Our client is looking for an experienced Editor professional to manage and produce the company’s monthly journal, working alongside a production editor, printers, and digital team to ensure timely publication, mailing and upload of each issue.

Exceptional communication and networking skills required as this is a fast paced, dynamic and multi-faceted work environment and you would be part of a collaborative team who strive to make a difference.

This role can be offered on a freelance basis.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare annual editorial plan/media pack and commission contributors for each issue
• Use InDesign to ensure issues are laid out in a user friendly and attractive way
• Edit, design and proof issues in line with house style, as well as writing content when needed
• Manage production editor and workload
• Monitor and maintain online news content daily, and share via social media platforms
• Ensure distribution of content through appropriate channels as agreed with marketing and communications team
• Liaise with printers to approve pages and ensure that each edition is printed to a high standard; and that each journal is mailed out via printers to members
• Proofread and edit company content (publications, email marketing etc) to ensure consistency of style and quality
• Attend and report on industry events for use in future issues
• Monitor monthly costs and work with supplier to reduce costs where possible
• Collect feedback to identify the views and needs of members via readership surveys
• Liaise with sales team to incorporate advertisements sold via media packages

Experience

• Writing (and transcribing), sub editing, editing and proofing
• Magazine production
• Management and recruitment
• Organisation and working to deadlines

Qualifications

• Degree – Journalism/English
• PMA Media Training course in sub-editing
• Media Training course in InDesign

Full time hours (35pw); excellent benefit package.

Based in the Cotswolds within travelling distance from Banbury, Cheltenham, and Strafford-upon-Avon.

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