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Full-length editor resumes from copy editor to managing editor. Each leads with team + section + publication scope, names story-volume + audience + recognition metrics, and surfaces the editorial leadership signals publishers grade on.

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Editor hiring grades on three axes: team + scope (writers managed, section, publication, story volume), editorial impact (audience metrics, awards, recognition for pieces under your section), and leadership + systems (hiring, mentorship, workflow + CMS, cross-functional). The resumes on this page are written for those axes. Editor resumes are 1-2 pages.

Modern editor hiring grades on team-output metrics: section pageviews, story volume + cycle-time, writer hires + promotions, awards reflected. The strongest editor resumes show measurable section growth + named writer mentees + cross-functional + systems improvements.

For copy editor + assistant editor candidates, the structure mirrors with smaller scope.

For managing editor + executive editor + EIC candidates, the structure widens — entire org + masthead + revenue.

The example

Kassandra Ivanova-Reyes

Section Editor · AI Beat · 8 Writers + 14 Freelance · 380 Stories · 4M MV
Brooklyn·[email protected]·+1 (718) 555-0382·linkedin.com/in/kassandra-ivanova-editor

Summary

Section editor for AI + Emerging Tech at a 14M MR publication; manage 8 staff writers + 14 freelance contributors; shipped 380 stories in 2024 (4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist); section drove 4M monthly pageviews + 38k newsletter signups. Led Sanity CMS migration. Columbia J-School 2014.

Experience

Section Editor — AI + Emerging Tech
The Verge · Brooklyn, NY
Jun 2021—Present
  • Edited 380 stories in 2024 (avg 4 editorial passes per story); 14 long-form features (avg 4,800 words); section's pageviews +28% YoY; time-on-page +14% YoY.
  • Hired 4 staff writers in 2024 (2 internal promotions + 2 external); mentored 3 junior writers through their first features; co-built editorial onboarding (60-page handbook + 4-week ramp curriculum).
  • Section awards: 4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist + 2 SFJ nominations in 2024 (writers under my section).
  • Workflow: led Sanity CMS migration from WordPress (14-week project with product team); rebuilt editorial-pitch workflow in Notion; story cycle-time 14 days → 9 days.
  • Long-form investigative project lead: shepherded 4-month investigation from pitch to publication (4 reporters, $48k freelance + travel budget); SABEW Best in Business 2024 outcome.
Senior Writer + Line Editor
MIT Technology Review · Cambridge, MA
Sep 2017—May 2021
  • Combined IC + line-editor role; line-edited 84 stories/year while shipping own bylines.
  • Co-led the 2020 editorial-handbook overhaul (used by 38 staff + contributors).
Staff Writer + Line Editor
Wall Street Journal · New York, NY
Aug 2014—Aug 2017
  • 3 years at WSJ; tech + business beat; rotated through line-editor role on 2 different desks.

Awards + Recognition (Section)

• SABEW Best in Business 2024 (section investigation). • 3 additional SABEW category wins 2024. • ONA finalist 2024. • SFJ Best Long-Form Nominations 2023 + 2024 (writers under my section).

Tools + Workflow

Editorial Systems
Sanity CMS (4 yrs primary)Notion + Asana + AirtableChartbeat + Parse.ly + GA4
Style + Other
AP Stylebook + Chicago + outlet styleSubstack + Beehiiv (newsletter)

Education

Master of Science in Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Aug 2013—May 2014
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Senior Section Editor

Section Editor · AI Beat · 8 writers + 14 freelance · 380 stories · 4M MV

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Why this resume works

Header names role + beat + team + volume + audience. Bullets quantify stories + hires + mentorship + cross-functional + workflow.

Kassandra Ivanova-Reyes

Section Editor · AI Beat · 8 Writers + 14 Freelance · 380 Stories · 4M MV
Brooklyn·[email protected]·+1 (718) 555-0382·linkedin.com/in/kassandra-ivanova-editor

Summary

Section editor for AI + Emerging Tech at a 14M MR publication; manage 8 staff writers + 14 freelance contributors; shipped 380 stories in 2024 (4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist); section drove 4M monthly pageviews + 38k newsletter signups. Led Sanity CMS migration. Columbia J-School 2014.

Experience

Section Editor — AI + Emerging Tech
The Verge · Brooklyn, NY
Jun 2021—Present
  • Edited 380 stories in 2024 (avg 4 editorial passes per story); 14 long-form features (avg 4,800 words); section's pageviews +28% YoY; time-on-page +14% YoY.
  • Hired 4 staff writers in 2024 (2 internal promotions + 2 external); mentored 3 junior writers through their first features; co-built editorial onboarding (60-page handbook + 4-week ramp curriculum).
  • Section awards: 4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist + 2 SFJ nominations in 2024 (writers under my section).
  • Workflow: led Sanity CMS migration from WordPress (14-week project with product team); rebuilt editorial-pitch workflow in Notion; story cycle-time 14 days → 9 days.
  • Long-form investigative project lead: shepherded 4-month investigation from pitch to publication (4 reporters, $48k freelance + travel budget); SABEW Best in Business 2024 outcome.
Senior Writer + Line Editor
MIT Technology Review · Cambridge, MA
Sep 2017—May 2021
  • Combined IC + line-editor role; line-edited 84 stories/year while shipping own bylines.
  • Co-led the 2020 editorial-handbook overhaul (used by 38 staff + contributors).
Staff Writer + Line Editor
Wall Street Journal · New York, NY
Aug 2014—Aug 2017
  • 3 years at WSJ; tech + business beat; rotated through line-editor role on 2 different desks.

Awards + Recognition (Section)

• SABEW Best in Business 2024 (section investigation). • 3 additional SABEW category wins 2024. • ONA finalist 2024. • SFJ Best Long-Form Nominations 2023 + 2024 (writers under my section).

Tools + Workflow

Editorial Systems
Sanity CMS (4 yrs primary)Notion + Asana + AirtableChartbeat + Parse.ly + GA4
Style + Other
AP Stylebook + Chicago + outlet styleSubstack + Beehiiv (newsletter)

Education

Master of Science in Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Aug 2013—May 2014

What hiring managers look for

The specific signals an experienced editor hiring panel grades on during the eight-second scan.

  • Role + section + team scope

    'Section editor for AI + Emerging Tech at a 14M MR publication; 8 staff writers + 14 contributors' beats 'editor.'

  • Story volume + audience

    Stories shipped/year + pageviews + engagement + newsletter signups driven.

  • Recognition + awards

    Pieces + section + author recognition. Editor's reflected glory matters.

  • Editorial systems

    CMS + workflow + style guide + budget management.

  • Mentorship + hiring

    Writers mentored + hires made + promotions of direct reports.

  • Cross-functional

    Photo + video + data + audience + product + leadership.

How to write a editor resume

  1. 1

    Open with role + section + team

    Role + section + publication + team size + story volume.

  2. 2

    Quantify audience + awards

    Section pageviews + signups + awards under your section.

  3. 3

    Surface hires + mentorship

    Writers hired + promoted + mentored. Editor's people work.

  4. 4

    Name systems + workflow

    CMS + workflow + style + cycle-time improvements.

  5. 5

    Close with cross-functional + tools

    Photo + video + data + audience + product cadence + tools.

Pro tip

Lead with team + section + scope

'Section editor managing 8 staff writers + 14 contributors; 380 stories/year; 4M monthly section pageviews' is the editor signal.

Pro tip

Audience + recognition compound

Pageviews + awards together = editorial impact + craft signal.

Pro tip

Hires + promotions matter

Writers hired + writers promoted are the editor's growth metrics.

Pro tip

Cross-functional ownership

Editors own intersections with photo + video + data + audience. Surface.

ATS notes

Editor ATS pipelines screen for outlet + role + tool tokens. Roles: section editor, senior editor, deputy editor, managing editor, executive editor, EIC, copy editor, line editor, freelance editor. Publications: same set as writer. CMS: Sanity, Contentful, WordPress VIP, Ghost, Substack. Editorial workflow: Slack, Notion, Asana, Airtable, Front, Trello, Google Docs (track changes). Analytics: Chartbeat, Parse.ly, GA4. Awards (reflected from writers / section): ONA, SABEW, SFJ, Loeb, Polk, Pulitzer.

Sample bullets you can adapt

Each follows the [verb] [object] [number] structure hiring managers grade against. Copy them as a starting point, swap in your own numbers, and read the annotation to understand why each one works.

  • Volume

    Edited 380 stories in 2024 (avg 4 editorial passes per story); 14 long-form features (avg 4,800 words); section's pageviews +28% YoY; time-on-page +14% YoY.

    Why it works: Volume + passes + features + deltas.

  • Hires

    Hired 4 staff writers in 2024 (2 internal promotions + 2 external); mentored 3 junior writers through their first features; co-built editorial onboarding (60-page handbook + 4-week ramp curriculum).

    Why it works: Hires + source + mentees + handbook.

  • Awards

    Section awards: 4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist + 2 SFJ nominations in 2024 (writers under my section).

    Why it works: Recognition + section claim.

  • Workflow

    Workflow: led Sanity CMS migration from WordPress (14-week project with product team); rebuilt editorial-pitch workflow in Notion; story cycle-time 14 days → 9 days.

    Why it works: Migration + tool + cycle-time.

  • Cross-functional

    Cross-functional: weekly with photo (4 photographers) + video (8 producers); biweekly with audience team on distribution + newsletter; quarterly with product on CMS + workflow.

    Why it works: Cadence + teams + scope.

  • Newsletter

    Newsletter: led the AI-beat newsletter (380k subscribers); curated weekly issue + co-authored 4 deep-dives; subscriber growth 18% YoY.

    Why it works: Subscribers + curation + growth.

  • Pitch

    Pitch + budget: ran weekly pitch meetings with 8 staff + 14 freelance writers; managed $480k annual freelance budget (-4% to plan); 14 monthly pitch reviews.

    Why it works: Cadence + writer count + budget + variance.

  • Investigation

    Long-form investigative project lead: shepherded 4-month investigation from pitch to publication (4 reporters, $48k freelance + travel budget); SABEW Best in Business 2024 outcome.

    Why it works: Duration + scope + budget + award.

  • Multimedia

    Multimedia partnership: shipped 14 multimedia packages with photo + video + data teams (avg 4x feature-pageview vs text-only).

    Why it works: Package count + cross-team + audience comp.

  • Retention

    Hiring + retention: 14% writer turnover (industry avg 28%); 3 of 8 staff writers received external offers in 2024 (matched + retained 2; 1 left to a competing publication).

    Why it works: Turnover vs industry + retention work.

  • Style

    Style + voice: co-authored 38-page AI-coverage style guide with FT; published as cross-newsroom resource (used by 84 reporters across 3 outlets).

    Why it works: Style guide + collaboration + reach.

  • Career

    Career arc: 4 years section editor (current); 4 years senior writer at MIT TR; 3 years staff writer + line editor at WSJ; Columbia J-School 2014.

    Why it works: Tenure + outlet + role evolution.

Wrong vs Right · bullet rewrites

Same intent, two phrasings. Read why the right column lands on the keep-pile and the wrong column doesn't.

Summary opener

Wrong

Experienced editor with strong leadership skills.

Right

Section editor for AI + Emerging Tech at a 14M MR publication; manage 8 staff writers + 14 freelance contributors; shipped 380 stories in 2024 (4 SABEW wins + 1 ONA finalist); section drove 4M monthly pageviews + 38k newsletter signups.

Why: Right version names role + beat + outlet + team + stories + awards + audience.

Story volume

Wrong

Edited many stories.

Right

Edited 380 stories in 2024 (avg 4 editorial passes per story); 14 long-form features (avg 4,800 words); section's pageviews +28% YoY; time-on-page +14% YoY.

Why: Right version names volume + passes + features + audience deltas.

Mentorship + hires

Wrong

Mentored junior writers.

Right

Hired 4 staff writers in 2024 (2 from internal promotion + 2 external); mentored 3 junior writers through their first features; co-built the team's editorial onboarding (a 60-page handbook + 4-week ramp curriculum).

Why: Right version names hires + source + mentees + handbook authorship.

Cross-functional

Wrong

Collaborated across teams.

Right

Cross-functional ownership: weekly with photo (4 photographers) + video (8 producers); biweekly with audience team on top-14 distribution + newsletter strategy; quarterly with product on CMS + workflow.

Why: Right version names cadence + teams + scope.

Workflow

Wrong

Improved editorial process.

Right

Workflow: led Sanity CMS migration from WordPress (14-week project with product team); rebuilt the editorial-pitch workflow in Notion; reduced story cycle-time from 14 days to 9 days.

Why: Right version names migration + project + cycle-time.

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Common mistakes (and how to fix them)

Patterns our writers see most often when reviewing editor resumes — each one disqualifies candidates faster than weak experience does.

  • Mistake

    Generic 'editor.'

    Fix

    Role + section + team + outlet.

  • Mistake

    No team scope.

    Fix

    Writers managed + budget + cadence.

  • Mistake

    Missing hires + promotions.

    Fix

    Editor's people metrics.

  • Mistake

    Awards without context.

    Fix

    Award + section claim + year.

  • Mistake

    Workflow buried.

    Fix

    CMS + cycle-time + systems work.

  • Mistake

    Three-page resume.

    Fix

    1-2 pages.

  • Mistake

    Tools without specifics.

    Fix

    Sanity / Contentful / WordPress + tenure.

  • Mistake

    No cross-functional.

    Fix

    Photo + video + data + audience + product.

Resume format for Editors

Reverse-chronological. Header → role + section + team + scope summary → experience (with stories + hires + cross-functional + workflow) → awards + recognition → tools + CMS. 1-2 pages.

Salary & job outlook

Median annual salary

$78,930 (managing editor $120-180k; EIC $150-260k)

Range: $41,950 to $132,290+

Projected job growth

-5% from 2023 to 2033 (declining overall; senior + multimedia + newsletter-led roles remain)

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 (Editors, 27-3041)

Action verbs for editors

Strong verbs lead strong bullets. Replace generic openers (worked on, helped with, was responsible for) with the specific verb that matches what you actually did.

editedshipped (story)hired (writer)promoted (writer)mentoredran (pitch meeting)budget-managedcycle-time-reducedSanity-migratedmultimedia-packagednewsletter-ledinvestigation-shepherdedChartbeat-trackedstyle-guidedcross-newsroom-collaboratedaudience-grewfreelance-managed

Skills hiring managers screen for

ATS pipelines weight your Skills section as a structured list. Include 15-25 of the items below if they match your experience — not soft skills.

Section + beat editingLong-form + investigation editingCopy editing (line + structural)Sanity + Contentful + WordPress VIPChartbeat + Parse.ly + GA4Notion + Asana + Airtable editorial workflowSubstack + Beehiiv + MailchimpAP Stylebook + Chicago ManualStyle guide authorshipEditorial budget managementHiring + onboardingMentorship + writer developmentMultimedia packages (photo + video + data)Newsletter editorialCross-functional with product + audienceAward-piece shepherding

FAQ

Should I list awards earned by writers I edited?+

Yes. Editor's reflected glory is legitimate signal. Frame: 'Section's writers earned 4 SABEW wins under my management.'

How important is team-size?+

Significant. Writers managed + freelance count + budget signal scope.

Should I include workflow / CMS migrations?+

Yes — these are senior editor projects. Cycle-time improvements are measurable.

What about copy editor vs section editor?+

Distinct tracks. Copy = line / accuracy / style focus. Section = beat + team. Specialize.

Do I need a Master's?+

Helpful at masthead level. Many senior editors don't have one — tenure + outlet + awards matter more.

Should I include newsletter work?+

Yes — newsletter editors are increasingly central. Subscribers + open rates + growth.

How important is multimedia partnership?+

Significant. Editors own intersections with photo + video + data.

What about freelance budget?+

Yes if you own it. $ + writer count + variance signal.

Should I list every writer I hired?+

No — aggregate count + 1-2 named hires of note. Privacy matters.

How important is product-team partnership?+

Increasingly. CMS + workflow + audience-tooling are co-owned with product. Surface.

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