Senior Writer & Editor for Alumni Magazine & Awards

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association; Madison (WI); Hybride; USD 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor to shape signature publications, including coeditoring On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s quarterly alumni magazine reaching 500,000+ alumni worldwide.

You’ll edit WFAA’s awards publication and collaborate with freelancers to produce compelling stories celebrating UW–Madison people and ideas. This hybrid role requires two in-office days weekly in Madison.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications arts, or of a similar field.
• 7+ years of experience in journalism, writing, publishing, communications, or a similar field
• Knowledge of magazine publishing
• Knowledge and experience in multimedia and digital publishing and social media content development
• Experience working with writers and designers
• Expertise with Word, Teams, Zoom, or similar conferencing software
• Familiarity with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Familiarity with MS Office software and Mac operating systems.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with staff at WFAA and the Office of Strategic Communications (OSC) to produce On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s quarterly alumni magazine.
• Partner closely with the OSC coeditor and design team to plan and execute each issue.
• Hire and manage freelance writers and secure photography and other visuals.
• Lead strategy for On Wisconsin’s digital channels.
• Consider storytelling from concept to completion as a multimedia effort, working with social media and video storytellers to create compelling, break-out content
• Collaborate on and develop digital content distribution strategies with broader WFAA communications and OSC
• Use SEO and GEO principles to maximize On Wisconsin’s readership online.
• Serve as key point of contact with magazine printer to ensure high-quality production and timely mailing.
• Ensure the magazine is produced on time and within budget.
• Share story ideas and success metrics with leadership at WFAA and OSC.
• Work closely with the alumni awards team to develop stories about award recipients.
• Coordinate with freelance writers and photographers.
• Lead production of a publication highlighting award recipients.
• Support marketing efforts related to the awards program, as needed.
• Write for On Wisconsin and other WFAA publications.
• Maintain 4WARD records for people featured in On Wisconsin and constituents who write to the magazine.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Storytelling

Editing

Multimedia content

SEO & digital distribution

Project management

Freelance management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Outils

InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

WordPress

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MS Office

Description du poste

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor to shape signature publications, including coeditoring On Wisconsin, UW–Madison’s quarterly alumni magazine reaching 500,000+ alumni worldwide.

You’ll edit WFAA’s awards publication and collaborate with freelancers to produce compelling stories celebrating UW–Madison people and ideas. This hybrid role requires two in-office days weekly in Madison.