Data Editor at Heidrick & Struggles in New York, New York

Job Description:

Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is the world's foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. For more than 70 years, we've delivered value for our clients by leveraging unrivaled expertise to help organizations discover and enable outstanding leaders and teams. Learn more at
www.heidrick.com




Job Description:




Who We Are:



Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®


Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.



The Role:



The Data Editor plays a central role in transforming the firm's proprietary data into engaging and insightful content. This role will work with the Vice President, Global Editorial Director; the Senior Manager, Editorial Research; and key senior consultants to develop data assets (most often infographics and interactive presentations) for use on the firm's website, in presentations, and private client distribution. The Data Editor will have a strong ability to understand data and how to, craft clear and impactful messages with it. They must be a skilled communicator, committed to high quality standards, able to manage multiple stakeholders, and focused on delivering results. This role will also offer significant opportunities for independent projects in the future.



Responsibilities:

• Developing new content from the firm's existing data resources, including finding complementary insights in different data sets, in alignment with the firm's content priorities.


• Developing standalone infographics or other primarily data-driven assets.


• Creating supporting data assets to enhance existing reports.


• Developing interactive presentations for longitudinal data sets, including those on a range of CEO and Board topics, private equity compensation, and CISO and AI officer organization and compensation.


• Refining and developing ideas suggested by consultants or other members of the Editorial team and suggesting topics independently.


• Working closely with other members of the Editorial team and senior consultants to define new research questions.


• Identify gaps in our knowledge and new questions to explore; play a role in refining longitudinal studies and planning future new research projects.


• Innovating the firm's use of data in static and interactive formats to connect with clients and the broader market.


• Recommending how to balance our current reliance on PDFs for most of our data-driven thought leadership with digital-first presentations.


• Ensuring the formats and technologies the firm uses to present data-driven thought leadership content are current.


• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.


• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing data-driven stories.


• Experience interpreting data.


• Expertise in both static and interactive data presentations


• Solid content writing skills.


• Working knowledge of global business and leadership trends.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple projects at once.


• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels.


• Intellectually curious, creative, and keen to learn about the business.


• Organized and detail oriented.


• Responsive and client service-focused.


• Able to work across multiple time zones as needed.


• Experience using Microsoft Suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with consultants or other subject matter experts a plus.


• Ability to use Displayr, Flourish, and Ceros a plus.

Pay Range Guidelines for this Position:
The salary range for this position is 110000 USD to 120000 USD. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. In addition to your salary, Heidrick & Struggles offers discretionary bonuses (subject to eligibility requirements) and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, disability leave, parental leave, paid time off and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Note: we have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.


Heidrick & Struggles is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or citizenship status.


Qualified consultants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for this opportunity in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.


Heidrick & Struggles is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and/or adjustments during our recruitment process. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation and/or adjustment, please inform your Talent Acquisition professional. Apply Now