Editorial Lead

About Clay

Clay is a creative tool for growth. Our mission is to help businesses grow  — without huge investments in tooling or manual labor. We’re already helping over 100,000 people grow their business with Clay. From local pizza shops to enterprises like Anthropic and Notion, our tool lets you instantly translate any idea that you have for growing your company into reality.
We believe that modern GTM teams win by finding GTM alpha—a unique competitive edge powered by data, experimentation, and automation. Clay is the platform they use to uncover hidden signals, build custom plays, and launch faster than their competitors. We’re looking for sharp, low-ego people to help teams find their GTM alpha.

Why is Clay the best place to work in New York?

• Customers love the product (100K+ users and growing)

• We’re growing a lot (6x YoY last year, and 10x YoY the two years before that)

• Incredible culture (our customers keep applying to work here)

• In-person work (beautiful office space in Flatiron)

• Well-resourced (raised a Series B expansion in January 2025 from investors like Sequoia and Meritech)

Read more about why people love working at Clay here and explore our wall of love to learn more about the product.

We’re looking for a sharp, strategic editor to lead our GTM thought leadership content. In this role, you’ll craft creative essays that challenge conventional thinking in operations, marketing, sales, and customer success. Your writing will position Clay as a go-to source for novel GTM insights and be shared among GTM executives. 

What you’ll do

• Interview GTM leaders – Speak with executives to uncover unique insights and perspectives. Distill their raw thoughts into clear, engaging content while managing follow-ups with busy leaders and respecting their time.

• Write engaging, differentiated GTM essays – Use these interviews to create strategic and tactical essays that stand out in the GTM content ecosystem. Deep expertise in Clay isn’t required, but familiarity with the GTM landscape is essential. Expect to produce around three high-quality essays per week.

• Manage freelance writers – Scale content production by working with freelance writers, ensuring their work meets quality and consistency standards while staying on schedule. You will hire and retain our existing talent pool of freelance writers.

• Collaborate with GTM newsletters – Work directly with high-profile GTM newsletters, whether partnering with their editors or the newsletter owners themselves. Ensure that content published on partner newsletters aligns with their unique voice, tone, and audience expectations.

• Support additional content needs – While thought leadership essays will be your primary focus, you may also contribute to Clay’s newsletter, case studies, or other written content.

What You’ll Bring

• Portfolio of engaging GTM essays. You have an existing portfolio of engaging go-to-market essays that are creative, insightful, and stand out in a crowded space. 

• Writing is therapy. You love writing and editing. A perfect day is putting on headphones and writing without distractions – no meetings, Slacks, or emails. 

• Endless curiosity. You want to understand how someone thinks and what makes them tick. You love going deeper. You don’t stop at the surface. 

• Collaborative energy. You set a high editorial standard while making the editing process enjoyable and collaborative. Your thoughtful, empathetic feedback creates a space where writers and editors learn from each other and continuously improve.

• A fresh perspective. You aren’t regurgitating other GTM writing. You find a unique way to position your writing that stands out amongst the noise. 

Life @ Clay 

Based out of a central office on 19th Street in Manhattan's Flatiron District. We love the energy of in-person collaboration while also offering the flexibility to work from home when needed.

• Competitive salary and role trajectory: Roles, responsibilities, and comp grow as we do.

• Health Insurance: Fully covered, high-quality medical, dental, and vision plans for NYC Claymates. Includes options covering 70–80% of out-of-network therapy after a deductible is met. Insurance options for remote Claymates may vary by location.

• Visa sponsorship: Visa sponsorship for US-based candidates (e.g., student to work visas). We get it - it's an arduous process, but we're not scared of it. Sponsorship for candidates outside of the US may vary.

• Paid time off: We expect team members to take at least 3 weeks fully-disconnected per year, with a flexible vacation policy beyond that.

• Free food: Free meals in office every day and unlimited snacks.

• Parental leave & fertility support: IVF fertility benefits, egg freezing, and 4 months of paid parental leave for NYC Claymates. Support for remote Claymates may vary by location.

Learn more about Clay and what it’s like to work with us right here!