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Copy & Research Editor
Time Inc
Des Moines, IA, United States
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ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION
Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) has been committed to service journalism for 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms — including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile and video — to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners.
Meredith's National Media Group reaches nearly 175 million unduplicated American consumers every month, including 80 percent of U.S. millennial women. Meredith is a leader in creating content across media platforms and life stages in key consumer interest areas, such as celebrity, food, lifestyle, home, parenting, beauty and fashion. Meredith also features robust brand licensing activities, including more than 3,000 SKUs of branded products at 4,000 Walmart stores across the U.S., and The Foundry, the company's state-of-the-art creative lab and content studio. Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 11 percent of U.S. households.
The job:
Copy and Research Editor, Travel + Leisure, Departures, and Centurion
You will:
• Work as a member of the combined copy and research team of Travel + Leisure (12x/year), Departures (9x/year), and Centurion (2x/year). The primary role is as a copy editor.
• Copyedit text, on screen in InCopy and on printed proofs, to ensure it is well written and logically structured, has correct grammar and spelling, and hews to the different voices and styles of the magazines.
• Input corrections from paper proofs.
• Help with traffic control/workflow for the department.
• Pinch-hit on fact-checking shorter stories (this will be about 25% of the job).
You are:
• Proven:You have two or more years of experience as a copy editor at a consumer or trade magazine. Preference will be given to candidates who also have a professional background in fact checking.
• Sharp: You thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment focused on quality. You’re a lifelong learner, with a broad range of knowledge in subjects that might include travel, food, visual and performing arts, history, fashion, and design. Familiarity with foreign languages is a plus.
• Communicative:You are personable, engaged, and collaborative.