A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.

In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities. The position is generally the second highest in rank, after the editor-in-chief (also called the executive editor.) The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... Editor has four major senses: Print media There are various levels of editorial positions in publishing. ...

In the United Kingdom a managing editor tends to manage budget and staffing issues at a publication, and may have equivalent ranking to a deputy editor in the organisation's structure.

Responsibilities vary from publication to publication.