Job description
The managing editor will be responsible for overseeing an efficient publishing cost, the day-to-day operations, supervising several editors, designers and writers, and making sure they work together as a cohesive unit in order to create a strong publication
Key duties and responsibilities
The managing editor will be responsible for overseeing an efficient publishing cost, the day-to-day operations, supervising several editors, designers and writers, and making sure they work together as a cohesive unit in order to create a strong publication
Key duties and responsibilities
- Continuously
maintain and improve the profile of the magazine in the market share
- May
be required to periodically write columns for the magazine, edit and copy
editing, besides supervising the staff and keeping the magazine on
schedule.
- Continuously
engage with publishers and enforce best publishing practices in order to
remain competitive and profitable
- Liaising
with the management director or directors in coming up with new ideas to
improve the mode of circulation to increase sales
- Actively
manage the legal aspects of the magazine with a goal of continuously
conforming to the relevant laws of Kenya including but not limited to
avoiding label suits in legal terms
- Proactively
manage staff performance and ensure a continuous excellent performance.
- Able
and willing to serve as the eyes and ears of the editors and publishers.
- Networking
with others at industry events by attending trade shows
- Manage
quality control of overseeing the artwork, design, illustrations, and
photos that go with each article and occasionally attending photo- shoots
- Overseeing
the layout, appearance and content of articles
- Commissioning
articles from freelance and in-house writers
Requirements
- A
Bachelors’ degree in English or journalism/ mass communication
- At-least
three years of experience in a similar field
- Must
have people skills; both to lead a team of employees and to build
relationships with outside contacts
- Must
have computer skills and the ability to keep up with new publishing and
information-gathering technologies
To
apply for this position send your resume to
recruitment@workforceassociates.net.
On the subject line indicate MANAGING EDITOR.
On the subject line indicate MANAGING EDITOR.
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