Expert editorial management for large or complex content projects.
Flatpage offers editorial project management services for organizations producing complex, high-stakes publications. Whether you’re coordinating a multi-author museum catalogue, overseeing a white paper series at a think tank, or managing content production across teams in a university or business setting, we help ensure your editorial workflow is structured, efficient, and on schedule.
We work with museums, cultural institutions, academic departments, research centers, foundations, and businesses to manage projects such as books, exhibition publications, longform reports, curriculum guides, and digital content packages. Our team brings deep experience in both publishing and institutional communications, offering the oversight and strategic support needed to bring clarity and cohesion to even the most sprawling editorial efforts.
Flatpage’s editorial project management services are ideal for projects involving multiple contributors, tight deadlines, or evolving source material. We coordinate between writers, editors, designers, and internal stakeholders—tracking timelines, managing revisions, and maintaining consistency across drafts, formats, and platforms. Whether we’re developing editorial calendars or building structured review workflows, our goal is to reduce internal bottlenecks and keep your content moving forward.
Unlike one-off editing services, editorial project management ensures ongoing alignment from draft to publication. We can work alongside your in-house communications team or lead the process end-to-end. Our project managers are also experienced editors, ensuring high-quality outcomes that reflect your voice, mission, and standards.
If you’re navigating a complex editorial process and need a reliable partner to keep things organized and on track, Flatpage is here to help.
Our expert project managers can help you with:
Strategic oversight
Keep your editorial workflow structured, scalable, and stress-free
Timeline management
Hit your deadlines with confidence—even on complex, multi-phase projects
Contributor coordination
Align writers, editors, and stakeholders across teams and time zones
Editorial consistency
Maintain a unified voice, tone, and format across all content
Quality control
Ensure every deliverable meets your standards for clarity and accuracy
Review & approval tracking
Use our tools—or yours—to streamline feedback workflows
Production readiness
Deliver publication-ready documents with fewer delays and errors
Project Management Services
What are the typical projects for this service?
Editorial project management is ideal for longform, multi-author, or multi-stage content projects that require consistent oversight and coordination across contributors, departments, or workflows. We partner with organizations that need support turning complex editorial visions into clear, on-time deliverables.
Typical projects include:
Museum catalogues and exhibition publications
White paper and report series for think tanks and nonprofits
Multi-author academic books and scholarly readers
Institutional or annual reports for higher ed and philanthropic organizations
Corporate content suites, such as onboarding materials, internal guides, or investor communications
Web content and multi-channel content packages produced by cross-functional teams
These projects often involve multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and content formats—and benefit from a partner who can manage editorial timelines, approvals, consistency, and final production.
Whether you’re starting from a rough outline or already deep in drafts, Flatpage steps in to keep your content moving smoothly from development to delivery.
How much does it cost?
Pricing for editorial project management depends on the scope, duration, and complexity of your project. We offer flexible options based on the level of involvement you need—whether you’re looking for short-term oversight on a single deliverable or full-cycle management of a multi-month publication process.
Some clients engage us on a flat-fee basis for defined projects like museum catalogues or annual reports. Others prefer monthly retainers for ongoing support across multiple editorial workflows. We’re also able to work hourly for shorter-term or highly customized engagements.
Because no two projects are alike, we recommend reaching out with a few details—timeline, content type, number of contributors, and where you are in the process—so we can provide a tailored quote.
Flatpage brings both editorial expertise and project coordination skills to your team, helping you stay on schedule and deliver high-quality work with less stress.
$100 project minimum.
What does it include?
Our editorial project management service provides hands-on support for organizations producing complex, longform, or multi-author content. We manage the editorial process from start to finish—or step in wherever you need help most—to keep your project moving smoothly, on-brand, and on deadline.
Every project includes:
Timeline creation and oversight We build realistic schedules and manage key milestones across content stages.
Contributor and stakeholder coordination We serve as your editorial liaison—managing drafts, feedback, and approvals between writers, editors, designers, and internal teams.
Editorial talent matching Your project manager will assign the right Flatpage editor from our expert team, based on subject matter, tone, and format.
Style sheet development or alignment We can work with your existing editorial style guide—or create one for consistency across writers and documents.
Workflow and version control We manage revisions and ensure clean, structured editorial handoffs throughout.
Platform flexibility We manage projects in Basecamp or work in your preferred platform (Google Docs, Notion, Airtable, Trello, etc.).
Ongoing quality assurance Your PM ensures content quality and cohesion at every stage—especially across large teams or high-volume content.
Each engagement is tailored to your needs, whether you require full editorial oversight or targeted coordination support. Flatpage becomes a natural extension of your team—combining professional editorial expertise with project-level leadership to deliver results that are accurate, clear, and ready for publication.
When should you get it?
Editorial project management is most valuable when you’re preparing a multi-contributor, longform, or high-stakes editorial project—and want to ensure it stays on track from start to finish.
We recommend bringing in a project manager at the planning or early drafting stage, especially if you’re:
Coordinating multiple writers or editors
Managing content across departments or partner organizations
Working toward fixed deadlines or publication dates
Preparing a print or digital publication with multiple components
Balancing internal workloads with limited capacity
Common stages for engagement include:
Pre-draft: When outlining the structure, timeline, and team roles
Drafting: When multiple contributors begin submitting sections
Editing & Review: When you need version control and feedback tracking
Production: When you’re preparing files for layout, copyediting, or publication
While earlier is better, we can also step in midstream to help bring order to projects that are already underway—or in danger of stalling.
Flatpage’s project managers bring not only structure, but editorial experience, which means we can help you make key decisions about tone, flow, contributor guidelines, and more.
If you’re unsure whether your project is ready for management support, we’re happy to assess your materials and recommend the best starting point.
Bloomberg Philanthropies collaborated with Flatpage’s team to help manage the complex editorial process for their arts and culture app, Bloomberg Connects, which hosts guides to over 500 cultural organizations in 24 countries and in 40 languages. Flatpage provides copyediting, proofreading, and multilingual editing services for hundreds of cultural institutions worldwide, including art museums, historic sites, gardens, and festivals.
The team at Flatpage provided copyediting services on the exhibition catalogue and guide for the 2024 Venice Biennale, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.
New York University’s School of Law engaged Flatpage to provide ongoing content and copy editing for the articles posted on their Open Global Rights platform, which posts articles written by multilingual authors on a range of topics related to human rights.