Vice President, Editorial and Thought Leadership

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced person to develop highly effective brand-building content for J.P. Morgan Payments. This individual will be a key member of the global content team, responsible for delivering distinct content franchises for a variety of channels and platforms to engage and influence target audiences across marketing and brand-related initiatives. 

As the Vise President of Editorial and Thought Leadership, you will lead and champion our thought leadership strategy – developing authoritative content that positions our brand as an industry leader, builds trust, and resonates with key decision-makers and industry influencers. You’re a systems thinker who brings a sharp point of view and strong narrative editing instincts, translating business narratives into stories that are genuinely meaningful to our audience.  You will join a team of storytellers and content strategists to create highly differentiated, compelling content programs and ensure consistent messaging across all marketing channels and touchpoints.  

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver content excellence and differentiation for editorial and thought leadership programs in our distinctive brand voice

• Bring a mastery of storytelling and explore and drive emotional connections with audiences

• Apply systems-level thinking to editorial strategy, ensuring content decisions ladder up to business goals and core narratives

• Translate complex product and business narratives into stories that resonate authentically with target audiences

• Manage a consistent editorial pipeline and calendar; you’ll be accountable for editorial program delivery, from strategy and ideation to global activation and distribution

• Provide editorial direction to internal team and external partners, champion and push narratives to differentiate the brand, and stand out amongst a crowded ecosystem 

• Deliver with newsroom precision, speed and agility

• Apply AI tools and principles thoughtfully to develop and scale content without sacrificing quality, depth or differentiation 

• Use performance metrics and marketing intelligence to guide editorial planning, understand what content resonates, and improve content engagement and impact

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, or equivalent required. 8-10 years’ work experience, either in an agency setting or client side, with increasing levels of seniority and responsibility

• At least 3 years’ experience working with writers, editors, content creators, strategists and third-party agency relationships  

• Tenured leader with strong executive presence and persuasive influence

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to use storytelling to influence decisions, foster collaborative relationships, and effectively partner across teams, functions and levels

• A diverse portfolio that demonstrates your experience and accomplishments in storytelling and content creation to support global integrated campaigns

• Demonstrated narrative strategy, writing and editing skills across a variety of content types and formats

• High level of creative thinking and problem solving, bringing a diverse perspective that makes content stand out

• Experience with project management and production tools (Office, Teams, Acrobat, and Workfront)

Please note: Writing samples will be required if selected for an interview.