Senior Editorial Manager

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ASOS CREATIVE STUDIO Senior Editorial Manager

Seniors Managers are key leadership figures in the smooth, professional and successful running of ASOS Creative Studio. You have an eye for all thing’s creative, a practical ability for implementation and a strategic mindset to deliver departmental and business goals. You are commercially and operationally aware of the balance between quality, delivery, and deadlines, and you thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

As one of our Senior Management Team, you will be working closely with the Leads, wider Senior Teams and multilevel stakeholders across the business. You will lead, mentor and inspire the team to deliver the best assets in the industry. You will help drive departmental efficiency, whilst thinking commercially and innovatively. You will have the ability to successfully lead a team with a creative, strategic and operational mindset.

• Team Leadership:
  Possess the skill, knowledge and management ability to lead the Editorial Team with direct reports, collaborating with the Post Production & Editorial Lead. Ensure creative & delivery strategies are central to the team ethos, driving excellence across all delivery outputs. Build and implement a robust structure that leverages the best talent to deliver high quality editorial content sistently review and update the succession plan for your downlines at all levels.
• Evolution & Innovation:
  Continuously evolve our editorial delivery capabilities to maintain industry leadership. Drive process reviews seeking improvements to maximize sales and customer engagement. Stay abreast of industry innovations, incorporating forward‑thinking testing and adoption.
• Inspiration and Mentorship:
  Be recognised as an aspirational, innovative figure within the team and wider department. Champion strategic priorities, advocate for departmental alignment, and cultivate a problem‑solving mindset.
• Delivery at Scale:
  Lead editorial delivery across all BAU & projects. Ensure every task is resourced appropriately, within budget and KPI/SLA, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate briefs into well‑executed deliverables.
• Future Facing:
  Work closely with the Post Production & Editorial Lead to scope and implement editorial evolution, exploring automation and AI technology.
• Collaboration:
  
  Build strong relationships across the department and wider business, championing all aspects of ASOS Creative Studio in every interaction.
• Performance & Efficiency:
  Meet team performance KPIs/SLAs, identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and speed to market.
• Quality Assurance:
  Ensure the Editorial Team’s output is consistently best in class while upholding brand/tone of voice guidelines.

• Report directly into the Post Production & Editorial Lead and manage editorial output across .COM, CRM, social media (paid and organic) and ASOS brand and partner campaigns.
• Create and maintain the ASOS tone of voice guide, ensuring stakeholders uphold it across all touch points.
• Adapt editorial direction for menswear and womenswear customers, Geo Team territories, and specific venture or third‑party brand requests.
• Handle ad‑hoc editorial requests such as legal, tech, internal/corporate communications, crisis communications, loyalty, sustainability, naming of content franchises, trends, tech features, etc.
• Oversee final responsibility for spelling and grammar QC,…