Editor, Creative and Editorial Services; AA

Posted on March 03, 2020

You are mission driven and action oriented. You love to get involved, and work as part of a team to accomplish something great. Any job is your job if it helps the team succeed, and you thrive on variety. Today, you’re looking for a role where you can use those traits to make a real difference in the world by advancing the most important social issues facing humanity today.

Arabella’s editors guide the firm’s client-facing and internal teams in producing content that is clear, compelling, and impactful. We edit and write deliverables, proposals, marketing content, and more. We support, coordinate, and continually improve the deliverable writing and editing process. We coach Arabellans to improve their communication, writing, and editing skills. And we actively contribute to the firm’s content development, communications, and knowledge management efforts.

The editorial team helps our very smart colleagues convey their thoughts in ways that make a real difference for Arabella’s clients and the world.

• Guide Arabella teams as they create compelling deliverables, proposals, and other written products that meet the firm’s high-quality standards
• Collaborate with Arabella teams to write and produce reports, presentations, and other publications that enable philanthropists to maximize their impact
• Build writing and editing capacity of junior and mid-level staff members through effective one-on-one and group trainings
• Provide excellent copy editing that strengthens and polishes content
• Ensure all external documents meet the highest possible standard and represent Arabella effectively and well to clients, stakeholders, and the public
• Support the team’s content development, communications, and knowledge management efforts
• Manage mid-sized projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting deadlines

Other Responsibilities (5%)

• Manage discrete projects, such as developing internal resources and systems

• 4 to 6 years of experience as an editor and writer
• Ability to draft high-quality written materials under tight deadlines
• Experience writing articles for publication
• An eye for detail and the ability to effectively copy edit material
• Experience managing multiple tasks with sometimes conflicting deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to manage mid-sized projects and processes from start to finish
• Willingness and wherewithal to make editorial decisions even in relation to the work of those in senior positions
• Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness, as well as poise and grace under pressure
• Ability to collaborate effectively and a willingness to roll up sleeves to help colleagues
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite software
• Design skills or familiarity with design concepts and programs

Our Core Competencies:

• Ability to provide excellent service to clients, including being able to diagnose and anticipate difficult service challenges, provide proactive and effective client-centered solutions, pass along service lessons to teammates, and demonstrate a strong understanding of the client’s perspective.
• The ability to effectively manage projects, proactively problem solve, and ensure quality control
• A high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to use that intelligence to appropriately adapt to stakeholders’ needs
• The ability to effectively help communicate complex and nuanced messages to a variety of audiences, including adapting style, tone, and content to meet various needs.
• The ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with others to achieve shared goals, including supporting efforts that promote a safe and welcoming culture, providing timely and constructive feedback, and highlighting and sharing significant and new knowledge across the team
• The ability to use available resources and feedback to continually develop mastery in your role and facilitate team learning, including a willingness to request feedback and incorporate it to improve individual performance and to seek out and participate in career-relevant learning activities
• The ability to take ownership and be creative…