[WEBTOON] Editor
About the role
Key Responsibilities
Title Development & Editorial Leadership
• Oversee and manage a slate of WEBTOON Original series, guiding them from pitch to launch and through ongoing production.
• Provide targeted editorial direction focusing on:
• Strong early-chapter momentum (fast-burn pacing).
• Consistent chapter-level stickiness (hooks, cliffhangers).
• Long-term story structure, character arcs, and audience retention.
• Develop and maintain editorial best-practice frameworks, including evolving Bibles based on platform data, audience insights, and emerging trends.
• Identify content risks early and propose actionable solutions to maximize title performance.
Creator Collaboration & Relationship Management
• Work closely with creators to provide high-impact, actionable feedback with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Support creators in building sustainable production systems, including buffer management, workflow planning, and long-term pacing strategy.
• Champion the creator experience while balancing the platform's editorial and business goals.
Sourcing & Portfolio Strategy
• Continuously source for unique, diverse, and commercially promising stories that align with WEBTOON's strategic goals.
• Review pitches and conduct thorough evaluations using creative judgment plus data-informed analysis.
• Partner with the Content Strategy team to identify gaps, explore new genres, and evaluate opportunities for flagship-potential titles.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Align editorial decisions with broader platform goals and corporate strategy.
• Work closely with:
• Content Strategy (data insights, sourcing strategy).
• Marketing/GM (launch planning, FP strategy, growth opportunities).
• Content Ops (hiatus planning, creator care).
Qualifications
Required
• 3+ years of editorial experience in webcomics fields (or similar digital narrative formats).
• Strong understanding of vertical-scroll storytelling, pacing, and audience behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to guide creators and deliver high-quality editorial feedback.
• Exceptional communication, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to interpret performance data and incorporate insights into editorial strategy.
• Passion for WEBTOON, manga, manhwa, genre fiction, and digital storytelling.
Preferred
• Experience managing high-performing or breakout titles.
• Familiarity with content production pipelines and creator workflows.
• Understanding of platform-driven content businesses and monetization models (e.g., Fast Pass, ad-revenue, premium).
• Cross-team collaboration experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Korean or Japanese language familiarity is a plus but not required.
Salary Range and Description
Additional information
What we offer (For Full-Time Only):
- Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
- Health benefits, including vision and dental!
- Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up
- 401K Contributions
- Commuter Benefits
- Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program
- Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!
With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment's IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world's leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.
Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!
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