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Mozilla is seeking a senior editorial leader to define and unify its global storytelling across Mozilla.org, social, video, newsletters, and flagship publications. The role acts as a front-page editor for the broader Mozilla ecosystem, curating high-priority stories and translating complex AI, technology, and policy subjects for broad audiences. It requires matrix leadership across communications, product, policy, design, and social teams, along with management of contributors, freelancers, and agency partners. Success centers on establishing Mozilla.org as a canonical editorial destination, increasing audience engagement, and shaping public conversation about trustworthy AI and the future of the internet.
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I would begin with an audience and content audit, clarify the highest-value editorial audiences and narratives, then create a governance model for intake, prioritization, commissioning, and publishing. I would pair a clear editorial calendar with flexible rapid-response capacity, ensuring the site consistently connects product, policy, and mission-driven work through a recognizable editorial voice.
I would first identify the audience's practical question and the core human stakes, then work with subject-matter experts to validate the technical substance. I would use a layered format: a clear central argument, relatable examples, strong visual or multimedia treatment, and deeper links for technical audiences, without oversimplifying the underlying issue.
I establish shared outcomes, transparent decision criteria, and predictable working rhythms. By making teams' expertise visible, listening carefully to their constraints, and demonstrating that the editorial platform helps advance their goals, I build trust and influence while still making timely editorial calls when priorities conflict.
I would combine reach and engagement measures with strategic-quality indicators. These would include qualified site traffic, newsletter growth and retention, social engagement, content completion, referral patterns, earned-media pickup, audience sentiment, and evidence that priority narratives are being understood and referenced by developers, policymakers, media, and public audiences.
I would convene relevant product, communications, policy, legal, and social partners early to agree on the narrative, target audiences, approval path, and channel plan. I would then create a concise editorial brief, assign clear owners, maintain an escalation process for rapid decisions, and coordinate follow-up content so the moment creates sustained understanding rather than a one-time announcement.
About Mozilla.org
Founded in 1998, the Mozilla Project is a family of nonprofits and companies that build technology and mobilize communities to advance the vision outlined in the Mozilla Manifesto, our principles for a better internet. Collectively, we are committed to create an internet that is open, accessible and secure for everyone everywhere.
Today the Mozilla family of organizations includes Mozilla Foundation, our philanthropic and charitable arm; Mozilla Corporation, which makes Firefox; MZLA, which makes Thunderbird; Mozilla Ventures, our impact fund; Mozilla.ai, which creates open source AI developer tools; and the Mozilla Data Collective, a data sharing platform for human agency and fair value exchange. The Mozilla.org team — currently housed at Mozilla Foundation — coordinates and supports this whole family of organizations.
As Mozilla grows, so does the need for a clear, compelling, and cohesive story about who we are, what we build, and why it matters.
Job Summary
Mozilla is seeking an Head of Editorial + Platforms, Mozilla Ecosystem, to lead and unify our global editorial vision and storytelling across platforms, from the Mozilla.org website to social channels and flagship publications. This person will act as a strategic partner to communications, product, and policy leads across Mozilla’s portfolio, helping to orchestrate a shared narrative about the work across the Mozilla portfolio and why it matters to creating a different future for AI and the internet.
The Head of Editorial + Platforms will operate like the front page editor of a major global publication, curating, prioritizing, and elevating the most important stories from across Mozilla’s entire ecosystem, and orchestrating how they come to life across all of our channels. The surface area is not just a single site, but a network of platforms (Mozilla.org, social, video, newsletters, and beyond) that together form Mozilla’s public voice.
This role sits at the intersection of journalism, media and technology: spotting what matters, connecting the dots across teams, and remixing ideas into high-impact storytelling. It requires strong editorial judgment, creative ambition, and the ability to translate complex ideas (like open-source AI or digital sovereignty) into compelling narratives that resonate with broad audiences.
This is a highly strategic and hands-on role, working across Mozilla’s portfolio to orchestrate a cohesive story of what’s happening across the ecosystem and what it means for the future of technology.
Core Responsibilities
Editorial Vision & Platform Leadership
- Define and lead Mozilla’s global editorial strategy across Mozilla.org and associated digital channels
- Co-create content frameworks with communications teams across the Foundation and Mozilla’s subsidiaries to ensure alignment and shared narrative development
- Establish Mozilla.org as the canonical “front page” for Mozilla — curating, commissioning, and publishing content from across the organization and beyond
- Oversee the redesign and ongoing evolution of Mozilla.org as a dynamic storytelling platform
Pan-Mozilla Storytelling
- Work across the entire Mozilla portfolio to synthesize inputs from across the portfolio and align content that advances our key narratives
- Identify and elevate stories that reflect Mozilla’s ecosystem-wide impact
- Ensure consistency and coherence of narrative across a diverse portfolio
Content Strategy & Curation
- Curate, remix, and deploy content across formats: articles, essays, op-eds, video, social, newsletters, and experimental media, making Mozilla’s external presence greater than the sum of its parts
- Act as connective tissue across decentralized social leads in the Mozilla family, collaborating to develop a cohesive strategy for Mozilla’s social platforms, with a focus on reach, engagement, and relevance
- Build and manage an editorial calendar aligned with key moments (e.g., reports, launches, global events)
- Launch and grow new content channels and verticals focused on areas like AI, open source, and digital sovereignty
- Manage the annual State of Mozilla report, working across the portfolio to develop a dynamic and agenda-setting product
Narrative Leadership
- Shape and amplify Mozilla’s voice on major issues including open-source AI, trust, and the future of the internet
- Partner with communications and policy teams to develop and curate conversation-shaping materials (op-eds, speeches, essays, campaigns)
- Ensure Mozilla shows up authentically in the channels frequented by our key audiences (developers, policymakers, media, public audiences)
- Translate complex technical and policy topics into clear, compelling narratives for broad audiences, a key Mozilla need
This person will manage contributors, freelancers and agency partners, and work with teams across the portfolio. Matrix management and relationship-building are key.
What Success Looks Like
- Mozilla.org is widely recognized as the definitive destination for understanding Mozilla’s work and perspective
- Mozilla has a clear, consistent, and compelling editorial voice across platforms
- Audience reach and engagement grow significantly across social, web, and newsletters
- Mozilla plays a visible role in shaping public conversations on AI and the future of technology
- Flagship publications (e.g., State of Mozilla) become must-read, high-impact outputs
- Mozilla’s storytelling effectively connects its products, policy work, and ecosystem into a cohesive narrative
What We’re Looking For
- Exceptional editorial judgment and taste, able to act as a “front page editor,” curating what matters most and making sharp calls in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to operate as a curator/conductor across platforms, blending ideas, formats, and voices into cohesive, high-impact storytelling
- Strong cross-organizational leadership, including diplomatic leadership—able to lead through influence rather than authority in a complex, matrixed environment
- Service-oriented mindset, viewing Mozilla.org not just as a platform to own, but as a shared asset stewarded in service of teams across Mozilla
- Deep understanding of modern content ecosystems (social, video, newsletters, web) and what drives reach, relevance, and cultural impact
- Strategic storyteller with the ability to translate complex technology and policy topics into narratives that shape public conversation
Bonus: Experience building or evolving high-visibility editorial platforms or brands, especially in technology, policy, or mission-driven organizations
We also seek mission alignment in all roles: Passion for an open internet, trustworthy AI, and public-interest technology and alignment with Mozilla’s values of openness, privacy, and human-centered innovation
Key Stakeholders
- President, Mozilla (reporting)Mozilla.org communications lead (currently a consultant / day-to-day manager)
- Mozilla Communications Council, which includes communication and marketing leadership across the full Mozilla family of organizations
- Mozilla.org team including CTO, who is leading a communications and editorial-intensive body of work around Open Source AI
- Social, digital, web and design staff across the Mozilla portfolio
This role requires deep collaboration across these stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on matrix management, relationship-building, and aligning diverse teams around a shared narrative.
The Target Annual Base Salary and Pay Range for this role is between $139,000-$175,000.
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