Senior Editor

Blue Ant Media Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 65.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cottage Life is seeking a Senior Editor with 7-10 years of editing experience to lead print and digital content from concept to publication. You will edit features, columns, and front-of-book pieces, develop editorial packages, recruit writers, and participate in copy editing and proofreading.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence at our Toronto head office for part of the week, and you will bring strong WordPress, Mailchimp, and SEO skills to optimize content and newsletters for

Qualifikationen

• Thorough knowledge of publishing trends, including in the digital space.
• 7-10+ years of editing experience, including work at a print publication.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe InCopy on Mac.
• The ability to communicate a clear editorial vision while working collaboratively across the editorial and art teams.
• Digital and newsletter experience, including working with a CMS (preferably WordPress) and on Mailchimp.
• A network of contributors and creatives to help shape and develop stories.
• A strong passion for Canadian magazines.
• Project management experience is an asset.

Aufgaben

• Act as the handling editor, championing stories, including profile features, service stories, and front-of-book pieces, through each stage of the editing process from assigning to sign off
• Researching and developing story ideas for print and digital
• Contributing to pitch and strategy meetings
• Copy editing and packaging digital stories using SEO best practices for cottage life.com
• Writing and curating a weekly newsletter
• Meeting the highest journalistic standards of transparency and accuracy for all content

Kenntnisse

Writing & editing

Digital publishing

WordPress CMS

Mailchimp

SEO

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe InCopy

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Editor

The award-winning team at Cottage Life is looking for a Senior Editor with 7-10 years of experience producing exceptional content for print and digital. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently handling substantive edits on features, columns, and front-of-book stories; developing content ideas and editorial packages for print and online; recruiting and assigning stories to writers; and participating in other aspects of the editorial process, including copy editing and proofreading. In addition to handling print stories, they’ll have sharp digital skills, in particular experience in newsletter strategy and production, and thorough knowledge of Mailchimp. They will

also be a WordPress wizard and understand the importance of SEO, with experience using tools to optimize content.

Ideally, we are looking for a cottager or someone with deep cottage experience, but most importantly, the successful candidate will understand what is so special about cottage living in Canada and have big ideas about how to make our magazine feel fresh and relevant to our audience of cottagers and cottagers-to-be. Since we want our stories to offer both good advice and a good read, they’ll also have a sense of fun and a lively imagination.

A flexible, can-do attitude is a must, as is the ability to problem solve and find solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

This role will report to the Editor-in-Chief of Cottage Life and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.

The anticipated salary range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000 per year, with final compensation determined by experience and qualifications.

Core Responsibilities & Duties

• Act as the handling editor, championing stories, including profile features, service stories, and front-of-book pieces, through each stage of the editing process from assigning to sign off
• Researching and developing story ideas for print and digital
• Contributing to pitch and strategy meetings
• Copy editing and packaging digital stories using SEO best practices for cottagelife.com
• Writing and curating a weekly newsletter
• Meeting the highest journalistic standards of transparency and accuracy for all content

Qualifications and Experience

• Thorough knowledge of publishing trends, including in the digital space
• 7-10+ years of editing experience, including work at a print publication
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe InCopy on Mac
• The ability to communicate a clear editorial vision while working collaboratively across the editorial and art teams
• Digital and newsletter experience, including working with a CMS (preferably WordPress) and on Mailchimp
• A network of contributors and creatives to help shape and develop stories
• A strong passion for Canadian magazines
• Project management experience is an asset