Specialty
The role
Stripe is hiring an Editorial Director for Brand & Creative Partnerships. This senior individual contributor role sits in the Narrative & Editorial team and leads the editorial direction of Stripe's external media partnerships and original editorial work.
What you will do
- Lead editorial and creative direction for major external media partnerships, including advertising content and research-led collaborations.
- Turn Stripe's data analyses, economic insights and customer stories into content readers will want to engage with.
- Shape the editorial process: refine briefs, direct creative development and give feedback on drafts.
- Direct agencies, external creators and editorial partners.
- Write and edit high-stakes content such as blog posts, podcast scripts, ad copy and social posts.
- Advise teams across Stripe and set the quality bar for editorial work.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in editorial, writing, creative development, journalism, publishing, media, brand strategy or a related field.
- A strong portfolio of published or public-facing writing and editing.
- Experience developing original editorial work, sponsored media or advertising programs.
- Ability to explain complex technology, business or economics topics clearly.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders, partners and agencies without formal authority.
- Sound design sensibility and ability to move from strategy to execution.
This is our own short reading of the posting. The full description, and anything that has changed since, is on Stripe's careers page behind the apply button.

