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Senior Editor

Perplexity · San Francisco

$210k - $290k/yrSeniorMarketingMarketing & CommunicationsMarketing & CommunicationsPosted 4 weeks ago
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Perplexity is seeking a Senior Editor to lead the quality and velocity of everything we publish. Our content spans a range of audiences, channels, and objectives. You will set the editorial bar for excellence and make every writer around you measurably better. If you treat a clunky sentence and a sprawling launch narrative as the same kind of craft, take pride in language without being precious about deadlines, and want to build a world-class editorial function from the ground up, this role is for you. Responsibilities - Own editorial quality end to end. - Reject mediocrity. - Demand clarity. Ensure accuracy. - Be Perplexity. Evolve and enforce our voice. Everything we ship should sound like we shipped it. - Be accountable. Hold objective authority in a sea of subjective opinions. - Plan and manage the editorial calendar. Run prioritization and production for a fast-moving pipeline in a high-growth environment. - Edit at every level. Player-coach plus team owner and stadium sponsor. Move fluidly from high-level editorial vision to developmental editing to line-level copy editing. Deliver feedback that makes the writing and the writer better. - Mentor, elevate, and attract excellent writers. Earn the respect of strong writers by making them stronger. - Make sense of things. Make sense to people. - Build the editorial system. Evolve and own the style guides and workflows. - Work productively across the company. Everyone wants content, and you’re the content. Qualifications - 7+ years in editing, writing, or editorial leadership, with a body of published or edited work that demonstrates exceptional command of language. - High flexibility of tone and mind. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to adapt styles and voices for different channels or audiences. - High competence throughout the editorial stack: developmental editing, copy editing, content planning, and managing production. - A demonstrated track record of mentoring writers and improving the quality of a

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About Perplexity AI

Perplexity AI builds AI native search tools. Perplexity Ask, a new search interface that uses OpenAI GPT 3.5 and Microsoft Bing to directly answer any question you ask.

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