Content Production Editor, Enthusiast Group

Job Description

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Runner's World, and many more. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels-print, digital, video, and social-with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities.  We create, package and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing media for the 21st century.

Your impact:

Hearst's Enthusiast Group-Popular Mechanics, Bicycling, Runner's World, and Best Products-is looking for an energetic, detail-oriented, critical-thinking multitasker with a passion for editorial content to become our content production editor. Working with the director of editorial operations, the CPE will track production of all brands' print issues and related content projects, enforce content deadlines, and dynamically take the lead on adjusting workflow to meet them. With a critical eye and editorial sensibility, the CPE will proof issues' content and follow up with editors and designers to ensure the high quality Enthusiast audiences demand. The ideal candidate is a self-starter comfortable working with a large team in an environment that requires continual adaptation.

This position is located in Easton, Pennsylvania. For consideration, résumés must be submitted in PDF format with a cover letter and salary requirements.

What you'll do:
• Track progress of editorial content production and enforce deadlines for print issues.
• Under guidance of the director of editorial operations, help drive the entire Enthusiast group to on-time, efficient production of all content across all channels.
• Work with editors and designers to ensure content quality.
• Regularly update third-party content producers, such as Apple News and Hearst International Partners, about our upcoming content.
• Become a ''superuser'' of Coda.io planning/tracking workspace, addressing staff help requests and ideating ongoing improvements to the system and working with Director of Editorial Operations and dev contractors to implement them.

Who you are:
• You have 1 to 4 years experience in editorial content process management, or other operational role, ideally in media.
• You have 1 to 2 years experience proofing editorial content.
• You're able to manage multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines.
• You're a problem-solver who can pivot quickly to maintain workflows.
• You thrive working in a large group with multiple departments and deal easily with fast-changing priorities.
• You're familiar with Adobe InCopy and Content Management Systems.

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment on or after November 15, 2021 be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4w74z-3-19-28-64-42 in your application.