Top Editor Jobs in Chicago, IL

Edit and publish security research and marketing content across reports, blogs, and campaigns. Ensure technical accuracy and style, manage publication via GitHub, run editorial metrics and trackers, build and improve Claude-based editorial tools, extract stories from engineers, own content calendar, and produce social, newsletter, and demand-generation assets.

Lead editorial strategy and audience growth for a B2B HR brand. Create, assign, edit, and publish practitioner-led content across articles, newsletters, social, video, podcasts, and events. Drive subscriber growth, newsletter engagement, SEO authority, and community participation. Build contributor relationships, run experiments using analytics, repurpose content, and represent the brand in external forums to increase trust, repeat engagement, and distribution.

The Senior Editor, Research & Intelligence leads audience insights research, translating findings into actionable content strategies, reports, and recommendations to drive audience growth.

The Assistant News Editor oversees evening news coverage, guides reporters, edits articles for online and print, and ensures timely publication while maintaining high journalistic standards.

Lead and manage a team of writers, video producers, and social creatives across Central US and Canada. Maintain editorial standards and brand voice, set regional content strategy, analyze KPIs to inform growth, collaborate with cross-functional teams (social, PR, legal, marketing), represent the network at events, and oversee hiring and contracts to maximize city-level audience reach.

The Copy Editor is responsible for editing student dissertations for grammar, punctuation, formatting, and adherence to APA style while providing feedback and maintaining records.

Lead daily news coverage across broadcast, digital, podcasts and print; plan assignments, edit audio and text, report as needed, set coverage priorities, and train staff to maintain editorial standards.

Unpaid 3-6 month video editor internship assembling recorded footage into finished projects for broadcast. Responsibilities include trimming and sequencing footage, creating rough and final cuts, adding music/dialogue/graphics/effects, ensuring continuity, consulting with production, and using current editing and compositing technologies.

Assist the editor-in-chief with managing and scheduling published material, proofread and select articles, co-manage a 3-5 writer staff, schedule press releases, and maintain social media marketing presence.

Edit and assemble news-entertainment video pieces from raw footage, create shot decision lists from scripts, gather and compile b-roll, and apply animation/transition techniques per production briefs. Collaborate with the production team to deliver engaging weekly content during a 3–6 month unpaid remote internship.

Remote unpaid video-editing internship: edit and assemble raw footage into polished content, add transitions, color correction, sound design, graphics and captions, adapt assets for social platforms, manage multiple projects, iterate on stakeholder feedback, and organize media libraries while collaborating with marketing and creative teams.

Report and write short news stories (3–5/week), pitch story ideas, copyedit and fact-check content, optimize headlines/metadata for SEO and social, publish in WordPress, attend news meetings, film on-site video with the video team, and contribute to content planning and audience growth for the Adventure channel.

Edit short- and long-form video for paid acquisition, add motion graphics/typography/animation, create multiple creative variations, iterate using performance data, collaborate with marketing and design teams, and maintain fast, high-quality output while evolving brand and testing creative approaches.

Edit and assemble final video cuts preserving script message; adjust pacing, audio, and visuals; add graphics/captions; verify basic accessibility; export for YouTube; create thumbnails; upload deliverables; maintain organized files and version control; coordinate with other departments.

Edit provided footage into clean, engaging videos and create simple graphics. Post consistently, maintain an authentic Muslim-inspired style, collaborate with the team, and accept feedback.

Review and QA AI-assisted SEO content for B2B clients, catch factual and technical issues, publish 3–5 articles daily across CMSs, optimise on-page elements, maintain QA logs, and improve content workflows to sustain high client approval.

Assign, edit, write and publish film and TV feature articles; manage and mentor freelance writers; ensure editorial accuracy and SEO-driven, audience-relevant content; collaborate on content strategy and uphold editorial standards.

Edit, assign, and publish streaming, film, and TV news; manage and mentor freelance writers; ensure editorial accuracy, SEO-conscious coverage, and adherence to editorial standards.

Author, edit, and maintain landing pages, emails, SMS, and campaign content. Configure marketing automation, user journeys, and promotional offers. Optimize content for SEO, conversion, and cross-channel consistency while collaborating with design, development, and business teams.

As a Video Editor, you'll craft high-performing long-form YouTube content, collaborate with producers, and manage multiple projects while ensuring clarity and retention in storytelling.

Perform regulatory writing and editorial/QC for submission documents (protocols, IBs, CSRs, briefing packages, NDA/IND/MAA components). Verify accuracy and consistency versus source data, apply style guides and templates, proofread and copyedit, prepare eCTD/CTD submission materials, communicate QC findings, manage document workflows and timelines, and improve QC tools and SOPs.

Lead the U.S. news desk during peak hours, make editorial decisions in real time, rewrite and polish copy, report on breaking news, mentor reporters, enforce newsroom standards, and coordinate with audience teams to produce fast, authoritative national journalism that outperforms competitors.

Lead editorial oversight of US reader fundraising for a six-month maternity cover: write and edit fundraising copy, run email and year-end campaigns, design messaging tests, analyze giving patterns, and collaborate with commercial and editorial teams to grow US supporter revenue.

Acquire and edit primarily romance titles, manage 5–8 titles yearly, develop manuscripts, negotiate terms, prepare marketing and jacket copy, coordinate with production/design/marketing/publicity, maintain agent and author relationships, and shepherd books through acquisition to publication.

Run hands-on research and pilots of generative AI tools for video, image, audio, and text. Document playbooks, prompt libraries, and evaluation reports. Embed with editors to apply AI where it saves time without sacrificing broadcast quality, and act as a senior-editor backup when needed. Collaborate cross-functionally on tool evaluation and licensing.