Job Description

A national publishing company in the North Denver/Boulder, Colorado area is seeking an experienced, self-starting, detail-oriented editor with a minimum of 10 years of experience specifically as a national business/trade magazine editor. The candidate will oversee all aspects of planning, managing and producing a monthly trade magazine, as well as the daily editorial operations of writers, reporters and photographers.

We are seeking a driven editorial professional who leads by example and takes immense pride in the quality of work completed.

Responsibilities include:

• Hire, coach and supervise business writers.
• Plan/facilitate the acquisition of all editorial content including all stories and photos to create each month’s magazine for a niche business audience.
• Collaborate with the production department on layout and design to create a finished product.
• Research feature story topics and industry business trends.
• Assign tasks to subordinates and freelance contractors including editors, staff writers and photographers.

· Extensive proofreading, copy editing and fact checking feature stories under strict deadlines.

· Coordinate editorial staff meetings and training to ensure best practices and policies are adhered to.

• Attend annual trade shows and industry events, build relationships with key industry leaders and research industry-specific trends and topics of interest to readers.

The right candidate will have proven, extensive experience combining the innovativeness of a writer, the expertise of a grammarian copy editor, the astute analytical precision of an editor, paired with the vision, multi-tasking and leadership of a manager.

• IMPECCABLE grammar and spelling with intuitive skill at ensuring story construction is written professionally, is concise, thorough, interesting, unbiased, and according to Associated Press Style in a long-form business feature format is essential for this position. This position includes heavy editing/copy-editing duties to ensure error-free prose.
• The publication’s readers are a niche audience including company officers, executives and key decision makers so the ability to research and identify editorial content specifically targeted to the audience’s entrepreneurial industry-specific interests is essential.
• Duties in this position also occasionally include writing business features for sophisticated business owners, to help them effectively and efficiently manage their business and be profitable. 

If you are a take-charge, take-responsibility, deadline-driven manager with extensive experience and expertise specifically producing business magazines, we want to hear from you.

The right candidate must have exceptional multi-tasking and organizational skills, have a mission-driven vision and must be adept at providing leadership and training from extensive working experience as a writer and editor.

Please apply if you are comfortable researching and vetting content leads, cold calling organizations and business leaders for editorial content, are capable of error-free prose, have an eye for photo composition and story layout in a magazine format. The right candidate will have an impeccable work ethic paired with an outgoing, friendly, team-oriented demeanor.

This is an on-site/in-office position with no telecommuting. Candidates must reside or be willing to relocate within 15 miles of the North Denver/Boulder) area. Business travel outside of Colorado is required 6 to 8 times per year for various trade/business events. Working hours vary from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., depending on deadlines and staff needs.

To apply, truly qualified, serious candidates will include a professional cover letter addressed to “Mr. Davis.” Resumes that do not include a cover letter will not be considered.

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