chief-newsroom-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Los Angeles, CA, $153,600 – $245,900

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- [Copywriter](https://tapestry.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Tapestry_Careers/job/New-York-New-York-USA-Corporate-Headquarters/Copywriter_JR14410) at [Tapestry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tapestry) — New York, NY (listed on Tapestry's own careers site)
- [Producer](https://univision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Los-Angeles-CA/Producer_R021003) at [Univision Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/univision-communications) — Los Angeles, CA (listed on Univision Communications's own careers site)
- [Technical Writer](https://medtronic.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MedtronicCareers/job/Mounds-View-Minnesota-United-States-of-America/Technical-Writer_R75748-1) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America (listed on Medtronic's own careers site)
- [Copywriter](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oneazcreditunion/jobs/4376943009) at [OneAZ Credit Union](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oneaz-credit-union) — Phoenix, AZ (listed on OneAZ Credit Union's own careers site)
- [Content Marketing Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/august-health/6840b35a-8b85-4a25-9bfb-6d89f5c85231/application) at [August Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/august-health) — United States · Remote (listed on August Health's own careers site)
- [Copywriter](https://campbellsoup.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ExternalCareers_GlobalSite/job/USA---NJ---Camden/Copywriter_Req-66262) at [Pepperidge Farm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pepperidge-farm) — Camden, NJ (listed on Pepperidge Farm's own careers site)
- [Technical Writer](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Huntsville-AL/Technical-Writer_REQ35392) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Huntsville, AL (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Producer](https://frostbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Victoria-TX---Main/Producer_R260523) at [Frost Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/frost-bank) — Victoria, TX (listed on Frost Bank's own careers site)
- [SAP Globalization iXp Intern (f/m/d) - User Assistance Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ffaa347a-04a4-426f-9698-51104095a12c/sap-globalization-ixp-intern-f-m-d-user-assistance-developer-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Internship, St. Leon-Rot, DE, 68789
- [Producer, CNN en Español](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/90dbdc54-75fc-49f8-9a4c-62733d56552e/producer-cnn-en-espanol-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Miami, FL

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