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Editorial/Content Lead

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  • September 26, 2026
  • Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • 7 - 10 Years preferred, (3 - 5 Years Minimum)

We are looking for an experienced Editorial/Content Lead to manage the quality, accuracy, compliance, and publication-readiness of content across multiple media platforms. The role requires strong editorial judgement, research capabilities, hands-on writing and editing experience, and a clear understanding of publication-specific editorial requirements — ensuring every article is factually accurate, appropriately positioned, original, and aligned with the intended publication's standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Content Verification, Ethics & Editorial Responsibility
    Verify facts, names, designations, statistics, claims, dates, references, and other critical information before content is approved for publication. Ensure articles follow appropriate editorial ethics, accuracy standards, media guidelines, and publication-specific requirements — flagging misleading, unsupported, defamatory, legally sensitive, or reputationally risky content and recommending edits
  • Publication-Specific Drafting & Editing
    Draft, edit, rewrite, and customise articles to match the editorial requirements of different publications — getting headlines, structure, tone, language, word count, newsworthiness, and positioning right while keeping quality and consistency across deliverables
  • Originality, AI & Plagiarism Compliance
    Ensure content meets applicable originality requirements and internal editorial standards. For Zee Group and News24 specifically, ensure submissions meet required AI-content and plagiarism compliance standards, including necessary checks, rewriting, and editorial refinement
  • Research, Analysis & Content Alignment
    Assess the credibility, relevance, newsworthiness, and suitability of content through research and analysis. Review client briefs and supporting information, align each story to the right publication, category, audience, and format, and work with internal teams to close factual or editorial gaps before release.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong exposure to journalism, digital media, editorial operations, PR/content agencies, newsrooms, or publication-focused content teams (7–10 years preferred)
  • English writing & editing, Proofreading, Fact-checking, Research, Multi-deadline management, Editorial judgement on sensitive content.

Key Expectation:

  • The Editorial/Content Lead acts as the final editorial checkpoint before content is submitted for publication — owning accuracy, quality, originality, publication alignment, and editorial compliance