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:

1. Excellent news judgement on all matters related to Florida business, public policy and current events.
2. Consistently demonstrate a collaborative attitude to build positive working relationships with colleagues across all departments.
3. A wide range of interests and knowledge of the people, places and cultures that shape modern life.
4. Understanding of visual storytelling components that add to the overall Florida Trend reader experience.
5. Advanced research skills that contribute depth and nuance to both long- form pieces and short-form digital storytelling.

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPECTATIONS:

1. College degree or equivalent
2. At least three years significant reporting experience, including use of advanced research techniques.
3. Strong computer and computational
4. Familiarity with economics and business strongly
5. Familiarity with social medial channels and digital journalism along with the best practices for using such tools to serve Florida Trend readers.
6. 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