The phrase "a leading editor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an editor who is prominent or influential in their field, often in the context of publishing or media.
Example: "As a leading editor in the industry, she has shaped the careers of many aspiring writers."
Alternatives: "a prominent editor" or "a top editor".
"It is our next frontier," says a leading editor.
Newspaper sales will slump by a fifth, says a leading editor.
Human-rights campaigners, opposition politicians and journalists are often harassed; a leading editor, Deyda Hydara, was shot dead in 2004.
As a leading editor, and head of the Moscow Journalists Union, Gusev meets regularly with Putin on an off-the-record basis.
Peter Phillips, director of the Tallis Scholars, and a leading editor of music, said: "All the music I perform has to be edited, or we couldn't read it.
A leading editor at Hungary's state television network punched the air in jubilation as he took a phone call on Sunday evening.
Stephen J. McPhee is a master physician, prolific researcher, leading editor of core clinical textbooks and honored mentor of researchers and medical students.
Mr. Friedman begins his column by citing a recent editorial written by Ibrahim Nafie, Egypt's leading editor, who was personally appointed by President Hosni Mubarak, that essentially accused the United States of dropping poisoned food on the Afghan people.
During her speech, Abramson also recalled her experience as Washington bureau chief after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, and described a conference call between then-Bush White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and "every leading editor in Washington".
The rapidly shifting men's magazine market Stateside will be familiar for the leading editor of the post-Loaded era.
In addition, journalistic sources say, leading editors were called to a meeting and given a list of a dozen reporters whose works should be closely watched.
