Copywriter & Editorial Lead

Responsibilities

• Own the words: Translate True Anomaly's operational depth into writing that is clear, compelling, and unmistakably True Anomaly.
• Serve as editor of the annual State of the Domain report, owning it end to end from thesis and structure through the writing and final edit.
• Build the editorial engine that makes it sustainable: the story calendar, the contributor and interview pipeline, the standards, and the workflow.
• Hold the editorial standard: every piece should reflect the company's operational depth and intellectual authority, and read like it could only have come from True Anomaly.
• Narrative & Voice: Help define and evolve True Anomaly's narrative, messaging architecture, and written voice, and steward that voice consistently across everything the company publishes.
• Develop messaging frameworks that connect company vision, domain trends, and product reality into a coherent point of view.
• Company-Wide Copy: Write and edit the copy that carries the brand across the website and beyond: product and brand pages, landing pages, campaigns, product launch messaging, video scripts, and event and conference content.
• Serve as the writing standard-bearer for the function: the person others bring copy to, and the bar for what ships.
• Executive Thought Leadership: Partner with executives and subject-matter experts to develop thought leadership — bylines, keynote and conference narratives, and strategic long-form — extracting insight from technical and operational stakeholders and shaping it into a point of view.
• Identify emerging themes in space, defense, and national security and turn them into positions True Anomaly can own.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with the VP of Brand and Creative, Communications, Social Media Manager, and product and business development to ground the writing in what's real.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in editorial, brand storytelling, journalism, content strategy, or communications, with a portfolio that demonstrates strategic storytelling and range — not just clean copy.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical subject matter — ideally in defense, space, deep tech, or a comparably rigorous domain — into clear, compelling, credible narrative.
• Real editorial experience: planning and running a publication, editorial franchise, or major report — commissioning, editing others, and owning a standard, not only writing to brief.
• Exceptional interviewing skills and the instinct to extract insight from technical and executive stakeholders.
• Experience developing messaging frameworks, narrative, and executive thought leadership; comfort supporting a founder-led brand and executive visibility is a strong plus.
• A writing voice that is clear, direct, and unhedged — True Anomaly's external standard is high, and this person sets it.
• Senior enough to own the function alone today and build it tomorrow, and energized by a blank slate rather than thrown by it.
• Genuine interest in defense, national security, or space is a meaningful signal. Category expertise is not required; intellectual seriousness about the mission is key.