Florida Trend magazine seeks an associate editor.
OVERALL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Report and write feature stories for Florida Trend on a variety of business and political topics and personalities.
- Contribute to Florida Trend’s digital newsletters and social media
- Be informed and develop expertise on Florida’s key news developments and the context in which they occur.
- Collaborate with colleagues on story
- Participate in the editing process for both print and digital
- Serve the information needs of Florida Trend readers in print, digital and social media channels.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
>> Inform yourself about Florida and micro- and macro-economics. Use a variety of sources — people, newspapers, periodicals, reports and websites from governmental and non-governmental sources across the political spectrum. Get out of the office regularly, both when you interview people for a story and for face-to-face meetings, to cultivate sources. Attend conferences and Florida industry-related events when useful. Develop and expand areas of expertise in consultation with the executive editor.
>> Use your knowledge of Florida and your region to generate story ideas. Prepare for and participate in story meetings at which ideas are refined and/or story lineups for specific issues are determined.
>> Collaborate with Florida Trend’s digital team to extend the reach of the magazine’s written and visual journalism through daily and weekly newsletters and social media channels.
>> Discuss the approach to stories — before writing — with the executive editor and managing editor. Provide contact information for art assignments to the art director in advance of the deadline.
>> Deliver stories and their relevant components — including headlines and subheds for mainbar, sidebars and boxes — by the monthly deadline (with reasonable allowance for the availability of sources and other unforeseen difficulties).
>> Participate in the final editing process, including reading the complete magazine in “blueline” form; identify misspellings and other errors and suggest any last-minute changes that may be appropriate.
>> Continually evaluate the magazine’s look and content and suggest any changes that will improve it.
>> Participate collegially in staff activities. Communicate with other staff members independent of organized meetings.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Excellent news judgement on all matters related to Florida business, public policy and current events.
- Consistently demonstrate a collaborative attitude to build positive working relationships with colleagues across all departments.
- A wide range of interests and knowledge of the people, places and cultures that shape modern life.
- Understanding of visual storytelling components that add to the overall Florida Trend reader experience.
- Advanced research skills that contribute depth and nuance to both long- form pieces and short-form digital storytelling.
QUALIFICATIONS and EXPECTATIONS:
- College degree or equivalent
- At least three years significant reporting experience, including use of advanced research techniques.
- Strong computer and computational
- Familiarity with economics and business strongly
- Familiarity with social medial channels and digital journalism along with the best practices for using such tools to serve Florida Trend readers.
- Outside interests and experiences that contribute diverse thinking to our team as well as depth and perspective to your journalism.
To apply, send your clips, a resume and how you’d contribute to the magazine to editor in chief
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