About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.

Together with GZERO Media-the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics-and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.

Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.

We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

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Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Editor to join our team in London. This role is pivotal in shaping the output of Eurasia Group's research analysts and revamping our flagship daily brief. The Lead Editor will be a strategic partner for research leadership, ensuring our analytical output aligns with client needs and meets high standards of excellence. The Lead Editor will report to the Deputy Head of Research and manage a team of two, with the expectation to build and manage a team of outside contractors for writing and editing on an as-needed basis.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Oversight: Shape the output of research analysts through rigorous oversight, including training, active review, and final review of analytical output. Deliver ex post feedback supported by a small team of editors, senior research leadership, and automated AI tools, which the Lead Editor will help develop.
Publication Process: Take over and revamp the publication process for Eurasia Group's flagship daily brief, ensuring efficient production of a world-class daily product.
Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with research leadership to match analytical output to client needs. Participate in the product strategy group, conduct periodic product reviews, and shape the editorial style of our output.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

10+ years of experience in editing within financial journalism, preferably with experience compiling a daily newsletter for a business audience.
Expertise in finance, economics, politics, or political science.
Proven ability to manage and build teams, including outside contractors for writing and editing as needed.
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.

Goals and Objectives:

Ensure the efficient production of a world-class daily product.
Develop a rigorous editorial oversight process to hold research analysts accountable and ensure all published pieces meet high standards of excellence.

At Eurasia Group, our mission is to provide the tools and understanding needed in a world where politics drives disruption. We put politics first for our clients, and we aspire to be the leading place people come to find out about the world. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is empowering and globally minded. We firmly believe that bringing people with a variety of ideas and perspectives to the table makes our analysis stronger for our clients and creates a better workplace. Our leadership team is dedicated to embedding this approach into everything we do and how we lead because we care deeply about our work and our people.

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