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Editorial Operations Manager
The DrumEditorial Operations Manager at The Drum optimizing editorial workflows and AI integration for media operations. Leading projects across editorial, product, technology, and data teams.
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and optimizing editorial workflows, particularly with AI-assisted content processes and operational governance. Proven ability to enhance productivity and collaboration across editorial, technology, and product teams while ensuring compliance with editorial standards.
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AI-Assisted Content WorkflowsWorkflow ManagementProject ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationContent Operations Tools
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Hard Skills
Editorial OperationsContent Management SystemsWorkflow AutomationData AnalysisMetadata ManagementTaxonomy DevelopmentContent AnalyticsOperational TransformationProcess ImprovementContent Lifecycle Management
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationStakeholder ManagementOrganizational SkillsAnalytical MindsetChange Management
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsEditorial SystemsAnalytics PlatformsContent InfrastructureAPIs
Industry Keywords
Digital PublishingMedia OperationsContent-Focused OrganizationsAudience DevelopmentMulti-Platform Publishing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own and continuously improve end-to-end editorial workflows across:
- Daily journalism
- Event coverage
- Video and podcast production
- Newsletter publishing
- Rankings and awards programs
- Social content distribution
- Research and intelligence products
- Design scalable systems that increase efficiency while maintaining editorial quality and governance.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement solutions that improve speed, consistency and collaboration.
- Develop repeatable processes that support growth across multiple content channels and business units.
- Establish operational standards, documentation and best practices across editorial teams.
- Design, implement and manage AI-assisted editorial workflows across the organization.
- Evaluate and deploy tools that improve productivity, content creation and operational efficiency.
- Build and optimize workflows including:
- Transcript-to-article generation
- AI-assisted research and briefing
- Event content atomization
- Content summarization and clipping
- Newsletter drafting support
- Metadata enrichment
- Tagging and taxonomy management
- Workflow automation between editorial systems
- Develop governance frameworks that ensure responsible, transparent and effective use of AI technologies.
- Monitor workflow performance and identify opportunities for further automation and optimization.
- Act as a subject matter expert on emerging AI applications for media and publishing.
- Create and manage a centralized editorial knowledge infrastructure that supports content creation, discovery and reuse.
- Develop systems for organizing and maintaining:
- Interview transcripts
- Event recordings
- Panel discussions
- Podcast assets
- Video footage
- Awards and judging materials
- Research interviews
- Commercial and client-related content resources
- Establish searchable, structured repositories that enable editorial teams to efficiently locate and repurpose content assets.
- Ensure content assets are properly tagged, categorized and maintained according to organizational standards.
- Collaborate with technology and product teams to improve discoverability and knowledge-sharing capabilities.
- Serve as the primary operational partner between editorial, product and engineering teams.
- Help define requirements for editorial tools, publishing systems and workflow enhancements.
- Participate in testing, implementation and adoption of new technologies and platform improvements.
- Drive integration between content management systems, AI tools, analytics platforms and workflow applications.
- Advocate for editorial needs within broader technology and product initiatives.
- Establish and maintain editorial data standards, workflows and governance frameworks.
- Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity and content output.
- Develop dashboards, reporting systems and workflow metrics to support decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with editorial standards, content governance policies and organizational requirements.
- Support documentation, training and adoption of new systems and processes.
- Ensure seamless movement of content across The Drum's publishing ecosystem:
- Website
- Social platforms
- Live events
- Video
- Podcasts
- Newsletters
- Intelligence products
- Build systems that maximize content reuse, audience reach and operational efficiency.
- Support content lifecycle management from creation through distribution, optimization and archival.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 4–8 years of experience in editorial operations, content operations, media operations, workflow management, product operations or related roles.
- Experience designing and improving operational workflows in media, publishing, technology or content-focused organizations.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience working cross-functionally with editorial, technology, product and business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to improve processes and decision-making.
- Proven ability to drive change and operational transformation.
- Experience with AI-assisted content workflows and automation platforms.
- Familiarity with CMS platforms, editorial systems and content operations tools.
- Experience with knowledge management, taxonomy or metadata systems.
- Understanding of APIs, workflow automation tools and content infrastructure.
- Experience working in digital publishing, media, events, marketing or information services organizations.
- Knowledge of audience development, content analytics and multi-platform publishing environments.
Benefits
Comp & perks- 27 days PTO
- 401k retirement plan
- Company-wide discretionary bonus scheme based on business performance
- Enhanced family leave package
- x2 paid volunteering days a year
- Company-wide mentoring programme
- Employee referral bonus
- Company social events
- Hybrid working
- Early finish on Fridays
- Learning & Development fund/opportunities