Job highlights

- Serving as backup for the manager in their absence. . Planning and allocating daily work across the team and shifts to balance workloads and meet turnaround times across global time zones.

- 6-8+ years of editorial experience,including at least 2 years leading or supervising a team of editors. . Masters degree in journalism,communications,English or a related field is preferred.

Job Summary

ISMG is seeking a senior Copy Editor to join as Team Lead of our Global Copy Desk, a centralized team which provides editing, proofreading, and ghostwriting as a service across ISMGs brands and business units. In this role, you will lead a team of copy editors, manage the desks day-to-day operations, and serve as a main point of contact for stakeholders who request support from the desk. The role combines people management and workflow planning, along with hands-on editing, and is accountable for the quality and timely delivery of all content that passes through the desk.

What Youll Be Doing

- Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of copy editors, including onboarding and training recent hires.

- Serving as backup for the manager in their absence.

- Planning and allocating daily work across the team and shifts to balance workloads and meet turnaround times across global time zones.

- Serving as a point of contact for editorial, events, marketing and other business teams, and scoping requests, timelines and deliverables.

- Reviewing edited content as the final quality check before publication, and handling high-priority or complex assignments such as white papers, executive content and transcripts.

- Ensuring the team consistently applies AP style, ISMGs global editing guidelines and fact-checking standards.





- Owning the desks style guide, editorial processes and documentation, and updating them as content needs change.

- Tracking desk metrics such as volume, turnaround time and error rates, and reporting on them to the manager.

- Resolving escalations, conflicting priorities and quality issues with stakeholders.

- Giving regular feedback to team members and contributing to performance reviews and goal setting.

- Identifying and piloting tools, including AI-assisted editing and transcription tools, that improve the desks efficiency and consistency.

- Keeping up with developments and trends in cybersecurity and technology.

What You Bring to the Table

- 6-8+ years of editorial experience, including at least 2 years leading or supervising a team of editors.

- Masters degree in journalism, communications, English or a related field is preferred.

- Expert editing skills and in-depth knowledge of the AP Stylebook.

- Experience managing editorial workflows and deadlines across multiple stakeholders and time zones.

- Proven ability to coach, give constructive feedback and build a high- performing team.

- Strong judgment in prioritizing competing requests and resolving editorial and stakeholder issues.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with content management systems and project tracking tools.

- Knowledge of cybersecurity and technology would be an advantage.

Key Job Details

- Department: Content, Media Editorial

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📌 Team Lead , Global Copy Desk (Mumbai)
🏢 Information Security Media Group (ISMG)
📍 Mumbai