Welcome to SheKnows where great work and fun collide! The people, the product, and the pace of our company are unique. Although we are an industry leader in what we do, we never want to lose sight of what makes this a great place to work. We carefully select those coming on-board because at the end of the day we couldn't do it without the talents that have built this company.
Description
Highly creative and motivated, the new International Editor at SheKnows will work to oversee content created for and related to our family of international sites including SheKnows Canada, SheKnows Australia and SheKnows United Kingdom. Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and minimum of 2 years related experience, training required. This person should be a skilled editor, confident in writing, editing and management of freelancers, savvy in web navigation, online marketing and social networking, familiar with internet content best practices and should be always willing to portray the SheKnows network in the best possible light. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the international editorial marketplace, web interaction and trending topics, both in general and as these topics relate specifically to our current international audiences. Knowledge of international trends, topics and tastes is vital to this position.
Candidates must possess the energy and desire to work in a fast-paced environment and the confidence to uphold the integrity of SheKnows Editorial standards.
This is a full-time, in-office position; available immediately.
Responsibilities
This position may include some or all of the following:
- Management of all content on SheKnows’ international websites
- Staffing and managing a team of international writers and freelancers
- Assist in managing the editorial department’s workflow on multiple editorially-driven projects at once
- Effectively communicate with SheKnows editors, contract writers, columnists and bloggers with editorial direction and coordination for sponsored content
- Assist in daily site maintenance: uploading, editing and formatting articles, banner ad copy creation, site QA
- Assure quality content, grammar, spelling, format consistency and overall site continuity on SheKnows owned and operated sites
- Oversee the project management of editorial projects through completion
- Bring fresh, innovative ideas to the SheKnows audience and both initiate and oversee site improvements and enhancements
- Enforce the editorial calendar and SheKnows StyleGuide throughout sites and campaigns
- Use creative thinking and novel strategies to market SheKnows to other sites and mediums
- Track progress of content using various metrics including Google Analytics statistics and continually innovate new and effective ways to increase organic traffic
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree, preferably journalism, marketing, mass communication, public relations
- 2+ years of experience in the online media industry or magazine publishing
- International exposure and experience is preferred, including but not limited to international travel, a knowledge of international publications, and connections within those communities
- Must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Accurate and timeliness of work performed and strong interaction with departmental staff, sales force and other departments
- Ability to juggle numerous projects at once under deadline pressure
- Must be organized and deadline oriented
- Experience or knowledge of web development is a strong plus
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word
- Experience in any CMS, Word Press, Joomla, Macromedia Fireworks or Photoshop, and Macromedia Dreamweaver will be a big plus!
To apply
No phone calls please; submit a copy of your cover letter and resume to Crystal.Patriarche@sheknows.com.