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- Atlanta
- Boston
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- New York City
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Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
YOUR IMPACT
You will lead McKinsey’s highest-profile impact and institutional storytelling initiatives, managing a small team that develops multimedia client-case studies, storytelling about our partners, priority marketing copy, and content for the New at McKinsey blog. You will report to the Global Editorial Director of McKinsey Global Publishing, and work daily with partners, client-service teams, practice leaders, editors, designers, and colleagues across brand marketing, communications, and client activation.
You will shape the next chapter for how McKinsey talks about the impact of our work with clients. The evidence for why named case studies matter is strong and growing: most B2B buyers say customer-success stories directly shape their purchasing decisions, and a majority of McKinsey’s prospective clients say case studies influence which firm they choose to hire. You will treat that evidence as a mandate to grow the reach, volume, and credibility of named cases, storytelling about our partners, copy to promote our highest-priority marketing initiatives, and the New at McKinsey blog.
You will lead your team in developing every flagship story from concept to publication: identifying and prioritizing opportunities with partners and practice leaders, conducting interviews, drafting and editing for clarity and narrative impact, and holding every piece to a distinctive editorial standard. You will manage the complex, multi-stakeholder approval processes every client story requires, coordinating partners, client stakeholders, practice leadership, and risk reviewers, and keep stories moving toward publication without compromising editorial integrity. You will partner with design and production colleagues on visual treatment, video, and interactive formats, and you will work with editorial, brand marketing, communications, and client activation colleagues to amplify published stories across all McKinsey’s owned and social channels.
You will manage a small team of editors, setting priorities, coaching craft, and scaling output to match McKinsey’s ambitions for this program. You will work closely with a large set of adjacent editors also charged with developing impact storytelling alongside insights publishing. You will use generative AI tools to accelerate drafting and build repeatable templates and workflows, freeing up time for the editorial judgment only a human can bring. You will track engagement and business-development metrics for the portfolio, use them to sharpen strategy, and represent impact storytelling in conversations with senior partners and McKinsey leadership.
Your work sits at the center of one of our highest-priority initiatives, with direct visibility to senior partners and firm leadership. As McKinsey continues to invest in client-backed storytelling, you will have the opportunity to shape the strategy and operating model for this program, expand the team and its remit, and help define how AI reshapes editorial work across McKinsey’s Global Publishing & Brand Marketing portfolio.
In accordance with Ontario law: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence systems (AI) may be used to assist recruiters in the screening and/or assessment of candidates for this role. AI is neither the sole determinative factor at any stage of the application process nor the decisionmaker. All AI-generated assessments are reviewed by a McKinsey recruiter before any decision is made regarding a candidate’s candidacy.
YOUR GROWTH
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
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Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
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A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
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Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- A bachelor's degree
- 12+ years of experience in editorial leadership, with exposure to impact narratives including case studies, content strategy, ideally within a B2B, professional-services, or English-language media organization
- Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder editorial or content programs from concept through publication
- Exceptional storytelling and narrative editing skills, with the ability to turn technical or fragmented information into a compelling, client-centered story
- Experience managing and developing a team of editors, writers, or content specialists
- Skill navigating sensitive, multi-party approval processes involving external stakeholders and senior internal leadership
- Familiarity using gen AI tools to accelerate content development and build repeatable editorial systems
- Strong project-management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to run multiple concurrent, deadline-driven initiatives
- Comfort interpreting engagement and business-development data to inform editorial and promotional strategy
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, low-structure environment
- A collaborative, positive working style, with the ability to build trust across a wide range of stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.
Job ID: 113839
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Lisbon
- London
- Madrid
- New York City
- Toronto
- Washington DC
Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
YOUR IMPACT
You will lead McKinsey’s highest-profile impact and institutional storytelling initiatives, managing a small team that develops multimedia client-case studies, storytelling about our partners, priority marketing copy, and content for the New at McKinsey blog. You will report to the Global Editorial Director of McKinsey Global Publishing, and work daily with partners, client-service teams, practice leaders, editors, designers, and colleagues across brand marketing, communications, and client activation.
You will shape the next chapter for how McKinsey talks about the impact of our work with clients. The evidence for why named case studies matter is strong and growing: most B2B buyers say customer-success stories directly shape their purchasing decisions, and a majority of McKinsey’s prospective clients say case studies influence which firm they choose to hire. You will treat that evidence as a mandate to grow the reach, volume, and credibility of named cases, storytelling about our partners, copy to promote our highest-priority marketing initiatives, and the New at McKinsey blog.
You will lead your team in developing every flagship story from concept to publication: identifying and prioritizing opportunities with partners and practice leaders, conducting interviews, drafting and editing for clarity and narrative impact, and holding every piece to a distinctive editorial standard. You will manage the complex, multi-stakeholder approval processes every client story requires, coordinating partners, client stakeholders, practice leadership, and risk reviewers, and keep stories moving toward publication without compromising editorial integrity. You will partner with design and production colleagues on visual treatment, video, and interactive formats, and you will work with editorial, brand marketing, communications, and client activation colleagues to amplify published stories across all McKinsey’s owned and social channels.
You will manage a small team of editors, setting priorities, coaching craft, and scaling output to match McKinsey’s ambitions for this program. You will work closely with a large set of adjacent editors also charged with developing impact storytelling alongside insights publishing. You will use generative AI tools to accelerate drafting and build repeatable templates and workflows, freeing up time for the editorial judgment only a human can bring. You will track engagement and business-development metrics for the portfolio, use them to sharpen strategy, and represent impact storytelling in conversations with senior partners and McKinsey leadership.
Your work sits at the center of one of our highest-priority initiatives, with direct visibility to senior partners and firm leadership. As McKinsey continues to invest in client-backed storytelling, you will have the opportunity to shape the strategy and operating model for this program, expand the team and its remit, and help define how AI reshapes editorial work across McKinsey’s Global Publishing & Brand Marketing portfolio.
In accordance with Ontario law: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence systems (AI) may be used to assist recruiters in the screening and/or assessment of candidates for this role. AI is neither the sole determinative factor at any stage of the application process nor the decisionmaker. All AI-generated assessments are reviewed by a McKinsey recruiter before any decision is made regarding a candidate’s candidacy.
YOUR GROWTH
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
-
Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
-
A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
-
Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
-
Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- A bachelor's degree
- 12+ years of experience in editorial leadership, with exposure to impact narratives including case studies, content strategy, ideally within a B2B, professional-services, or English-language media organization
- Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder editorial or content programs from concept through publication
- Exceptional storytelling and narrative editing skills, with the ability to turn technical or fragmented information into a compelling, client-centered story
- Experience managing and developing a team of editors, writers, or content specialists
- Skill navigating sensitive, multi-party approval processes involving external stakeholders and senior internal leadership
- Familiarity using gen AI tools to accelerate content development and build repeatable editorial systems
- Strong project-management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to run multiple concurrent, deadline-driven initiatives
- Comfort interpreting engagement and business-development data to inform editorial and promotional strategy
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, low-structure environment
- A collaborative, positive working style, with the ability to build trust across a wide range of stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Our unwavering commitment to integrity drives everything we do, guiding us to always act in the best interests of our clients, our people, and the communities we serve.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Editor
Match your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
EB-2 requires a master's degree or bachelor's plus five years of progressive editorial experience. EB-3 covers roles needing a bachelor's alone. Confirm which category fits your background before targeting roles, since PERM filing language must align with the actual job requirements.
Build a portfolio that documents specialization
PERM audits often scrutinize whether a foreign editor's skills are genuinely distinct from the U.S. labor pool. Curate clips, editorial credits, and style-guide samples that demonstrate a defined niche, such as technical, academic, or multilingual content editing.
Target publishers with established PERM filing history
Publishing houses, digital media companies, and university presses that have sponsored editors before already have internal HR and legal workflows for PERM. Use Migrate Mate to filter Editor roles by green card sponsorship history rather than manually screening job postings.
Understand the prevailing wage before negotiating
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Look up the wage level using the OFLC Wage Search tool so you can negotiate from an informed position without inadvertently pushing the employer below compliance thresholds.
Confirm the employer will file before your OPT or H-1B ends
PERM alone can take six to eighteen months, and I-140 adjudication adds additional time. If you're currently on OPT or H-1B visa, verify early in the offer process that the employer will initiate PERM in time to bridge your status through the green card queue.
Request an EB-2 NIW evaluation if self-promotion qualifies
Senior editors with a record of national-impact work, such as those who have shaped public discourse on policy or science topics, may qualify for a National Interest Waiver under EB-2. An NIW bypasses PERM entirely, removing the employer's recruitment burden from the sponsorship equation.
Green Card Editor: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Editor role qualify as a specialty occupation for green card sponsorship?
Most Editor positions requiring a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers or professionals. Roles requiring a master's degree or equivalent specialized experience can qualify under EB-2. The key is that the job description must genuinely require a specific degree field, not just prefer one, because DOL evaluates the minimum educational requirements during PERM review.
How does the PERM green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for editors?
H-1B sponsorship is a temporary nonimmigrant visa with an annual cap and lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the filing stage and leads to permanent residency. The tradeoff is time: PERM requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment process first, and the full EB-2 or EB-3 process from PERM filing to green card approval typically runs two to four years or longer depending on your country of birth.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor an Editor role for a green card?
Not every employer advertising an Editor position is prepared to file PERM, even if they've done it before for other roles. Migrate Mate lets you filter Editor jobs specifically by green card sponsorship history, so you spend your time on employers who have already navigated the PERM process rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
What does the PERM labor market test mean for editorial candidates?
Before filing your PERM application, DOL requires the employer to advertise the role through specific channels, review all U.S. applicants, and document why none were qualified. As the foreign candidate, you need to meet the minimum requirements listed in those job postings exactly. Any credentials or experience beyond the stated minimum don't count during the audit, so the job description must be drafted carefully from the start.
Can a freelance or contract editor get green card sponsorship?
PERM sponsorship requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship in a permanent, full-time position. Freelance or contract arrangements generally don't satisfy that requirement because there's no guaranteed ongoing employment for DOL to certify. If you're currently freelancing, the path to green card sponsorship typically means securing a permanent staff position first, then raising sponsorship with that employer after demonstrating your value on the job.