As the Magazine Editor, you will have full ownership of the reporting, writing, and editing of our monthly flagship magazine, managing content, publication process, vendors, and distribution. You will also manage other printed and digital materials.
We are a financially healthy individual membership organization for professionals in the nonprofit, academia, government, and industry sectors. Our flagship monthly magazine keeps our members up to date with industry and regulatory news. It is consistently ranked as one of the top member benefits by our 15,000 members and articles are often incorporated into our educational programming.
Responsibilities
Serve as the editor for our monthly flagship magazine; coordinate the internal and external review processes, ensuring overall content quality and timely distribution of the magazine.
Solicit articles from members and interview subject matter experts and industry leaders for articles.
Coordinate all aspects of the magazine’s layout and design with the services of an outside vendor. Obtain photos and suggest illustrations and other visual elements to ensure the magazine and other publications look as fresh and attractive as possible.
Work with editorial boards to ensure high-quality publications.
Identify and manage vendors, ensuring quality control measures are enforced, deadlines are met, and the magazine is mailed on time.
Establish the editorial calendar, developing monthly themes for the magazine.
Develop an advertising strategy in consultation with the marketing and sales team. Coordinate schedules and placements for ads.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, English, or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
Strong reporting, editing, and writing skills. Chicago style editing expertise is required.
You are welcome to work remotely long-term, but once the public health emergency measures are lifted, you will need to be able to travel to meet others approximately 10 percent of the time.
Attributes
Project manager. You are exceptionally skilled at keeping the trains running on time. You can juggle multiple tasks and manage timelines.
Service-driven. You set the standard for meeting and exceeding expectations.
Exceptional communicator. You confidently engage with staff at all levels and across multiple stakeholder groups. You are willing to listen and learn from others.
Team player. You thrive in a team environment yet work well independently.
Resourceful with great follow-through. Whether you’re dealing with something that requires a quick turnaround or a long-term project with many steps, you take full responsibility from start to finish.
What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?
Our association is a respected brand that is trusted by our members. Our magazine is a valuable member benefit.
You will like who you work with – a supportive, respectful, collegial team of passionate and committed colleagues.
We offer a work/life balance, an environment where you will be trusted and respected by professional colleagues, and a competitive salary and benefits package.
ToApply
Use the "Apply" button on this page or simply email your resume to Aileen Hedden at resumes@staffingadvisors.com with “Confidential –Magazine Editor#2020-2591 ASAE” as the subject of the email. Please include your resume as a Word or PDF attachment to the email and paste your cover letter in the body of your email.
Please note: our practice is to not disclose the salary ranges our clients would consider. Any salary information included in this posting was estimated without our input.
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