You’ll work closely with McKinsey authors, typically senior consultants and industry/functional experts, to produce articles, white papers, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and other editorial products covering business topics, with a focus on sustainability (including climate change, ESG, decarbonization, net-zero strategy, and green business building). You’ll act as both thought partner and line editor, working with authors to create publishing strategies, develop strong storylines, and produce compelling drafts.
You will often shape raw content (e.g., a PowerPoint presentation, an outline, speaker notes) into a range of editorial products, coordinating with colleagues to ensure that your projects are completed, approved, produced, and published to aggressive deadlines.
Over time, you’ll be expected to develop an active professional network within the firm, in particular, to build relationships with McKinsey consultants and communications professionals, and become familiar with the publishing priorities of McKinsey Sustainability. You will stay current on business news and trends and have an appreciation of audience engagement practices and digital analytics. You may be asked to mentor and/or manage one or more editors.
Please submit a resume, cover letter, and three writing samples (only business-related articles, please). Your cover letter should include a succinct (~200 words or fewer) answer to the following question: What do you like about McKinsey.com content, and what areas do you think could improve and why? Please be candid and specific.