Career Path: Content Writer to Editor in Chief in Hyderabad
For every editor in chief we've placed in the last 18 months, we asked what they'd have done sooner. The list below is what they said.
Ongoing — close the credibility gap
Publish what you learn. A short write-up of one editor in chief project does more for credibility than a year of quiet study.
Year 3 — make the external jump
Apply as a editor in chief with a portfolio of real work. Target teams that value your content writer background as an edge, not a gap.
Year 2 — get the title adjacent
Move internally to a team where editor in chief work sits next to yours. Internal moves are far easier than external ones at this stage.
Traps that delay the jump
- Skipping the internal move that would have made the external one easy.
- Targeting only the biggest brands, where the bar for switchers is highest.
- Underselling transferable experience as "unrelated".
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