WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

• Bachelor’s/university degree required
• At least 10 years’ professional experience in business writing and editing, including digital publishing, preferably for an English-language business publication or a professional-services firm
• Solid understanding of general business concepts; interest and expertise in organization topics (e.g., talent, leadership, culture, diversity)
• Strong editorial judgment; ability to rapidly absorb complex ideas and distill them into accessible copy for global audiences
• Excellent communication skills (many of your interactions will be remote)
• Ability to confidently and tactfully engage with senior staff and subject-matter experts; skill at achieving consensus and moving projects forward
• Willingness to be edited by peers and to receive and act on feedback
• Exceptional time-management skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, manage complex processes, and meet both short-term and long-term deadlines 
• Ability to work independently in a low-structure environment and to deal with ambiguity; willingness to proactively seek guidance when appropriate   
• Positive attitude and team orientation

About McKinsey & Company

McKinsey is a global management consulting firm committed to helping organizations accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth. We work with clients across the private, public, and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all their stakeholders. We combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for this generation and the next. Our purpose To help create positive, enduring change in the world. Our mission To help our clients make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in their performance and to build a great Firm that attracts, develops, excites, and retains exceptional people.

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