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Editorial Assistant
Forbes
Jersey City, NJ, United States
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Description
Part-Time Editorial Assistant - Temporary
The Women@Forbes is seeking a Part-time Editorial Assistant. The position would require 25 hours a week for a 4-6-month period. This is great opportunity to work with Forbes teams across editorial, social and events. The role will include fundamental editorial work with team projects, all served up with a strong mission and a collaborative team at Women@Forbes.
The Women@Forbes Mission is to help every woman take her next step forward because every step forward a woman takes is a step forward for all women and for the economy. Together, we can #breakthefuture. We do this through business first, actionable content, community and connections that help people achieve their goals better faster, smarter (about owning your power, nor empowering).
Responsibilities:
• Helping to manage channel and content quality and relevance. Reviewing contributor content daily (10-15 new posts a day) to flag issues if discovered or call out for promotion.
• Nose for news/what makes a good story. Copy editing/attention to detail important.
• Update channel and section pages to keep them fresh and interesting.
• Packaging content and copy for social and newsletter. Skills in copywriting a plus!
• Assist in contributor contracts.
• Community / event planning assistance and participation.
• Opportunity to contribute to developing innovative ways to move mission forward to help every woman take her next step forward as desired.
• Ability to create and / or translate ideas into visual content.
• Special project: assisting to build Facebook subgroups and communities.
Requirements
• Bachelor Degree
• 6 months to 1 year of relevant work or internship experience in digital journalism or related area
• Strong social skills and voice
• Familiarity / proficiency in: Google Drive/Docs, Excel, MailChimp, WordPress, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Photoshop
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Passion for women's issues
• Hungry learner. Insatiably curious. Self-starter. Ambitious.
Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company, with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company publishes Forbes and Forbes Asia magazines, as well as Forbes.com. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 117 million people worldwide with its business message each month through its magazines and 40 licensed local editions around the globe, Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile platforms. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include conferences, education, financial services and brand licensing.
Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.