The Editor Partner Program lets editors of qualifying Medium publications earn from the stories they edit.
As an editor, you earn 25% of a writer's monthly earnings for every paywalled story you claim in your publication. This doesn't affect the writer's pay — their story earns the same amount regardless.
Who can participate
To earn through the Editor Partner Program, you must:
- Be enrolled in the Medium Partner Program
- Edit a publication that qualifies for the program
Qualifying publications receive an email notification before the start of the month they're enrolled. There's no application — enrollment is automatic.
How earning works
You earn on a story by claiming it in your publication's submissions queue. If no editor claims a story before it's published, no editor earns for that story.
You earn as long as the story is paywalled and published in your publication. If the writer moves the story to another publication, earnings stop.
Editing your own stories does not qualify for earnings. This includes assigning stories to any editor accounts over which you have full or partial control.
Tracking your earnings
Your publication's earnings dashboard updates daily with cumulative earnings for the month.