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About Letterboxd
Letterboxd is a global social platform where film lovers discover and discuss movies.
We’re home to a passionate community of more than 30 million members around the world.
Mission-driven and thoughtful about how we grow, we’re building Letterboxd for the long term.
Our distributed team works across New Zealand, North America, and Europe, supported by a modern, carefully considered technology environment. We value craft, simplicity, and collaboration, and we take care to build products — and a workplace — that respect the people who use and create them.
About the Role
We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Editor to help shape and deliver high-quality editorial content across Letterboxd Journal.
Working closely with the Head of Editorial, you’ll play a key role in developing stories, creating compelling content, and supporting contributors, ensuring everything we publish reflects our distinctive voice and high editorial standards.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is passionate about storytelling and film culture, and who thrives in a creative, fast-moving environment where quality and craft matter.
What You Will Do
- Write and produce engaging editorial content, including Journal features, news stories and newsletters.
- Edit content to ensure clarity, accuracy, consistency and alignment with Letterboxd's editorial standards.
- Research, interview and develop stories featuring filmmakers, artists and other industry voices.
- Generate story ideas and contribute to the development of Journal's editorial output and content pipeline.
- Support the Head of Editorial in commissioning content, reviewing pitches and identifying opportunities for coverage.
- Work closely with freelance contributors, providing feedback and guiding content through to publication.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with contributors and other creative partners.
- Support the delivery of editorial partnerships, collaborations and special projects.
- Collaborate with internal teams on cross-functional editorial initiatives and storytelling opportunities.
- Champion Journal's editorial standards, ensuring content reflects Letterboxd's voice, values and commitment to quality.
- Identify opportunities to improve editorial processes, contributor experience and ways of working.
About You
You’re an experienced creative editor with a strong eye for story and detail. You bring excellent writing and editing capability, paired with sound editorial judgement and a deep appreciation for quality content.
You Will Likely Bring
- Experience in editorial, publishing, journalism or content creation.
- Strong editorial judgment and content production experience.
- A deep understanding of the film industry and film craft
- Demonstrated editorial judgement and attention to detail
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Experience working with contributors, freelancers, or external partners
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capability
- Understanding of legal and ethical publishing standards
- High attention to detail with a commitment to editorial excellence
- A collaborative, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset
Why Join Letterboxd
- Create meaningful, high-quality content that connects audiences with film and culture
- Work closely with experienced editorial leaders and contribute to shaping Letterboxd Journal’s voice
- Collaborate with a passionate, creative, and globally-minded team
- Contribute to special projects, partnerships, and industry moments
- Be part of a platform that values storytelling, creativity, and editorial excellence
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