Editorial Lead

Overview

JD:
As Editorial Lead, you will lead the team responsible for shaping and delivering Cognizant's thought leadership agenda. You'll guide the creation of compelling, insight-rich content that strengthens Cognizant's voice in the market and positions us as a leaderin technology services—often by writing about emerging technologies, including AI.

We're looking for a strategic editorial leader who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and editing a research report, executive blog or web page, and helping a team of talented editors and writers navigate the challenges of a large, fast-moving organization to deliver top-quality content aligned with the business's goals. The ideal candidate will be an experienced B2B content marketer and creative problem-solver, able to influence senior stakeholders across the business;

apply new technologies and approaches like AI in content creation; develop and leverage content in a variety of media channels, from web and social, to presentations, campaigns, events and advertisements—and measure its success.

This is a temp-to-perm leadership role reporting to the head of brand, creative strategy, content and thought leadership—who started at Cognizant as a consultant herself.

• Experience with long form, top line editing
• Ability to spot and shape great stories based on unclear business requests
• Act as a mentor to a team of writers, editors and analysts

• Lead and manage a team of on-staff and contract editors and writers to develop high-impact thought leadership content in a variety of short- and long-form formats.
• Set and uphold editorial standards; define and continuously evolve what "good” looks like across different content types.
• Maintain and expand the firm's editorial strategy, ensuring it aligns with Cognizant's business goals and market positioning.
• Mentor and develop team members through coaching, feedback and hands-on guidance.
• Allocate resources effectively across projects and content streams to meet timelines and quality benchmarks.
• Analyze content performance and use those insights to refine the editorial strategy.
• Stay current on technology industry and content trends to ensure Cognizant's editorial approach remains forward-looking.
• Promote the editorial function to senior executives; act as a brand ambassador for Cognizant and Cognizant's thought leadership.
• Create space for innovation, repositioning legacy editorial programs and piloting new ones in response to evolving business needs.

• Oversee the end-to-end editorial process—from ideation and research to outlining, ghostwriting, editing and production.
• Track technology news and Cognizant priorities to proactively develop content ideas.
• Guide internal and external writers in producing everything from a web page or info graphic to a research report, blog, executive POV or client presentation.
• Take the lead on writing high-profile pieces when needed, including both short- and long-form content.
• Collaborate with research teams from hypothesis development to publication, helping shape narratives grounded in original data and insight.
• Partner with marketing, digital, and design teams toensure effective distribution and audience engagement.
• Ensure all content is accurate, insightful, well-structured, and consistent with Cognizant's brand and compliance standards.
• Understand and apply digital metrics to inform content strategy and optimize performance across platforms.

• Serve as a trusted editorial advisor to subject-matter experts and business leaders across the organization.
• Continuously educate people across functions and organizational levels on thought leadership standards, personnel and processes.
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