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Managing Editor: HeartCry Missionary Society

Reformed Theological Seminary, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24000

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Managing Editor: HeartCry Missionary Society

Job Description: HeartCry Missionary Society is seeking a Managing Editor to oversee and safeguard the quality of all written content produced by the ministry. This role ensures that publications are clear, accurate, theologically sound, and consistent with HeartCry’s mission and convictions.

This role oversees the editorial process from concept to publication, ensuring that written materials faithfully represent the ministry’s work and honor Christ in tone, structure, and substance. Through disciplined editorial judgment and careful leadership of writers, the Managing Editor protects trust with missionaries, churches, and supporters. The work of this role ensures that everything published by HeartCry reflects excellence, restraint, and doctrinal faithfulness.

The Managing Editor must exercise discernment, theological clarity, and structural judgment while guiding others toward stronger work. The Managing Editor serves as a final editorial gatekeeper, exercising theological clarity and structural judgment to ensure that all written communication is worthy of the mission it represents.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the editorial process from intake through publication

Edit written content for clarity, accuracy, and theological faithfulness

Guide and develop writers through constructive feedback

Manage the editorial calendar and publication flow

Collaborate with internal teams and designers

Project Management: Develop timelines, tasks, and progress to ensure all projects meet quality standards. Utilize processes, tools, and techniques to ensure that the team is organized and focused.

Ministry Vision and Theology: Integrate HeartCry’s vision and theology into all written media strategies and outputs.

Oversee Content: Review and approve all content produced by the written media team, ensuring consistency with HeartCry’s theology, culture, vision, and excellence.

Position Qualifications: What We’re Looking For

Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail

Clear theological alignment with HeartCry’s doctrinal convictions, including substantial agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith

Ability to lead writers through critique and revision

Experience managing content quality and deadlines

Willingness to work in person and collaborate closely with a team

Preferred Experience

Editorial leadership or management experience

Ministry or missions-related publishing experience

Experience coordinating with design or production teams

Job Type: Full Time

Salary Range: TBD

Church/Organization Name HeartCry Missionary Society

Contact Name & Contact Info (540) 520-6534

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