Editorial Project Manager
In-office, Contract
Nov 2026 - Aug 2027
We're looking for an Editorial Project Manager to join our in-house creative studio.
In this role, you'll oversee the day to day production of print marketing projects; ensuring a smooth, efficient, and timely content creation process and production of our offline marketing materials and smaller adhoc projects.
Key responsibilities include pushing print marketing projects to completion, maintaining high quality standards, and coordinating the efforts of designers and copywriters to tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have a background in both editorial and project management.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:
Project Planning and Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain integrated project plans, define project scope, objectives, and timelines. Coordinate the day-to-day delivery of work for brochures, sales letters, flyers, supplementary materials and adhoc offline marketing projects from brief to delivery.
Timeline Management: Create and maintain project timelines, identify potential delays across dependecies including editorial, creative, production, translation, markets etc. and proactively address issues to keep projects on schedule.
Communication: Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, and team members, ensuring clear communication, with detailed follow-up on information gathering and updates. Provide regular updates on project status and address any concerns or feedback.
Content Strategy & Development: Work closely with the entire creative studio, including copywriters, designers, digital teams, to align projects with the content strategy and goals. Coordinate the creation, editing, and proofreading of written content ensuring it meets both stakeholder and company goals.
Quality Assurance: Implement quality control measures to ensure that all content is error-free and aligns with the company's product information and brand guidelines. Identify risks early, maintain change logs, manage late requests, and escalate matters that can affect scope, quality, budget, or delivery.
Team Coordinatation: Coordinate the work of the creative studio, flagging capacity risks and competing priorities. Work closely with the Print Production Manager and Print Marketing Director to align editorial and production schedules.
What We’re Looking For:
- 3-4 years of experience in Editorial project management, specifically with print-focused projects such as catalogs, magazines, annual reports, brochures, or in a similar role in a creative agency or content-driven environment.
- Organizational and problem-solving skills; confident in navigating ambiguity and assertive and professional client handling style.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high editorial standards.
- Proactive and structured under pressure.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams effectively.
- Clear and concise communicator.
- Full Fluency in English (writing, speaking, reading)
- Full working rights in Switzerland
What EF Zurich offers:
We are a global, mission driven company, our goal? Open the world through education and cultural exchange. We are an international team, with an international audience, and have opportunities to work across regions. Other benefits include:
- Discounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs
- Free use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App
- Tuition Reimbursement for continued Education
- Referral Bonus for all referred staff hires (equivalent for 500 USD)
- Discounts with our global hotel and travel partners
- 15% off our on-site Kita
- Swiss Travel Halb-tax reimbursement
- And much more!
How to apply: Kindly submit a PDF of your CV and Cover Letter in English. Applications in other languages or without a Cover letter will not be considered.
This role is fully in-office. Our on-site policy enhances collaboration, company culture, and faster decision-making. Working together in person fosters creativity, spontaneous idea-sharing, and stronger team connections, which we believe is essential for success.
At EF Language Abroad we are dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.
Ready to open the world through education? Apply now! #LI-MC2
Skills Required
- 3-4 years of editorial project management experience, specifically with print-focused projects such as catalogs, magazines, annual reports, or brochures
- Organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and handle clients assertively and professionally
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high editorial standards
- Proactive and structured under pressure
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Clear and concise communication skills
- Full fluency in English, including writing, speaking, and reading
- Full working rights in Switzerland
- CV and cover letter submitted in English as PDFs
What We Do
A career at EF is something different. You’ll think boldly, own your job, and create a career you are proud of—and have fun doing it. When you join EF, you will join a global community of creative minds, innovators, and change-makers. Since 1965, we've created programs that help people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn about the world and themselves. People are at the heart of everything we do, and it all begins with the talented and collaborative EFers who bring our mission-opening the world through education- to life across 55 countries and counting.
