Editor

Why join us?

At Design Within Reach, home comes first. We believe in creating and sourcing pieces that move with you and are meant to be enjoyed over a lifetime – from home to home, generation to generation. For us, that means exceptionally crafted, built-to-last, and beautifully designed furnishings.
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Design Within Reach means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Design Within Reach to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

The Editor balances strong analytical, organizational, and editing skills with an innate sense of curiosity, problem-solving, and project management. The position requires sharp attention to detail and a steadfast dedication to customers of our growing Design Within Reach (DWR) brand.
The Editor will edit print, digital, and social assets developed for omni-channel marketing campaign focused on seasonal campaigns, furniture launches, events, partnerships, and sales. They ensure that all collateral is written in DWR’s brand voice, is grammatically correct, and is consistent with content strategy standards established by the Director of Editorial and other DWR stakeholders. Oftentimes, the Editor will need to edit, and sometimes write, copy on tight deadlines to swiftly meet the needs of our merchandising strategy. The ideal candidate will have eCommerce experience in the furnishings industry.
The Editor collaborates with Merchants, Web Merchandisers, Project Managers, Graphic Designers, Art Directors and brand marketing leaders. The Editor reports to the Director of Editorial and manages two copywriters as well as freelancers.

About this opportunity

• Line-edits the following assets for voice, style, formatting consistency, grammatical accuracy, punctuation, and spelling errors.
• E-commerce and digital marketing campaigns
• Segmented email marketing campaigns
• Homepage, campaign page, landing page, and product page content for our E-commerce site
• In-store signage
• Print collateral including catalogs and direct-mail pieces
• Product detail pages
• Paid and organic social media
• Banner advertisements and affiliate campaigns
• Trade and VIP marketing initiatives
• Internal communications as needed
• Press and live event collateral
• Mentor two copywriters and challenge them to develop new, more engaging ways of writing for our promotions and campaigns.
• Check copy against marketing briefs to ensure that storytelling and content are aligned with marketing intent
• Work collaboratively with Project Management team to ensure that copy is written and edited on deadline and on schedule
• Contribute to editorial and storytelling strategy and brainstorms for campaigns and partnerships
• Write copy as needed
• Help evolve and maintain DWR style guide standards

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ year(s) of editing experience in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Retail or online experience strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to successfully organize, prioritize, and self-manage editing under strict deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, advertising or marketing (or comparable work experience)
• Proactive over-communicator who brings up issues as they arise, always asks questions, and sweats the details
• Passion, energy, and enthusiasm for modern design, our products, and for creating editorial content
• Combined right- and left-brain thinking to develop creative solutions for how to best communicate the value, quality, and details of our best-in-class products
• Innovative ways to find new ways to meet our customers’ needs
• Customer-first mindset and drive
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Office 365 with a working knowledge of the Mac OS and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with database tools and content management systems (Airtable and Wrike preferred)
• Knowledge of how copy relates to design, graphics, and typography
• Knowledge of Chicago Manual of Style is preferred, but not required
• Love and knowledge of furniture design, home design, and/or industrial design is a plus

Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. Design Within Reach is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].