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Detroit, MI
Features Editor
Detroit, MI
Gutmann Inc
Detroit, MI
Features Editor
  • Assist in providing an ‘all killer, no filler’ culture at our news /opinion site - we aim to provide the best content across topics we cover
  • Assign and edit features, working closely with writers to bring out their best work
  • Decide what articles to write each day/week/month – how to write them, what approach to use, what examples, and conclusions to draw. The net effect is the overall voice and credibility of our site
  • Work collaboratively with other members of the Editorial team to make programming decisions regarding content to feature on the website
  • Work with the in-house editorial and video staff, as well as freelance talent, to conceive and execute features for Syfy Wire including (but not limited to) lists, opinion pieces, nostalgic deep dives, interviews, oral history and original videos (including appearing on-camera). This not only includes the management of such features, but the authoring of them at well – with the expectation of at least two features a day
  • Keep an eye on news to make sure we’re working up the ideal response pieces and second-day stories
  • Generate a continuous stream of features ideas, including profiles, trends and as-told-tos, with timely news pegs, compelling human-interest angles and clever visual concepts
Houston, TX
Digital Features Editor
Houston, TX
Hoppe-Schamberger
Houston, TX
Digital Features Editor
  • Produce weekly newsletters and develop regular ‘specials’ to showcase content
  • Liaising with Marie Claire international for stories that we might want to pick up from other territories
  • Create and promote content across all social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest & Instagram as a non-definitive example). Visits, engagement levels and page impressions will be the measures of success here
  • Encouraging features ideas from other members of the team in different departments or collaborating on ideas. Running occasional features brainstorm sessions with wider brand team
  • Build an exciting network of contribs and commission writers, seeing content through from brief to live. This includes MC’s internal team and the wider TimeInc family. The volume of content from contribs going live daily will be monitored and a baseline expectation set
  • Courting writers, agents and publicists to raise Marie Claire’s profile and secure features exclusives – interviews, undercover reports etc ahead of our competitors
  • Suggesting new ideas for franchises or sections in order to keep the site fresh, exciting and continually evolving
present
Los Angeles, CA
Senior Features Editor
Los Angeles, CA
Bauch-Buckridge
present
Los Angeles, CA
Senior Features Editor
present
  • Manage all aspects of feature development from pitch, to story development, through execution
  • Work with editor to recruit and develop freelance writers
  • Manage an ongoing calendar of feature stories
  • Work with editor and art director to conceptualize feature layouts
  • Work with editor to determine the overall mix of the magazine, paying special attention to long-range planning
  • Generate story ideas and leads
  • Take ownership of service-story packages, keeping them fresh and relevant
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Clark Atlanta University
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Skills Skills
  • Keen ability to multi-task, working under deadlines and an ability to learn quickly
  • Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
  • Gains respect of work colleagues and is approachable
  • Has an ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
  • An ability to work under pressure, as well as plan and think strategically about the magazine
  • Experience establishing strong working relationships and building credibility with senior managers
  • Have and build a roster of great freelance writers
  • Experience working in a magazine environment, particularly in beauty and fashion
  • Keep an eye on news to make sure we’re working up the ideal response pieces and second-day stories
  • Help maintain editorial calendar
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Senior Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Manage all aspects of feature development from pitch, to story development, through execution
  • Coordinate and collaborate with designers, video teams, sales, and external teams on large-scope projects, from budgeting to publication
  • Manage an ongoing calendar of feature stories
  • Coordinate with Businessweek magazine and other teams on cross-platform projects
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Instagram Senior Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work closely with the Editorial Lead to develop and execute content series that amplify the Instagram community's diverse global voices and increasingly specialized niche communities, through best-in-class storytelling across special projects and Instagram's editorial channels
  • Work closely with the Editorial Lead to ensure that the visual curation
  • Copy quality and design are thoughtful, well-crafted and uphold the high standards of the unique Instagram community audience
  • Monitor and curate editorial trends in the news and features space to inform the evolution of Instagram's editorial channels, with a focus on identifying story trends and series of global and regional interest
  • Ensure that individual voices and unique points of view shine, but that the style of all prose speaks to the spirit and essence of the Instagram community team's mission to inspire creativity
  • Develop a roster of best-in-class professional relationships within the narrative community on Instagram and work directly with an eclectic mix of guest contributors from within the Instagram community
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Digital Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Full knowledge and competency using Final Cut Pro Studio 3 software. (including Motion, Compressor and Color)
  • Knowledge of adobe creative suite including: After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Experience editing high-production value features, promos, sizzles, music videos for the digital space
  • Advanced color correction and stylization skills as well as general knowledge of motion graphics
  • Strong sound design skills, ability to strengthen story through music and sound fx as well as general audio mixing
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative for creative direction and execution on projects
  • Knowledge of codecs, video formats, specs, etc
  • Familiarity and knowledge of the NFL, including major storylines, players, etc
  • Ability to prioritize and edit on both tight deadlines as well as long-term projects
  • Willingness and availability to work varied hours including nights and weekends and travel for tent pole NFL events (i.e. Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NFL Scouting Combine, Draft, etc.)
  • Must have online reel and current resume to be considered
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Digital Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Exceptional knowledge and competency using Adobe premiere and Final Cut Pro software
  • Proficient knowledge of Adobe creative suite (including After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)
  • Experience editing high-production value features, promos, sizzles, music videos, etc
  • Ability to create content for ALL digital platforms including desktop, mobile, and connected devices
  • Advanced compositing skills in Adobe Premiere and Final Cut as well as using Plug-ins. (Sapphire, Magic Bullet, Nattress, etc.)
  • Strong audio mixing, sound design and music editing skills to enhance storytelling
  • Proficient in color correction utilizing Adobe creative suite, Magic Bullet Color suite, Davinci Resolve and the ability to “treat” pieces during the finishing process
  • Extensive familiarity and knowledge of the NFL, including player rosters, game
  • Ability to work quickly and accurately, simultaneously working on multiple programs or pieces in a single day
  • Willingness and availability to work varied hours including nights and weekends
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Senior Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • *Qualifications
  • Experience editing long-form journalism at a major business magazine
  • Ten years of business journalism experience, including at least five as an editor
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Features Editor, Bon Appetit Resume Examples & Samples

  • Edits packages and feature stories
  • Brings in new writers and edits various writers
  • Secure subjects, arrange interviews, and develop and package stories
  • Covers food, destinations, trends
  • Generate ideas
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Brainstorm ideas and assign and edit a minimum of one long-form reported feature a month
  • Recruit additional freelance reporters who can contribute to Cosmopolitan.com on a regular basis
  • Work with fact-checkers and lawyers to ensure that all features have been thoroughly reviewed, as needed
  • Edit content from Cosmopolitan.com’s tech reporter as well as contributions from the Hearst contributor network, The Mix
  • Work closely with the executive editor and editor of Cosmopolitan.com and be responsive to edits and feedback
  • 7+ years in the journalism industry with experience in a digital newsroom
  • Must have an eye for a good human interest story, emerging trend, or profile subject
  • Must be a well-read consumer of news from a variety of sources
  • Must have experience editing long-form narrative journalism in order to help freelancers tell a compelling story
  • All-around love of the Internet
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Pitch, write or edit, and publish daily stories across a wide range of topics—some will be timely and responsive, some will be evergreen and longer lead
  • Edit freelance writers and junior staff
  • Coordinate with fact-checking and legal teams to ascertain stories meet all standards
  • Keep an eye on news to make sure we’re working up the ideal response pieces and second-day stories
  • Help maintain editorial calendar
  • Have and build a roster of great freelance writers
  • Be intimately familiar with analytics, and program content accordingly
  • Five + years creating content for a media property
  • Three + years editing features content
  • Good judgment as to what works to drive audience and engagement in digital media
  • A mindfulness for women’s issues, hard news, and politics
  • Interest in the larger women’s media landscape: beauty, fashion, celebrity, health, entertaining, culture, etc
  • Knowledge of SEO, Photoshop, and a CMS
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Generate and develop ideas for long-form features to run across all of Hearst's sites
  • Find untold, offbeat, compelling stories and the writers who can tell them
  • Assign and edit features, working closely with writers to bring out their best work
  • Collaborate with site directors to identify articles that speak to their audiences
  • Understand the voice and audience for an array of sites
  • Collaborate with photo and video teams to produce media that supports features
  • Focus on sharable, buzz-worthy content that drives traffic
  • Oversee features artwork and page layout
  • Manage a team of freelancers and freelancer budget
  • At least 8 years editing experience in media
  • Background in features editing and journalism
  • A strong stable of established writers and reporters
  • Good judgment about news stories and what works to drive audience in digital media
  • Understanding of editorial best practices including packaging and social sharing
  • Writing skills would be nice
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Strong reporting skills coupled with a sense of humor and a clear, snappy writing style
  • Strategic thinker willing to push the envelope and bring fresh, innovative ideas to life
  • Experience producing multimedia and/or knowledge of video- and/or photo-editing platforms a plus
  • Able to work quickly and efficiently on short deadlines
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Associate Features Editor, Pitchfork Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with Pitchfork editors to develop ideas for features and guides
  • Assign features and track deadlines
  • Working with writers on the scope, shape, and direction of assigned features
  • Edit and copyedit features and other stories
  • Use Pitchfork’s CMS to build posts, manage social media, and other tasks related to day-to-day editorial
  • Contribute writing and editing to other sections of Pitchfork, The Pitchfork Review, and other Pitchfork properties
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Senior Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Minimum of 5 years experience working in a fast-paced publishing environment, with a focus on editing and writing longer-form, reported pieces
  • Knowledge and passion for women’s lifestyle topics and human interest stories
  • Knowledge of SEO and best practices for optimizing content for the web
  • Experience with basic HTML, content management systems, blogging systems, and other production tools
  • Highly self-directed
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Create and maintain an editorial calendar
  • Collaborate with product and SEO teams on content ideas
  • Assign articles and slideshows to in-house writers as well as outside freelancers
  • Identify topics and trends to maximize SEO and social media opportunities
  • Edit features and slideshows
  • Manage stable of freelancers, including hiring and invoicing
  • Journalism and editing experience, including editorial judgment and a familiarity with AP style, is a plus
  • Proficient in basic web production tasks with HTML/CSS, and Photoshop experience a major plus
  • Ease using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Google web apps
  • An eye for selecting engaging, appropriate photos to accompany our content
  • Exemplary communication, critical thinking and organization skills with a focus on deadlines
  • College degree or equivalent experience
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Responsible for conception, researching, writing, and publishing of relevant articles, features and/or columns
  • Collaborate with internal teams and third party content vendors
  • Conceptualize and produce content sponsorship packages (for paid promotional editorial content) in collaboration with the sales team
  • Work collaboratively with other members of the Editorial team to make programming decisions regarding content to feature on the website
  • Analyzes and report on finished projects to determine success levels (audience interest and engagement) and continuous improvement on future editorial projects
  • Interviews filmmakers and talent to be published as either text or video
  • Programs content around the site for maximum user engagement, leading to an increase in page views and advertising impressions
  • 5 years' writing for an entertainment based publication, print/online
  • Strong oral, writing, and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to write compelling, timely articles and promotional copy
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Proven ability to work well and be flexible in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple projects within tight deadlines
  • Possess a passion for and expertise in TV, movies, fashion, and pop culture, both contemporary and classic
  • Knowledge of the entertainment industry required, as is an open-minded view of both popular and cult favorites
  • Willingness to appear on radio and on camera in original Rotten Tomatoes productions and appearances if necessary
  • Experience with content management systems (CMS) and a working knowledge of Photoshop and HTML required
  • Familiarity with different web browsers, and Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel
  • Ability to negotiate with and secure best-of-breed content from studio and network partners for use on the site
  • Thorough understanding of broadcast and cable TV programming, and a deep set of contacts (especially PR) within the TV industry
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Digital Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Four years digital experience, with at least two years in a senior role
  • An innate understanding of what makes our audience tick, or more importantly, click – from global issues and women’s interest to sex and relationships lifestyle features as well as what’s trending right now
  • Proven experience of writing and turning around sparkling, traffic-driving copy to tight daily deadlines
  • Management experience to help and facilitate wider brand team and external contributors
  • Proven experience of establishing a contributor network
  • Produce and write compelling content across all digital platforms. Write flawless, engaging copy in line with the brand’s voice, ensuring all content is SEO-perfect and SMO optimised. Quality is key and success will be measured by traffic generated against targets, SERP position and on-page SEO grades
  • Ensure daily presence of new features content on site (including weekends, afternoons and evenings), managing your time to plan and schedule content. Content volume expected on a daily basis will be defined and measured against traffic targets as an additional measure of success in the role
  • Build an exciting network of contribs and commission writers, seeing content through from brief to live. This includes MC’s internal team and the wider TimeInc family. The volume of content from contribs going live daily will be monitored and a baseline expectation set
  • Share best practice and SEO/web writing knowledge with the wider brand team. Lead by example and support team in integrating the brand to be a truly cross—platform one
  • Write creative solutions copy for digital or print when requested by the digital editor
  • Planning ahead as well as suggesting the ideal features mix day-to-day on site, ensuring there is a balance of content i.e. subject matter and treatment
  • Leading the fortnightly features online planning meeting, with pre-prepared ideas based on search terms, and upcoming newsworthy events
  • Ensuring all copy is legal and keeping up to date with all company legal training and practices
  • Forward planning long-lead agenda-setting features, bigger projects and campaigns. Working with the wider brand team and digital team well in advance, so images and design can be properly thought out too
  • Keeping up to date with events, anniversaries, news issues etc to ensure the website are covering essential topics at the right time
  • Suggesting new ideas for franchises or sections in order to keep the site fresh, exciting and continually evolving
  • Courting writers, agents and publicists to raise Marie Claire’s profile and secure features exclusives – interviews, undercover reports etc ahead of our competitors
  • Liaising with Marie Claire international for stories that we might want to pick up from other territories
  • Encouraging features ideas from other members of the team in different departments or collaborating on ideas. Running occasional features brainstorm sessions with wider brand team
  • Pitching features ideas for video and helping to found new franchises to put Marie Claire UK video at the top of the digital agenda
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • · Pitch, write or edit, and publish daily stories across a wide range of topics—some will be timely and responsive, some will be evergreen and longer lead
  • · Edit freelance writers and junior staff
  • · Coordinate with fact-checking and legal teams to ascertain stories meet all standards
  • · Keep an eye on news to make sure we’re working up the ideal response pieces and second-day stories
  • · Help maintain editorial calendar
  • · Have and build a roster of great freelance writers
  • · Be intimately familiar with analytics, and program content accordingly
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Temporary Features Editor, Bicycling Resume Examples & Samples

  • Working with writers and editors develop, shape, and edit compelling content
  • Writing sharp heds/deks/captions
  • Upholding the highest journalism standards
  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or English
  • 5 to 7 years of experience as an editor in similar capacity
  • Experience in narrative feature editing
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Associate Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bring a steady stream of great ideas into the newsroom
  • Produce, assign and edit compelling stories across all platforms. The innovative thinking that underlies this journalism will drive online traffic and help get our work noticed
  • Extensive collaboration with web team colleagues and newsroom managers, as well as reporters and videographers, to conceive and execute our online strategy
  • Post-secondary education in journalism or a related field
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills are a must, as well as an instinct to tell stories creatively and differently
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills, a well as time management and organizational skills
  • Proven track record of spearheading ambitious narratives from idea conception to line editing is a must
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Senior Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Assign and edit feature-length stories and profiles, including investigative stories and think pieces
  • Top edit Insider, a front-of-book section focusing on news and current events
  • Write two to three features annually, and write front- and back-of-book items as needed
  • Take ownership of service-story packages, keeping them fresh and relevant
  • Generate story ideas and leads
  • Lead the magazine’s investigative journalism efforts (our “Flashlight” unit takes after “Spotlight”)
  • Attend and help plan occasional live events to bring the magazine to life in the community
  • Work with editor to recruit and develop freelance writers
  • Work with editor and art director to conceptualize feature layouts
  • Work with editor to determine the overall mix of the magazine, paying special attention to long-range planning
  • Contribute to the magazine’s website on a weekly basis
  • A four-year degree in journalism, English, communications or a related field
  • 5 years magazine editing experience preferred, but we’re open to candidates with less experience whose work demonstrates ability to excel in this role
  • An editor’s eye for detail, style, tone and factual inconsistencies
  • Excellent reporting skills
  • A working knowledge of Wisconsin and Milwaukee news and newsmakers preferred, or a demonstrated ability to learn the key issues and meet the key players quickly
  • Familiarity with digital best practices
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Features Editor, Road & Track / Editorial Resume Examples & Samples

  • Edit drive reviews and features to maintain distinctive tone of Road & Track
  • Be the center node of the production process, working with writers, copy editors, and senior editors to shepherd stories to publication
  • Brainstorm stories and map out future issues with senior editorial team
  • Evaluate cars on road and on race tracks
  • Write feature stories
  • Represent the magazine at auto shows and media events
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Associate Features Editor, Engadget Resume Examples & Samples

  • Three to five years of experience in digital media
  • A proven track record of long-form writing across a variety of subjects
  • Ability to balance multiple projects on deadline
  • Must be willing to travel and work nights and/or weekends as needed
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with the in-house editorial and video staff, as well as freelance talent, to conceive and execute features for Syfy Wire including (but not limited to) lists, opinion pieces, nostalgic deep dives, interviews, oral history and original videos (including appearing on-camera). This not only includes the management of such features, but the authoring of them at well – with the expectation of at least two features a day
  • Create and maintain an editorial calendar that works in concert with and plays off of, events in the genre, in larger pop culture and within Syfy’s own ecosystem
  • Monitor site and social analytics to inform future editorial decisions
  • Build relationships with press and talent
  • Attend industry events, junkets, panels, etc in order to mine for content
  • Proofread and edit feature related content for grammar, form, layout and voice
  • Assist in guerilla marketing efforts around Syfy Wire content, including social outreach
  • Manage a team of 10-15 freelance writers
  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Deep and broad knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, pop culture in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres across multiple media – primarily film, TV, comic books, games and literature
  • Ability to quickly research and write about any of the above with which you might not be intimately familiar
  • Keen eye for good written copy, including an excellent grasp of structure, form and grammar
  • Smart, entertaining, clever and informed editorial voice based in a love of the genres we cover
  • Ability to juggle multiple deadlines, multi-task and maintain a consistent publishing cadence and calendar
  • Familiar with web-based content management systems and a basic knowledge of markup
  • On camera experience such as interviews, videos or Facebook Live initiatives
  • Minimum 3 years experience in a media or publishing environment
  • Strong industry contacts
  • Proactive self-starter who is comfortable tackling projects beyond their job responsibility who can anticipate operational and critical issues with the content we publish
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Video Features Editor / Host Resume Examples & Samples

  • 2-4 years experience writing and editing digital video
  • A deep and broad knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, pop culture in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres across multiple media – primarily film, TV, comic books, games and literature
  • Funny, clever, entertaining and informed editorial voice based in a love of the genres we cover
  • Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and multi-task
  • Comfort interviewing and speaking with people of all levels of prominence, from TV stars to a man on the street
  • Strong social following
  • Ability to actively engage in social outreach and engagement with fan communities online
  • Performance based background, preferably in comedy
  • Deep knowledge and love of science fiction, fantasy and horror TV, movies, comic books and pop culture
  • Superior writing and communication skills with a passionate POV
  • Collaborative attitude
  • Strong social media presence
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Features Editor, The Campus Ledger Resume Examples & Samples

  • High-school graduate or equivalent required
  • Must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours at JCCC
  • Must have completed JOUR 122, Reporting for the Media, or equivalent. (Transcript required if not taken at JCCC.)
  • Must be enrolled in six (6) credit hours at JCCC each semester with a cumulative 2.0 GPA
  • Completion of six (6) hours or more of English and journalism
  • Effective writing and editing skills
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Knowledge of and interest in arts and entertainment reporting a plus
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Associate Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bring a steady stream of great ideas into the newsroom, and be equally enthusiastic about executing others' ideas
  • Know alternative story forms, and when appropriate, use them
  • Extensive knowledge of politics and public policy
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience writing features, from quick turnarounds to features at epic lengths
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Pitch and write weekly news features with an eye to garnering exclusives
  • Generate a continuous stream of features ideas, including profiles, trends and as-told-tos, with timely news pegs, compelling human-interest angles and clever visual concepts
  • Work with photo and video teams to effectively package stories with strong visuals
  • Occasionally write news posts and contribute to coverage for live events like elections and award shows
  • Work with the News Director to determine the week’s top stories and subjects worthy of deep dives and analyze trends in news consumption
  • At least 5 years experience reporting and editing at a top-level media brand
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism or a related field
  • Experience writing and editing stories about many topics, from politics to celebrity to lifestyle
  • A background in investigative journalism, including experience with filing FOIA and other public records requests
  • Keen ability to multi-task, working under deadlines and an ability to learn quickly
  • Experience with HTML, Photoshop, and content management systems
  • Familiarity with traffic monitoring software like Omniture and Chartbeat
  • Video experience a plus
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Features Editor Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work with the Style editors, Creative Director and Picture Editor to ensure a smooth-running features operation
  • Working flexibly across all platforms, supplying content as needed
  • Having a clear understanding of the editorial objectives of Style
  • Managing relationships with writers, PRs and other external contacts to source or commission original, distinctive copy where appropriate
  • Must have strong experience in journalism
  • A proven track record of influencing editorial colleagues, leading thinking and generating ideas
  • An ability to work under pressure, as well as plan and think strategically about the magazine
  • A collaborative, flexible working style
  • Must have digital knowledge