[Hiring] Editorial Lead @Over The Moon

Role Description

We're hiring an Editor to own OTM's editorial output end to end: concept and calendar through final published deliverable, across the blog, The Directory, and the social and email surfaces our stories live on. This is a builder's job as much as a writer's.

• Set the editorial calendar, decide what we cover and why.
• Run the real wedding pipeline from submission to Instagram carousel.
• Keep The Directory's editorial content sharp and current.
• Manage one direct report.
• Collaborate with the integrated marketing team and report to the Integrated Marketing Director.
• Ensure the calendar is connected to business initiatives without compromising editorial integrity.

We want someone with a real point of view who can hold OTM's voice, argue for the story worth telling, and ship on a deadline.

Qualifications

• Experience in wedding or bridal media.
• Held an editorial role at a wedding or bridal publication.
• Strong, fast writer with a portfolio of published features.
• Genuinely good interviewer — warm on the phone, sharp on the follow-up question.
• Real fashion knowledge — can identify a gown on sight.
• Experience editing others' work without flattening it.
• Comfortable with performance data as an input.
• Fluent on Instagram as a publishing surface.
• Organized enough to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Possess a strong point of view and the ability to argue for it.

Requirements

• Build and maintain the editorial calendar for the blog.
• Concept stories and recurring franchises that serve both the reader and the business.
• Partner with the Integrated Marketing Director for alignment on editorial and promotional content.
• Track performance metrics to shape future commissions.
• Review inbound submissions and select weddings based on OTM's editorial lens.
• Proactively source weddings and conduct interviews for deeper insights.
• Write features in OTM's voice, including headlines in house style.
• Translate weddings into Instagram features in collaboration with the Social Media Lead.
• Write and edit various blog content, ensuring SEO fundamentals are met.
• Support The Directory editorially and maintain accurate listings.
• Manage the Retention Contributor and connect their work to the editorial calendar.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape editorial strategy and content.
• Collaborative work environment with integrated marketing team.
• Engagement with a variety of creative projects.